Health
California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently
UC Davis examines health and safety awareness around mounting threatCredit: Hector Amezcua/UC Davis In 2018, California wildfires burned more than...
Predicting autism risk may begin with a drop of blood
New research study will analyze dried blood spots recorded from California newborns for 1,000 different molecules and chemicals; their tell-tale...
Children miss more school when their mothers experience high physical violence
Study links patterns in mothers' IPV experience to children's school attendance in Mexico CityCredit: George Mason University A new study...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses found in DNA from gut of pregnant women and Tibetan hot spring
Bacteria-eating viruses provide new insight into warfare between phages and bacteriaCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists...
Autophagy genes act as tumor suppressors in ovarian cancer
Credit: PHOTO BY VAGNEY BRADLEY OF MUSC HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER Shedding light on a decades-old controversy, scientists at the Medical...
Transparent human organs allow 3D maps at the cellular level
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München / Ertürk lab For the first time, researchers managed to make intact human organs transparent. Using...
Rush earns National Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer designation
Rush is the only Illinois hospital to earn this prestigious National Pancreatic Foundation designationCredit: Rush Production Group The National Pancreas...
Very tough and essential for survival
Biologists from Bayreuth investigate the role of the largest of all animal brain cellsCredit: Photo: Christian Wißler. The brains of...
Novel targeted drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer
New agent utilizes findings of Nobel Prize-winning researchCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- Scientists report promising activity of a novel...
Clinical practice guideline approval process introduces potential conflicts of interest
Study finds that most of the approval processes used by medical specialty societies in the US have the potential to...
Research pinpoints rogue cells at root of autoimmune disease
Credit: Dr Ofir Shein-Lumbroso There are more than 100 different autoimmune diseases. But what unites them all is that they...
Computer-based weather forecast: New algorithm outperforms mainframe computer systems
New algorithm solves complex problems more easily and more accurately on a personal computer while requiring less processing power than...
Climate change: A model to forecast the spread of malaria
KIT team develops new forecast model based on climate and health data -- part of the DFG research group that...
A brighter future for victims of child abuse and neglect
Breaking the cycle of child abuseCredit: Shutterstock/Valentin Valkov Every child has the right to health and a life free from...
Smelling your lover’s shirt could improve your sleep
Credit: UBC Psychology The scent of a romantic partner can improve sleep, suggests new psychology research from the University of...
The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies
OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits...
Scientists find ally in fight against brain tumors: Ebola
Credit: Image by A van den Pol Glioblastomas are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors. Yale scientists have enlisted...
ORNL researchers develop ‘multitasking’ AI tool to extract cancer data in record time
Credit: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to...
Early treatment of schizophrenia may not slow disease progression
Credit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Individuals with schizophrenia begin to experience a decline in overall mental health...
