Health
Fish reveal cause of altered human facial development
Some substances in medicines, household items and the environment are known to affect prenatal child development. In a study published...
New report adds heat to Levelling Up debate by revealing England’s most ‘insecure’ regions
Accessing stable employment with fair pay and predictable hours is harder for workers in the North and Midlands, which can...
Women seeking credibility in health care feel ‘on trial,’ struggle with constraints of double binds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Having a chronic illness is a great deal of work, communication researchers have long known. But having...
State politics, industry drive planetary health education for K-12 students in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As much of the U.S. broils under record-setting temperatures, battles wildfires and is rocked by fierce storms,...
Want to make better decisions? Ask for less information, not more
When people have to make a tough decision, their first instinct is usually to gather as much information as possible....
UNF receives substantial legislative funding to combat nursing shortage
The University of North Florida has been awarded matching State legislative funding of nearly $800K based upon the School of...
Lack of financial planning linked to higher risk of death in US and UK
People who are less socioeconomically advantaged have lower life expectancies, with a number of possible underlying mechanisms, such as less...
How liver cells become scarring, and worse
Hepatic fibrosis occurs when scar tissue replaces damaged cells in the liver. Over time, accumulating scarring distorts the liver, interferes...
Does form follow function? Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers advance understanding of why cell parts look the way they do
Scientists have long understood that parts of cells, called organelles, evolved to have certain shapes and sizes because their forms...
Henry Ford Health first in Michigan to introduce advanced prostate diagnostic technology
DETROIT (Sept. 27, 2023) – Henry Ford Health is the first health system in Michigan to offer ExactVu, a cutting-edge...
A novel role discovered for vagus nerve
The vagus nerve, known for its role in ‘resting and digesting’, has now been found to have an important role...
Patients who quit smoking after percutaneous coronary intervention do as well as non-smokers – unless they had smoked heavily
Patients who quit smoking after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries have similar outcomes as non-smokers during four...
RPI researcher of circadian rhythms receives $2 million grant
With daylight savings time ending soon, we anticipate a change in the timing of daylight hours with the sunrise occurring...
Aston University research pioneers making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol
Credit: Aston University’s Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute. Research shows way forward for making renewable hydrogen from glycerol Crude...