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Most people worldwide trust scientists and think they should actively shape government policy, according to a major new international study involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) and La Trobe University. The study of more than 71,000 people from 68 countries found Australia ranked equal fifth highest for trust in scientists out of all countries surveyed.

Autistic transgender/gender diverse individuals are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests.

A new Weizmann Institute study identified all'of the proteins in a stool sample - those from the microbiome, the human body and food - revealing the hidden secrets of the intestines and their impact on human disease If the organs in our bodies could talk, the intestines might be the ones to divulge the most hidden truths about our lifestyle and health.

A new research project has been launched which will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of smartphone and social media use. This is a complex and rapidly evolving issue, with both potential harms and benefits associated with smartphone use. Technology is changing by the day, and scientific evidence creation needs to evolve and innovate to keep up with new developments.

An international team led by Harvard University, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich has revealed in a new study that trust in scientists is at a moderately high level worldwide. The majority of those surveyed would like researchers to be involved in politics and society. Simone Dohle from the Research Laboratory for Health and Risk Communication (HRCL) helped collect the data for Germany.

Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to gain a better understanding of brain diseases and behavioural disorders and possible driver mutations related to these pathologies. This is stated in a study published in the journal Cell , and led by the co-author Mark Gerstein, from Yale University (United States).

A global survey spanning 68 countries reveals that public trust in scientists is still high. Led by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, a team of 241 researchers conducted the largest post-pandemic study of trust in science, societal expectations and public views on research priorities. Trust in scientists is at a moderately high level worldwide, according to a new study.

Largest global study since COVID-19 pandemic shows scientists are trusted around the world. A new international study on public trust in science , conducted across 68 countries, has found that most people trust scientists and believe they should be more involved in society and policymaking. Further, a majority of survey participants believe that scientists should be more involved in society and policymaking.

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's disease, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Nature Medicine , was in collaboration with experts at the Universities of Glasgow, Gothenburg, Iowa, and Cambridge.

For the first time, researchers have observed how HIV penetrates the nuclear pores to the genome of human immune cells Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics and the University of Heidelberg have discovered how Hi viruses enter the nucleus of a human cell. The conical protein capsules in which the genetic material of the pathogens is packed accumulate at nuclear pores in human immune cells such as macrophages and pass through them.

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a kind of "living Jell-O." The finding could be particularly important to the study and treatment of diseases such as cystic fibrosis, in which the mucus that lines the lungs becomes more concentrated, often causing bacterial infections that take hold in that mucus to become life threatening.

University of Basel researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm. Understanding how bacteria communicate and respond to threats is crucial for combating infections.

Study of fully vaccinated children finds a link between stunted growth and weakened immunity, suggesting combatting child hunger could help prevent the disease's spread Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from food insecurity.

Scientists at UdeM and its affiliated research institute IRIC have developed a new drug-discovery platform for high-risk leukemias in children - with promising results.

University of Queensland researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia's healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation. Dr Dereje Gete from UQ's School of Public Health led a team that analysed the association between endometriosis and hospitalisation rates, using the linked health data of more than 13,500 women over a 27-year period up until 2022.

An innovative study by the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) and the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna) provides new insights into the genetic mechanisms of birch pollen allergy. The research team observed significantly more active genes for immunological signalling pathways in the nasal mucosa of allergy sufferers after exposure to birch pollen than in unaffected individuals.

A study by the Medical University of Vienna investigated the development of utilisation of various levels of the Austrian healthcare system between 2006 and 2019. By analysing three population surveys conducted by Statistics Austria, it was found that all'healthcare facilities have a rising number of patient visits.

Scientists from Delft, Vienna, and Lausanne discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction. Until now, researchers believed that these so-called SMC motors that make loops into DNA could move in one direction only. The discovery, which is published in Cell , is key to understanding how these motors shape our genome and regulate our genes.

Poorer cardiovascular health in childhood and adolescence may be linked to early differences in brain structure, particularly in areas of the brain known to be affected in dementia in later life, according to a new study co-led by a UCL researcher. Obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure) and physical inactivity are known to be cardiovascular risk factors for dementia in middle age but, so far, little is known about the links between heart and brain health much earlier in life.

New research finds that PCT (procalcitonin) blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalised children . A study led by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with Cardiff University's Centre of Clinical Trials Research, has found that despite previous promising analysis, a blood test used to diagnose infection and sepsis did not reduce the time children spend on intravenous antibiotics in hospitals.