Around two-thirds of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to intensive care.

In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media’s growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens soaring by more than 200% since before COVID and showing no sign of decline.

Using screens with others and using them in a more interactive way can have a positive impact on children's well-being, according to Australian research, which has looked at how kids feel while they ...

A large study finds that regularly speaking more than one language could help you age in a healthier way. Researchers looked at data from more than 86,000 older adults from across 27 European ...

A cup of coffee a day could protect against a common heart condition that is a cause of heart failure, stroke and premature death. Atrial fibrillation (AF)– an irregular heartbeat – affects one in ...

European scientists say that when political leaders frame unprovoked attacks as acts of defence, their followers fight harder, and both people and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots easily fall for ...

Research teams at the National Museum of Natural Science and National Taiwan University have, for the first time, unveiled Taiwan's vanished Pleistocene ecosystem: a warm, arid savannah environment ...

A keto diet may somewhat improve symptoms of depression, according to international researchers analysing previous studies on the impact of keto diets on mental health. The low-carb, high-fat diet ...

Large language models such as ChatGPT and Deepseek can still struggle to pick up when someone is expressing a factually untrue belief, according to international researchers. The team tested 24 of the ...

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand has undergone major surgery after eating 80–100 small neodymium magnets that were purchased on Temu. That's despite the magnets being banned for sale for personal or ...

Restricting sugar intake in early life is linked with lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, according to Aussie and international researchers. The team used the end of UK sugar ...

An upcoming scientific conference, Agents4Science 2025, claims to be the first Open Conference where AI serves as both primary authors and reviewers of the research papers. Organised by researchers at ...