Marta Iraola Iribarren

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Mental health at work starts by breaking the taboo

Nearly half of European workers face mental health risks on the job, yet the subject remains taboo.

15 October 2026

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Women with autoimmune diseases face longer waits and more misdiagnoses

Women are significantly more likely than men to face prolonged delays and have physical autoimmune symptoms dismissed as psychological conditions, such as anxiety or depression, a study has found.

13 October 2026

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What to know about Pope Leo XIV's upcoming lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV is to undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule — a small growth of dense tissue inside the lung. Here is what to know about the procedure.

12 October 2026

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Frozen testicular tissue transplant offers hope of restoring fertility

Protecting fertility is a major challenge for young men undergoing aggressive treatments such as chemotherapy. Freezing their own testicular tissue before such treatments could help.

9 October 2026

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Childhood trauma affects most young people in Europe, WHO warns

Two-thirds of European children experienced trauma that ‘follows them into the classroom, job market and their relationships’.

8 October 2026

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Researchers are after Sardinian women's longevity secret

Researchers say Bolotana, a town of just a bit more than 2,000 inhabitants in Sardinia, may join Japan’s Okinawa and Greece’s Ikaria among the world's longevity hotspots.

8 October 2026

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French and Japanese scientists win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Two researchers have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work that could change how medicines are made.

7 October 2026

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Pneumonic plague: How it spreads and what is the risk to Europe?

The death of a staff member at an anti-plague institute in Russia following a laboratory accident has put the spotlight on plague and how it spreads.

6 October 2026

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Being a fit teen could lower depression risk later in life

Being fit as a teenager may help protect against depression in adulthood, a new study suggests.

6 October 2026

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How light became a remote control for the brain, and won a Nobel Prize

Optogenetics, the technique that lets scientists control brain cells with light, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

5 October 2026

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German and US scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics — a method that "provides opportunities for mapping the brain in a way that we could once only dream of."

5 October 2026

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The way you speak could reveal early signs of brain ageing 

The way we speak may reveal how quickly we are ageing, with older-sounding speech linked to dementia and brain changes.

3 October 2026

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Swedish researchers build an ‘AI scientist’ that designs its own test

Swedes created an AI system that can carry out the full scientific process from hypothesis to results interpretation with minimal human input.

2 October 2026

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Can air pollution affect your marathon finishing time?

Higher levels of nitrogen dioxide on race day are linked to slower marathon times, particularly among non-elite runners, new research suggests.

30 September 2026

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One in eight cancer cases linked to preventable infections

Infections caused by viruses, bacterium and parasites caused an estimated 2.3 million new cancer cases in 2024, with low- and middle-income countries bearing most of the burden.

29 September 2026

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European Commission goes after bad cholesterol and high blood pressure

The European Commission is urging EU countries to step up cardiovascular health checks, as it launches the bloc’s first EU Screening Week.

29 September 2026

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Can birdwatching help stroke survivors regain communication skills?

Watching birds has become a meaningful part of stroke recovery at the University of Montana, offering a natural, low-pressure way to practise communication, researchers say.

28 September 2026

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Are you in pain? Exercise may help more than common painkillers

From pilates to tai chi, even modest amounts of exercise can relieve pain as effectively as common pain medicines, opening the door to holistic therapeutic approaches, according to a new study.

27 September 2026

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How much is obesity costing European economies?

Obesity and overweight are costing European economies billions of euros every year, with the burden equivalent to what some countries spend on housing or defence, according to a pharmaceutical industry’s report.

25 September 2026

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Could childhood sugar intake raise the risk of adult anxiety?

Exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, from conception to around the age of two and a half, increases the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, according to a new study.

25 September 2026