Health

July 6, 2026

Key gene to accelerate sugarcane growth is identified

Credit: Rafael Garcia Tavares / IB-UNICAMP Despite international breeding efforts, advanced agronomy and effective management of pests and diseases, sugarcane...

Study: Older people less apt to recognize they’ve made a mistake

The older you get, the less apt you may be to recognize that you've made an error. In a new...

Ensuring equality: Penn develops method to measure and operationalize inclusive culture

PHILADELPHIA - The importance of an inclusive workforce culture in health care is key to advancing scientific inquiry, improving the...

What factors might contribute to inclusive culture in health care organizations?

Bottom Line: Researchers compiled six factors that health care workers believe can contribute to an inclusive culture within health care...

Vital signs: High-tech, portable health monitor treats warfighters and civilians

Credit: Athena GTX ARLINGTON, Va.--A technology designed to treat injured warfighters on the battlefield is proving its worth to civilian...

Transgender individuals likely have higher risk for heart disease

WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2018) -- Transgender individuals may be at higher risk for myocardial infarction and death due to cardiovascular...

Confidence persists despite dip in July job numbers for Americans with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - August 3, 2018. Job numbers declined again for Americans with Disabilities last month,...

New UK research links even low levels of air pollution with serious changes in the heart

Credit: British Heart Foundation Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes...

Eating crickets can be good for your gut, according to new clinical trial

MADISON, Wis. -- Valerie Stull was 12 when she ate her first insect. "I was on a trip with my...

Scientists develop novel drug that could potentially treat liver cancer more effectively

Credit: National University of Singapore A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at...

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