Health

July 14, 2026

Montana State prof wins Fulbrights, $3.12 million for work with indigenous communities

Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University professor who conducts research with indigenous...

Using Facebook to help young adults quit smoking

A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found...

Sepsis patients treated and released from emergency departments do well with outpatient follow-up

Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. National guidelines assume that all patients who're diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will...

Hot cars can hit life-threatening levels in approximately one hour

Credit: Arizona State University Six children have died from being left in hot cars in the United States so far...

South Asian-Americans at higher risk for heart disease and stroke

CHICAGO) - South Asians living in the United States are more likely to die of heart conditions caused by atherosclerosis,...

A system of check and balances in the blood

Credit: Manuela Baccarini Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) give rise to blood and immune cells of the body, and are therefore...

SLU scientist aims to turn on hypoglycemia’s missed signal

Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B....

Predicting relapses in patients with autoimmune vascular disease

Patients with an autoimmune disorder called antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis produce antibodies that damage blood vessels in the body. In...

Chimpanzee calls differ according to context

Credit: Liran Samuni Studies examining animal alarm calls suggest species which require different escape responses for different predators are more...

Study: Strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss later in life

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new study has identified several key factors in postmenopausal women that are...

Shining a light on toxic chemicals curbs industrial use

Credit: Georgia Tech The annual federal report on toxic material emissions from industrial sites across the country gains widespread media...

Can weekend sleep make up for the detriments of sleep deprivation during the week?

In a recent Journal of Sleep Research study, short, but not long, weekend sleep was associated with an increased risk...

Penn researchers identify source of molecule linked to nasal polyps, asthma attacks

PHILADELPHIA - A new discovery about how the immune system responds to common sinus infections and asthma could explain why...

Painless real-time proteomics may one day speed up cancer surgery

Credit: Isabelle Fournier Isabelle Fournier and her team are out to change surgical oncology. "Better surgery is associated with better...

The advances in AI for pharma industry to be presented at AI & Blockchain Applications Workshop

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for...

Early physical therapy linked to reduced healthcare costs and opioid use in low back pain patients

In a Health Services Research analysis of patients with low back pain, when patients saw a physical therapist first, there...

Sanofi and Swansea collaborate on UK’s first diabetes centre of excellence

Credit: Swansea University Date: May 23, 2018 - Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi chooses Swansea University Medical School as UK's first...

Whey protein supplements and exercise help women improve body composition

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It's known that men benefit from whey protein supplements and exercise, and for what is believed...

Social media usage linked to underage drinking

PHILADELPHIA -- Social media often features celebrities drinking cocktails, boozy how-to posts, and party pictures. This is the environment American...

Surgery benefits older women with breast cancer