Health

February 14, 2026

Trinity and St. James’s Hospital report successful measurement of vitamin D in human hair

Study paves the way for improved diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 - A new study...

Stopping inflammation from becoming chronic

Jena University pharmacists and international partners present highly sensitive test system for anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/University Jena Drugs such as...

New research prize for best doctoral thesis on cancer

In memory of Professor Dan Grandér This year, the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet for the forst time awards a...

Surprise rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment

Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor...

New World Health Organization strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite

A new World Health Organization (WHO) strategy aims to halve the impact of snakebite, which affects 5.4 million people globally...

Fungus from the intestinal mucosa can affect lung health

Our microbiome can impair our immune system through the harmless fungus Candida albicans The composition of the microbiome - the...

Split and continuous sleep in teens impact cognition and glucose levels differently

SINGAPORE, 19 February 2019 - Many adolescent students sleep less than the recommended duration of 8-10 hours a night. It...

How diabetes causes muscle loss

Credit: Kobe University Diabetes mellitus is associated with various health problems including decline in skeletal muscle mass. A research group...

Potential of strategic partnerships to form a Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA)

HENA published in scholarly literature released todayCredit: UCLA Health Recognizing the persistence of health inequities in the Americas, an emerging...

Less burnout seen among US physicians, Stanford researcher says

The epidemic levels of physicians reporting burnout dropped modestly in 2017, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford...

Correct antibiotic dosing could preserve lung microbial diversity in cystic fibrosis

Understanding microbial diversity at baseline may help to improve clinical practice and patient outcomesCredit: US Centers for Disease Control and...

New MRI sensor can image activity deep within the brain

Noninvasive measurements of calcium could reveal neurons' roles in different types of behavior CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Calcium is a critical...

Treatment to a T? Taking a ‘BiTE’ out of lung cancer

Researchers at Osaka University reveal a correlation between the activity of T cells in lung cancer tumors and equivalent activity...

Nearly $20 million awarded by CPRIT to MD Anderson

Funds support research, recruitment and prevention in medically underserved areas HOUSTON -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...

$1 million award lets UVA open new portal to submicroscopic world

Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a...

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

UMass Amherst researcher helps oversee innovative program in Western MassachusettsCredit: UMass Amherst In what could serve as a model for...

WVU researcher explores what tumor cells and a healthy retina have in common

Credit: Stock photo MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction...

NJIT’s Sagnik Basuray is named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors

Credit: NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) Sagnik Basuray, an assistant professor of chemical engineering who develops novel sensors,...

New paper provides design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials

The detailed findings could lead to more precise, effective methods of treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases, including cancersCredit:...

Phantom limb sensation explained