Sydney, Oct (Conversation) Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fuelled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine in Siberia after 28-year-old Darya Shipilova fell ill
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) People with both excess body fat and poor muscle health could be more than three-and-a-half times likely to develop diabetes, compared to those with a healthy body composition, according to a new study. People with sarcopenic obesity
July 14, 2026 (Conversation) Maybe you’re a new parent or someone who lies awake at night. If so, you may have started to worry you’re not getting enough sleep. Sleep wearables don’t help. They can show your “sleep debt”, a running total
July 14, 2026 (Conversation) You’ve got the sniffles and your nose is running like a tap. The tissues feel like sandpaper. Many Australians reach for cold and flu tablets, expecting them to “clear the sinuses” and get them through a cold. They
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) An analysis of more than two lakh people across 14 countries found that common, controllable dementia risk factors, such as low education and obesity, can vary widely between high-income and low- and middle-income countries, with over 50
