Health

October 2, 2025

Soaring medical costs from bicycle accidents

Bicycle use has skyrocketed in popularity, but it's also led to more accidents, with medical costs from non-fatal bike crashes...

Why pot-smoking declines — but doesn’t end — with parenthood

Adults who smoke marijuana often cut back after becoming parents -- but they don't necessarily quit. The influence of a...

Georgia State neuroscientists rewire brain of 1 species to have connectivity of another

Credit: Courtesy of Ralph and Dale Marie Gonzales ATLANTA-Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of one...

Researchers untangle mystery of tiny bird’s trans-Pacific flight

Loading video... Credit: Credit University of British Columbia. Zoologists have documented the first record of a House Swift in the...

Payments linked to higher odds of doctors prescribing certain cancer drugs

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Physicians paid by pharmaceutical companies for meals, talks and travel had higher odds of prescribing those...

Puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning

Credit: Jon Wilbrecht A University of California, Berkeley, study of mice reveals, for the first time, how puberty hormones might...

How to block type 1 diabetes

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory, Cyteir Therapeutics and collaborating institutions have found a way to protect beta cells from destruction...

Telehealth reduces wait time, improves care for children with autism living in remote areas

Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Long wait times have been a persistent issue for families waiting to see...

Web-based search data is a new key to understanding public reaction to major events

INDIANAPOLIS -- Analyzing millions of internet searches tied to major societal events offers a new way to understand public reaction...

All heart patients have some liver disease after fontan surgery

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are...

Zinc may hold key to fighting liver disease

Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research from the Westmead Institute's Storr Liver Centre in collaboration with the...

Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can...

Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 31, 2017) - HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat...

Mayo Clinic, Baxter launch research and development collaboration

(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic and Baxter International Inc. today announced a new research and development collaboration to advance innovation across...

New insights into mechanisms regulating gene expression in embryonic stem cells

Researchers from Turku, Finland, have discovered new information about the mechanisms which maintain gene activity in human embryonic stem cells....

Penn study links heart rate to gender gap in criminal offending

In the field of criminology, it is well established that men engage in more crime than women. Now, a new...

Storytime a ‘turbocharger’ for a child’s brain

Credit: Cincinnati Children's While reading to children has many benefits, simply speaking the words aloud may not be enough to...

Immunotherapy with DNA vaccine shows promise for HPV-related head and neck cancer

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous...

Half of adults with anxiety or depression report chronic pain

May 31, 2017 - In a survey of adults with anxiety or a mood disorder like depression or bipolar disorder,...

Scientists ID 100 memory genes, open new avenues of brain study