Health

February 8, 2026

Artificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine

Credit: Bart van Overbeeke Using sunlight for sustainable and cheap production of, for example, medicines. The 'mini-factory' in the form...

Effect of a home-based exercise program with wearable activity monitor, telephone coaching on walking endurance for peripheral artery disease

Bottom Line: A home-based exercise program that consisted of a wearable activity monitor and telephone coaching to promote walking by...

Patients in major prostate cancer study older, sicker than average patient population

DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital compared the patient population of a major U.S. prostate cancer study with patients...

Malaria study reveals gene variants linked to risk of disease

Many people of African heritage are protected against malaria by inheriting a particular version of a gene, a large-scale study...

Antibiotic resistance can be caused by small amounts of antibiotics

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a global and growing problem in health care. To be able to prevent further development of resistance...

Bill Gates to keynote ‘Epidemics Going Viral’ program hosted by MMS and NEJM

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver the 128th annual Shattuck Lecture at "Epidemics Going...

Dementia trend shows later onset with fewer years of the disease

Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear:...

Glowing contact lens could prevent a leading cause of blindness

Credit: Caltech Hundreds of millions of people suffer from diabetes worldwide, putting them at risk for a creeping blindness, or...

IBS patients obtain robust, enduring relief from home-based treatment program

Credit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In the largest federally funded non-drug clinical trial for irritable bowel syndrome...

Saving a penalty: How science helps predict the score

Have you ever wondered how top goal keepers such as Manuel Neuer or Gianluigi Buffon decide which corner to dive...

Johns Hopkins performs first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world

Credit: Devon Stuart for Johns Hopkins Medicine Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused...

Upswings in older-age cognitive ability may not be universal

A growing body of evidence indicates that rates of dementia may be declining, in part because older adults' cognitive abilities,...

A blood test when it is safe to return to play after a sports-related concussion

Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A high-sensitive blood test can aid concussed hockey players when it might be safe...

Myonexus Therapeutics receives FDA orphan drug designation for LGMD type 2E treatment

Credit: None (COLUMBUS, OH-- April 23, 2018 10:00 am EDT) Myonexus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing first ever...

BU medical student receives student fellowship from Alpha Omega Alpha

(Boston)--Melissa Chua, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)...

Sense of control and meaning helps protect women from anxiety

People who feel in control of their lives and who find purpose and meaning in life are less likely to...

Promising cell study provides hope of effective treatment of Parkinson’s disease

For the first-time there is the prospect of medical doctors and researchers being able to alleviate the serious symptoms that...

Measles vaccination gaps in teenagers and young adults highlighted in ECDC’s report

ECDC data show that up to 80% of teenagers and young adults who contracted measles in 2017 had not been...

New cell therapy aids heart recovery — without implanting cells

Credit: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY -- April 23, 2018 -- Heart disease is a major global health problem--myocardial...

Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk