Health

June 25, 2026

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity Researchers at Aalto University analysed how...

Cooking for large numbers: Hygiene rules make foods from commercial kitchens safer

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) publish updated leaflet The BfR and BZfE...

Men sometimes act less interested in sex — in order to get it

Men tend to act less interested, while women tend to act a little more interested in sex When heterosexuals have...

SRC-1 gene variants linked to human obesity

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine and University of Cambridge Maintaining a healthy body weight is no simple matter. A better...

Diesel exhaust filtered of its tiny particles may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

Credit: ATS April 9, 2019--Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered...

Columbia experience could help reduce UK knife crime and street violence

A leading public health expert says the UK should learn lessons from systematic violence reduction work in Cali, Columbia to...

Despite years of progress, many african countries have wide variation in vaccine coverage

New study published in The Lancet helps identify where to improve vaccine deliveryCredit: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation SEATTLE...

One-third of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine

Credit: UTSW DALLAS - April 11, 2019 - A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and...

In mice, eliminating damaged mitochondria alleviates chronic inflammatory disease

Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and...

Dr. Constance Nathanson awarded Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

April 11, 2019 --Constance A. Nathanson, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has been...

College researchers probe racial disparity in fatty liver disease

ATHENS, Ohio (April 11, 2019) - Two top researchers at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine are working...

One-two punch helps solve greatest unmet need in cardiology

DALLAS - April 11, 2019 - Nearly half of current hospital admissions for heart failure are caused by a type...

Increased tax on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages to save millions of lives

Researchers at CDDEP, working with the Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health co-chaired by Michael Bloomberg and Larry Summers,...

American College of Rheumatology applauds introduction of bipartisan step therapy legislation

The Safe Step Act would place reasonable limits on use of step therapy and protect autonomy in clinical decision making...

New microscopy method provides more details about nanocomposites

Credit: US Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have developed a new...

Medicaid reimbursement to treat cancer patients with radiation therapy varies widely

Substantial differences in Medicaid compensation for standard-of-care breast cancer treatment indicate larger trend in cancer careCredit: Elsevier ARLINGTON, Va., April...

NASA Twins Study: A year in space has little effect on gut microbiome

A year in space seems to have a small but significant, transient effect on the gut microbiome, according to a...

Keeping the taste, reducing the salt

Credit: Public Domain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chip#/media/File:Potato-Chips.jpg) PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty...

$4.9 million initiative addresses racial disparities in maternal, infant mortality

Healthy Start program focuses on black mothers and babiesCredit: University of Houston Despite being home to a world-class medical center,...

New study advances treatment options for PTSD