New research has exposed serious weaknesses in the tools used to measure FASD awareness among health workers, raising questions about whether training programmes are truly shifting attitudes where it counts. The study assessed nearly 1,800 Scottish health care and social services workers. Researchers found that two widely used measures only partially captured what they set...
What you eat, how much you drink, and even how you handle stress may be doing far more than affecting your mood or your waistline. A sweeping new review published in the journal Microbial Ecology finds that these everyday behaviours actively reshape the female microbiome in ways that carry real consequences for long-term health. Davidson...
A major scientific review has concluded that e-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer. The finding could reshape how governments, health bodies and the public think about vaping. Published in the journal Carcinogenesis on 31 March 2026, the study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments of the e-cigarette cancer risk to date. It raises serious...
Craving and decision-making in addiction are more tightly bound than scientists once thought. A landmark study published in Nature Mental Health now shows that craving does not simply follow addictive behaviour. It actively reshapes how the brain learns, and it does so differently depending on the substance involved. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and...
Kratom has quietly moved onto the shelves of vape shops, petrol stations and online stores across the United States and beyond. Many people are drawn to it because sellers market it as a natural remedy for pain, anxiety and even opioid withdrawal. However, the kratom risks behind that “natural” label are growing fast, and a...
Psychiatric Disorders Genetic Overlap: Why Do So Many Conditions Occur Together? Scientists have long known that mental health conditions rarely travel alone. Depression walks alongside anxiety. Bipolar disorder often shares space with substance use problems. Now, a landmark study published in Nature has shed new light on psychiatric disorders genetic overlap, and the answer lies...
Cannabis brain damage is more real than many users believe. Scientists have found fresh evidence that long-term use physically alters brain structure. Their findings raise serious concerns for the millions who use the drug daily. A new study links prolonged cannabis use to measurable thinning in the frontal cortex. This is the part of the...
Opioid prescriptions and child safety rarely appear in the same conversation, but new research suggests they urgently should. When a doctor hands over a prescription for painkillers, the question of who else in the household might reach those pills seldom gets asked. A major study published in JAMA Network Open in March 2026 provides a...
A newly published study sheds fresh light on the alcohol and stress response system, revealing a direct biological pathway connecting the brain’s stress centre to the region that governs habits and decision-making. Researchers now have evidence that alcohol exposure steadily weakens this pathway, with serious consequences for how people cope under pressure. The findings, published...
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the UK. It accounts for around 15 per cent of all new cancer cases and produces roughly 160 diagnoses every single day. A significant long-term study has now shed fresh light on lifestyle choices that quietly raise breast cancer risk for women in their...