Research summary

Articles summarising the latest health-related research and studies.

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A woman wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Credit: rawpixel.com on Magnific

Could COVID-19 reawaken viruses hidden in the body?

14 Aug 2026

4 min read

COVID-19 Research summary

Wildfire smoke. Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash

Fire-breathing dragon clouds: when the smoke in wildfires is more dangerous than flames

7 Aug 2026

6 min read

Climate change Research summary

Vaccine impact: rubella birth defects drop by almost 75% since 2012

28 Jul 2026

4 min read

Rubella Vaccine information Research summary

Grace Chyuwei pours water on Joe Chyuwei to help with the heat in Death Valley National Park, California, in 2025. Image by AP Photo/John Locher, File

More than two-thirds of humanity now faces at least 90 days of extreme heat every year

28 Jul 2026

3 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Research summary

A century-old vaccine may have an unexpected role in protecting the brain

9 Jul 2026

4 min read

Tuberculosis Research summary

First anthrax vaccination in 1881 at Pouilly le Fort. (left) Emile Roux vaccinating sheep in the presence of Louis Pasteur. Drawing by J Girard, 1887. ©Institut Pasteur/Musée Pasteur. (right) Drawing by Alfred Le Petit in Le Charivari, 27 April 1882.

Scrutiny or public spectacle? How Louis Pasteur put the anthrax vaccine on trial

8 Jul 2026

5 min read

Research summary

mRNA vaccines safe and effective, confirms Lancet review

6 Jul 2026

6 min read

Research summary COVID-19

New virus catalogue reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat

6 Jul 2026

4 min read

Cross-posts Research summary Pandemic preparedness

A filarial worm, one of the causative agents of Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis). Researchers in Tanzania say eliminating the disease reduced susceptibility to HIV infection. Copyright: CDC

Treating elephantiasis cuts HIV risk in Tanzania

2 Jul 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts HIV Research summary

The invasion history and resistance mechanisms of An. stephensi in Africa. Credit: Tristan Dennis, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine / The University of Queensland

A new malaria mosquito is causing outbreaks in African cites. Here’s where it came from

25 Jun 2026

6 min read

Malaria Outbreaks Research summary

Annual COVID-19 boosters continue to provide meaningful protection, study says

23 Jun 2026

3 min read

COVID-19 Research summary

HPV vaccine means young women are no longer dying from cervical cancer in England

22 Jun 2026

5 min read

HPV Research summary Gender equality

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