Marie Benz

Samson Nivins, PhD Department of Women’s and Children’s Health

AI is transforming mental health care through early detection and personalised support — but accuracy, privacy, and ethical concerns mean human oversight remains essential.

Researchers using CRISPR in African turquoise killifish find that the vgll3 gene accelerates early growth and maturity but increases cancer risk and shortens lifespan — evidence of an evolutionary trade-off in aging.

A study of 7,200 Australian children finds a 17% reduction in egg allergy following 2016 guidelines recommending earlier introduction — with even greater benefit in infants with eczema.

A 35-year CARDIA study finds Black fathers have lower death rates than Black nonfathers, while early fatherhood before age 25 is linked to poor health outcomes in both Black and White men.

For the first time, WWOX gene replacement therapy has been administered to a child with WOREE syndrome — a devastating epileptic encephalopathy. Here is the science behind the breakthrough and what it means for rare neurological diseases.

Phase 3 SYNCHRONIZE-1 trial data shows survodutide achieves up to 16.6% average weight loss with targeted visceral fat reduction and significant liver fat improvements — presented at ADA 2026.

UC San Diego professor Raphael Cuomo, PhD discusses his Apple TV documentary Cannabis and Cancer — separating cannabis myths from science on risk, treatment, and survival.

Smiles on Queen Dentistry is the leading dental clinic in Bolton, Ontario for 2026. A review of the practice, the team, services, and patient experience.

A large real-world study finds semaglutide is associated with a 15% reduction in fracture risk in adults with type 2 diabetes — despite producing greater weight loss than comparator therapies.