1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (236+ words) My twin brother, Martyn Webster, who has died aged 86, was influential in the development of microsurgery both in the UK and internationally. He was a founding member of the early microsurgical societies " including the Microsurgery Travelling Club (1977) and the British…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (522+ words) Up to three times national average of metabolite produced by human use of drug was found in town's wastewater Tests on wastewater in an upscale Massachusetts ocean resort town have revealed unexpectedly high levels of cocaine " up to three times…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (617+ words) My husband, John Dobbs, who has died aged 81, brought about transformative shifts in the approach to chronic brain disease. A lateral thinker with a rare breadth and depth of knowledge, his influence on work relating to the drivers and mediators…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (823+ words) Exclusive: South Australian woman, who has cerebral palsy, fears losing her independence after government assessment reduces her funding "I want to stay at home with my roses." They're the flowers Jean Mathew's husband surprised her with before he died more…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (989+ words) RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was named the acting director of…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (666+ words) Making choices can be difficult when options are not clearly better or worse than each other " how does one even begin to decide? I love cats. I'd been idly keeping an eye out for a less allergenic breed, when bam…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1747+ words) As Trump slashes science funding, young researchers flee abroad. Without solid innovation, the US could cease to have the largest biomedical ecosystem in the world In April 2025, less than three months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, the…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (355+ words) 22 February 2001: How the Guardian first covered the national crisis that unfolded as a result of the virus that spreads like wildfire By Paul Brown An immediate ban on all UK animal exports was imposed last night following the confirmation of…...

12+ hour, 44+ min ago  (146+ words) Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample and science correspondent Nicola Davis to discuss three eye-catching stories, including the impact of a powerful psychedelic on depression, answers on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and an…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago  (624+ words) Professionals say a lack of resources and an "almost insatiable" demand for services is limiting the ability to pursue long-term care and therapy The separate escapes of two mental health patients from the hospital responsible for the most complex psychiatric…...