A research team at Nanjing Agricultural University has identified a wild-type strain of Bacillus subtilis (NS12) isolated from the nasal mucosa of outdoor pigs, which demonstrates remarkable ability to colonize mucosal surfaces and directly block viral infections.

New global findings in the 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveal that the continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to climate change continues to be paid in people’s lives, health, and livelihoods, with 13 of 20 indictors tracking health threats now reaching unprecedented levels.

Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions. The reviews were commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to inform upcoming guidelines on the use of these drugs to treat obesity.