How speaking multiple languages changes your brain

Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter?

5 May 2025 5:55 pm

US study links everyday plastics to heart disease

Common chemicals found in everyday plastic products may be associated with cardiovascular disease worldwide, with highest impacts in Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific.

30 Apr 2025 5:30 pm

Prostate cancer: A new at-home saliva test beats blood test

Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk.

10 Apr 2025 3:32 pm

A new drug makes your blood toxic to mosquitoes

A new drug that makes human blood poisonous to mosquitoes could be a vital new tool to fight malaria. The drug, called nitisinone, kills mosquitoes but is not toxic to humans.

3 Apr 2025 6:22 pm