Yasmin Rufo and Michelle Roberts Getty Images Headaches are something almost all of us deal with at some point. They can last from a couple of minutes to days and the pain can be sharp, dull, throbbing or stabbing and sometimes spread beyond your head to your scalp, face or even your neck. Dr Xand…
Published November 6, 2025 Watches of Switzerland Group’s revenue update for the first half of FY26 (the 26 weeks to late October) included some strong positive numbers on Thursday. Group revenue of £845 million was up 10% at constant currency and 8% at reported rates as demand for luxury watches remained “robust” and continued to…
Coffee plants can be propagated by grafting a shoot onto the rootstock of another plant sirichai_asawalapsakul/Getty Images The ancient trick of grafting one plant onto another could find a very modern use – enabling gene editing of plants that are very difficult or impossible to edit by other means. “It is still at the beginning…
Published November 6, 2025 In the rarified world of the luxury sector, the launch of a special capsule collection from a particular label via a particular retailer is more than just yet another launch. And so it is with Rabanne’s collection that has just debuted on Net-a-Porter. Rabanne for Net-A-Porter The exclusive party capsule, which…
Grace Shaw & Phil BodmerYorkshire BBC Freyja died at five days old of injuries sustained during her birth at St James’s Hospital in Leeds The father of a baby girl who died five days after she was born in a Leeds hospital has said he wants an independent inquiry into maternity services to focus on…
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a surprising culprit that may contribute to dementia: free radicals generated in a particular region of brain support cells known as astrocytes. The study, published Nov. 4 in Nature Metabolism, found that blocking this specific site reduced inflammation and protected neurons. The results point toward a promising new…
Scientists have developed a new material that forms a gel capable of repairing and regenerating tooth enamel, paving the way for more effective and longer-lasting dental care. Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering created a bioinspired compound designed to restore enamel that has been eroded…
AFP via Getty Images Prince William with Kylie Minogue at the awards ceremony The Prince of Wales has revealed the five winners of this year’s environmental Earthshot Prize, calling them an “inspiration that gives us courage”. Prince William said their work was “proof that progress is possible” during Wednesday evening’s awards ceremony in Rio de…
In a major step toward improving cancer treatment, researchers at Northwestern University have redesigned the molecular structure of a widely used chemotherapy drug, making it far more soluble, potent, and less toxic to the body. The scientists built a new form of the drug using spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), a type of nanostructure that embeds…
Memory problems may not be an unavoidable part of getting older. New findings from Virginia Tech reveal that age-related memory loss stems from specific molecular changes in the brain, and that fine-tuning these processes can help restore memory function. In two complementary studies, Timothy Jarome, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life…
