Health

May 7, 2026

How societal attitudes, political rhetoric affect immigrants’ health

Health is more than the genes we inherit from our parents, the food we eat or the exercise we sweat...

Most adults dying prematurely of natural causes did not seek medical help, report reveals

Credit: Photo by Desmond Bostick/IFS About two-thirds of the adults dying prematurely from natural causes did not seek medical help...

Study: Trump’s ‘Repeal and Replace’ debate already impacting women’s health

Trump recently renewed the "repeal and replace" battle cry promising to make the 2020 election a referendum on Obamacare. While...

Animal-assisted therapy improves social behavior in patients with brain injuries

Credit: Image: REHAB Basel Animal-assisted therapy can foster social competence in patients with brain injuries and increase their emotional involvement...

High-intensity interval training increases injuries, Rutgers study finds

The study found that white men aged 20 to 39 were injured most People who engage in high-intensity interval training...

Postdoctoral researcher launches Community Noise Lab at Boston University

BOSTON--Dr. Erica Walker, a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health, has launched Community...

A tiny cry for help from inside the liver could lead to better treatment

Enzyme's newly discovered ability to spur the body to prevent, or repair, acute liver injury could be harnessed as a...

Oral bacteria ‘battle royale’ helps explain how a pathogen causes hospital infections

Credit: Jessica Mark Welch and Gary Borisy, PNAS.1522149113 Hundreds of different bacterial species are living inside your mouth. Some are...

Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, U-M study shows

ANN ARBOR--Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan...

TGen review links gene with the most common liver cancer

AKR1B10 could help provide early detection of HCC, and play a role in monitoring and treating this growing cause of...

Improving our understanding of children and gender

Children's Hospital Los Angeles and sites nationwide receive $3.4 million for national study of transgender and gender non-conforming children and...

Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training improves artery function and scores on memory tests, preliminary research showsCredit: CU Boulder Could working out...

Neurodevelopment of 2-month-old infants shows effect of maternal stress

Stress creates risk, maternal education provides resilience A study of 70 mothers and their infants suggests that the impact of...

Study reveals early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy

Women who have healthy pregnancies tend to show distinct changes in the activities of immune genes starting early in pregnancy,...

Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks

Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2019--A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)...

Hate incidents are notoriously underreported; now, there’s an app for that

New app allows victims to report hate incidents beyond those captured by policeCredit: Hate Incident Reporting System Group The Federal...

How can we improve skin care in residential care homes?

Launch of new Charité-led study Skin problems, ranging from generalized skin dryness to pressure ulcers, are common in older, care-dependent...

ATS Foundation/Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. research fellowship in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

(New York, NY) - April 8, 2019 - Paul Andrew Reyfman, MD, MS, of Northwestern University has been awarded the...

Disclosure law has improved nurse staffing in New Jersey, Rutgers study finds

Researcher recommends better communication of publicly reported hospital dataCredit: Rutgers University A New Jersey law requiring hospitals and nursing homes...

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