Category: Health

Mathare, one of the country’s largest slums, houses upwards of 500,000 people in five square kilometres, cramming them together and storing the human waste they produce in uncovered rivulets. But, when he recounted the visit later to UN News, this was not the image that stuck with him the most.   Without formal sewage systems, […]

Collecting the outcomes of the research we fund is essential to UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) role as an investor of public money, enabling us to maximise the benefit to lives and livelihoods from the work we do. We are now conducting a review of award holder reporting questions to minimise undue researcher burden, which […]

As plans for missions to Mars accelerate, so do questions about how the human body might cope. A return trip to the red planet would give more than enough time for someone to become pregnant and even give birth. But could a pregnancy be conceived and carried safely in space? And what would happen to […]

Five research partnerships will study ways to: clean up contaminated mine water develop new geological tools for extracting rare earth minerals, vital for magnets identify mineral-rich volcanic deposits drive sustainable mining practices by co-extracting critical minerals with gold and copper make critical mineral supply chains recyclable and more secure Why this matters This matters because: […]

Jerusalem, Cairo, Geneva, 22 July 2025 – WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah, in the middle area of Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation […]

When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there’s another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting – and sometimes permanent – consequences: hearing loss. A wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs are known to be ototoxic, meaning they can damage the inner ear and […]

Now fully operational, Isambard-AI based at the University of Bristol will give UK researchers access to world-class computing power, which is the lifeblood of artificial intelligence (AI). This will provide the processing power needed to train AI models and process complex calculations at lightning speed. Speeding up scientific advances Helen Godwin, the new Mayor of […]

20 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – In her visit to Afghanistan from 29 June to 1 July 2025, WHO Regional Director Dr Hanan Balkhy focused on polio eradication efforts, substance use treatment and other priority areas. Dr Balkhy met with national leaders and partners, including UN representatives and diplomats. In her meeting with the Minister […]

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is the most common adult blood cancer in the western world, and it predominantly affects older adults. Most people are diagnosed after the age of 70, but increasing numbers of younger people, some under 60, are also being affected. CLL starts when a type of immune cell called a B cell […]

Many industries could benefit, but smaller, lighter solar panels harnessing these two breakthroughs could especially help the shipping sector, which produces 3% of global carbon emissions. Potential outcomes include: reduced emissions lower costs savings in materials less waste These new panels could achieve carbon payback in under a year, less than half the time (at […]