A newly popular college drinking trend, the blackout rage gallon (BORG), fosters binge drinking and can lead to a host of alcohol-related harms, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, published by Rutgers University.

Machine learning enables computers to learn from data and use that knowledge to make predictions or decisions. In health care, machine learning supports tasks such as disease diagnosis, predicting disease progression, treatment planning and patient monitoring.

Scotland is the first country in the world to use evidence gathered during the pandemic to transform its guidelines on reducing the spread of respiratory disease in health care settings. The new approach has been influenced by findings from a University of Bristol and Bristol NHS Foundation Trust study.

A new tool has been developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian to help couples experiencing fertility problems predict their chances of conceiving a baby naturally before embarking on IVF treatment.

A UK government watchdog has said UK homes aren’t prepared for possible food supply disruptions caused by disasters like cyberattacks, power outages, disease outbreaks or extreme weather.