Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 legislators present voting in favour. The bill allows mentally sound adults in the terminal stage of an irreversible disease to…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 20th October, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES F5 has disclosed a cyber attack, reportedly carried out by a nation-state actor with long-term, persistent access to critical product development environments. The attacker exfiltrated files that included portions of BIG-IP source…
Since 2015, dermatologists have advised many patients with a history of skin cancer to consider taking nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3. That recommendation was based on a clinical trial involving 386 participants, which found that those who took nicotinamide developed fewer new cases of skin cancer compared with those who did not. Expanding the…
Fergus WalshMedical editor Sheila Irvine, who is registered blind, punches the air with joy at being able to read again A group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye. A surgeon who inserted the microchips in five patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital…
A research group led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) has uncovered new details about how lymph nodes help the body fight persistent infections and cancer by coordinating key immune cell activity. Published in two Nature Immunology papers, the findings show that lymph nodes create the ideal setting for stem-like…
Scientists believe that the remarkable longevity of naked mole-rats may be tied to subtle changes in just four amino acids. A recent study found that small evolutionary mutations in cGAS — an enzyme in the innate immune system that detects DNA and triggers immune defenses — could make these animals better at repairing age-related genetic…
Bereaved families are calling for a public inquiry into what they say are “repeated failures” by the UK government to protect vulnerable people from a website promoting suicide. A report by the Molly Rose Foundation says departments were warned 65 times about the online forum, which BBC News is not naming, and others like it…
Eben Morrish-CroadSomerset Conor Ogilvie-Davidson The centre is expected to deliver a wide range of services that will contribute towards delivering care in the community A Grade-II listed building is set to open as a health and wellbeing centre next month after a £2.2m renovation project. St Dunstan’s House in Glastonbury will provide a venue for…
Published October 20, 2025 There’s been a lot of change at AllSaints in recent periods but most of it seems to have been positive and Monday brought another key development. Aaron Esh – AllSaints The company announced the appointment of East London designer Aaron Esh as chief creative officer, effective 3 November. The Central Saint…
Published October 20, 2025 Amelie is launching an international expansion plan that will see the opening of its first mono-brand stores abroad by the end of 2026, the brand’s CEO and founder, Marina Acconci revealed to FashionNetwork.com. The label’s international debut is scheduled for Poland and the United Arab Emirates with the Autumn/Winter 2026 season, she…
