Health

June 25, 2026

Searching for better treatments for irritated tendons

Researchers learn what makes tendons fray in old age, knowledge that could help develop better treatments for tendinosis and regrow...

The number of people affected by food crises remains at alarming levels

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance in 2018,...

New study evaluates psychological interventions in post-conflict Pakistan

A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention...

Future Science Group launches new initiative, PharmaPlatforms

Future Science Group is delighted to announce the launch of a new arm of its business, PharmaPlatforms Recognising the need...

High throughput method to produce and screen engineered antimicrobial lanthipeptides

Credit: Steven Schmitt ETH Zürich Nature has provided us with lots of antimicrobials. However, given the rapid increase of antimicrobial...

NHS dental budget needs reform to meet patients’ needs

Credit: Newcastle University Routine scaling and polishing of teeth should be stopped as the NHS dental budget would be better...

Harnessing photonics for at-home disease detection

Credit: EPFL In the not-too-distant future, each of us may have a simple device - small enough for our nightstand...

New study identifies biomarkers to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation

Scientists at the University of Navarra link the alteration of three molecules with the prevalence, incidence, and recurrence of this...

Bath scientists develop a mouse model for rare brain disease Joubert syndrome

A new mouse model for Joubert syndrome has been developed by University of Bath scientists, who hope it will accelerate...

New ebolavirus, found in bats, more widespread than thought

Researchers discovered the virus, which does not infect humans, in Kenya, 3,400 miles west of where it first appearedCredit: Paul...

AACR: Genetic study identifies a risk factor for stroke among cancer survivors

Whole genome sequencing sheds light on the risk of stroke in childhood cancer survivors treated with radiation therapyCredit: St. Jude...

Two Harvard Medical School scientists receive prestigious Canada Gairdner Awards

Honors recognize researchers' transformational work in global mental health and protein science Two Harvard Medical School researchers have been named...

Gout treatment may help prevent obesity-related type 2 diabetes, suggests small NIH study

WHAT: The drug colchicine, used to treat the arthritic condition gout, could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome, a combination...

Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer

Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 2, 2019 - The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors--which "release the...

Jonas Bergh receives first ESMO Breast Cancer Award

ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 2 April 2019...

New research shows 73 percent of allergists prescribe under-the-tongue allergy tablets

Four FDA-approved tablets available for battling allergies ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (APRIL 2, 2019) - Allergy shots (subcutaneous immunotherapy or...

Experts discover historic roots of Medicare for All, public option and free-market proposals

When it comes to health care proposals, 'everything old is new again' As political leaders debate the future of the...

BU finds Medicare Advantage networks are broad and getting broader

Share of Medicare Advantage plans with broad networks increased from 80.1 percent in 2011 to 82.5 percent in 2015, and...

UM environmental engineering faculty publishes paper on risk assessment

The paper, 'A general dose-response relationship for chronic chemical and other health stressors and mixtures based on an emergent illness...

Research brief: Largest study of childhood cancer after IVF