Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers in England: winter season 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK

A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease – but not in the way scientists expected. The researchers tracked almost 300 older adults with early brain signs of Alzheimer’s for nine to 11 years using pedometers. They found that physical activity didn’t reduce the toxic amyloid plaques that most Alzheimer’s treatments now target.

Researchers at Georgia State University have identified two modified metabolite-derived compounds, MLY2 and MLY8, that outperform their precursor molecule in experimental models of ulcerative colitis. Researchers at Georgia State University have identified two experimental compounds that could provide a starting point for developing new treatments for ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that remains difficult to manage in some patients.

Occupational therapy that incorporates horses helps reduce the body's stress response in autistic children, according to new research from Colorado State University. "That power of the horse-human interaction for autistic children has often been referred to as 'magic,' but this study provides empirical data to support and explain how interacting with horses impacts autistic children physiologically," said Caiti Peters, an assistant professor in CSU's departments of Occupational Therapy and Animal Sciences. She leads research at the Temple Grandin Equine Center in Denver and Fort Collins and is a co-author on this study.

Background Advances in antiretroviral therapy have transformed HIV into a chronic, manageable condition. Contemporary prevention strategies, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and the principle that undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U), depend on clinicians’ accurate understanding for effective implementation. Data assessing healthcare professionals’ knowledge of modern HIV prevention concepts in the Gulf region remain limited. Methodology A national cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Kingdom of Bahrain between January and December 2025 among healthcare professionals and clinical students engaged in patient care across public primary healthcare centres and secondary and tertiary governmental hospitals. The questionnaire assessed demographic and professional characteristics, self-reported confidence in discussing HIV, eight evidence-based knowledge items and the perceived need for further HIV education. Knowledge scores ranged from 0 to 8 and were categorised as low (0-3), moderate (4-6) or high (7-8). Non-parametric tests were used for group comparisons. Results A total of 395 participants were included; 306 (77.5%) were female