Health

June 25, 2026

The world’s largest campodeid dipluran named after the mythological giant Daidarabotchi

Credit: Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Amongst the fauna thriving in the subterranean spaces below the surface of the earth's crust, the...

A new therapeutic avenue for treating insomnia

October 26, 2018

Credit: WPI-IIIS, University of Tsukuba Insomnia is one of the major sleep problems with an estimated prevalence of 10% to...

Surprising network activity in the immature brain

One of the outstanding mysteries of the cerebral cortex is how individual neurons develop the proper synaptic connections to form...

Enable injections’ first closing of series b round to include a new investor

Credit: Enable Injections CINCINNATI, OH--Oct. 25, 2018--Enable Injections, Inc., a combination products company developing advanced wearable devices for subcutaneous delivery...

People overestimate benefits, and underestimate risks, of medical interventions

From major heart surgery to a course of minor drugs, people overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks of a...

Unique patterns of neural communications found in brains of children with autism

Credit: San Diego State University Center for Autism Think of the brain as a complex transportation hub, a place where...

Students in health enrichment programs benefit from early team-based exposure

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new...

IASLC issues statement on lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography

DENVER, Colo. -- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) today issued a statement on lung cancer...

Marine algae bloom-derived biotoxins alter development of zooplankton and ocean food web

Credit: orres-Águila, Et. al. Researchers from the University of Barcelona in collaboration with a team from the Zoological Station Anton...

Could wearable technology help patients monitor blood pressure?

Credit: UA Sarver Heart Center Because only half of the people in the United States diagnosed with high blood pressure...

Antibiotic explorers

Credit: None We know that antibiotics treat bacterial infections. We also know why they work. Tetracycline antibiotics, for example, stop...

The HPV vaccine: Why parents really choose to refuse

Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A new study of survey data finds that only a minority of parents choose not to...

FSU researchers find low resilience puts men at risk for depression

Credit: FSU Photo/Bill Lax Men who lack resilience are exponentially more vulnerable to becoming severely depressed after their spouse dies,...

Serotonin neurons contribute to fail-safe mechanism that ensures recovery from interrupted breathing

Credit: Dymecki lab/Harvard Medical School Scientists trying to identify the roots of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause...

Bioengineered human cardiac models spur disruptive innovation in disease research

TORONTO (23 Oct. 2018) -- Thrombosis-on-a-chip, vasculature-on-a-chip and engineered models of human cardiac fibrosis are just a few of the...

Researchers to enhance guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine In Greek mythology, a chimera is a figure with the head of...

Hospitals differ widely in providing safe vaginal delivery after cesarean

Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth "once a cesarean always a cesarean," vaginal delivery after cesarean --...

Data does the heavy lifting: Encouraging new public health approaches to promote the health benefits of muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE)

Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, October 24, 2018 - According to a new study in the American...

Abdominal obesity common among women in rural Indonesia

Credit: Lena Mustonen Abdominal obesity is seven times more common among women than among men in Indonesia's rural area. This...

Individual stress susceptibility and glucose metabolism are linked to brain function