Health

April 21, 2026

Study reveals early warning signs of heart problems in patients with newly diagnosed lupus

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in patients with lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease. In a new study...

Scientists present concept for the elimination of traffic jams

In the current issue of Nature, the economists Peter Cramton, Axel Ockenfels (both University of Cologne) and R. Richard Geddes...

pH imbalance in brain cells may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Hari Prasad Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes,...

Broadband internet causes sleep deprivation, a new study finds

Credit: Paolo Tonato About 200,000 working days are lost in Germany every year due to insufficient sleep, with an economic...

Obamacare relieved financial strain of those closest to the federal poverty line

The Affordable Care Act - or Obamacare - most benefitted those closest to the federal poverty line, a study led...

Psychologists find that acting is the key to remembering tasks

Credit: University of Chichester Research explores prospective memory which reminds you to take action in the future Poor prospective memory...

ERS partners with 3D Systems/Simbionix on simulation technology for EBUS training

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and 3D Systems have signed a collaboration agreement to provide simulation equipment and event services...

Mapping blue carbon in mangroves worldwide

Credit: MIke Polito, LSU BATON ROUGE - Mangroves are tropical forests that thrive in salt water and are found in...

Lung cancer screening guidelines inadequate for high-risk minorities

Credit: UIC Data from a lung cancer screening program at the University of Illinois at Chicago provides evidence that national...

Study elucidates epigenetic mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases

Credit: Karina F. Bombonato-Prado (FORP-USP) A group of researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil used a...

Researchers estimate higher death toll from Hurricane Maria than previously thought

The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20,...

Routine screening of relatives of aortic disease patients could save lives

Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has...

The US has experienced a spike in violent and unintentional injuries

AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2018) - The U.S. has experienced a disturbing increase in violent and unintentional injuries over the...

Lung cancer mortality rates among women projected to increase by over 40 percent by 2030

Bottom Line: The global age-standardized lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43 percent from 2015...

3D-Printed implants shown to help grow ‘real bone’

Credit: Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in...

A RACIPE for success

A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...

Rush received six-year, $9 million grant from William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

(CHICAGO)--After a successful, two-year pilot project that helped patients reverse their metabolic syndrome with lifestyle changes, the William G. McGowan...

Drexel’s polymer pill proves it can deliver

Credit: Drexel University Selecting the right packaging to get precious cargo from point A to point B can be a...

Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could lead to better understanding of premature births

More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report in...

Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep