Health

January 17, 2026

Spreading rumors on Twitter and mistaking retweets for truth

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2017–A new study of the believability of information received...

Using DNA strands to design new polymer materials

Credit: The Sleiman Lab/McGIll University McGill University researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands – a technique that...

Hold the salt: Gut reaction may impair the brains of mice

Credit: Image courtesy of Iadecola lab, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y. We are often warned of the dangers of...

Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin...

Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage

Credit: Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., Yale School of Medicine For women who suffer multiple pregnancy losses in the first four...

Experimental drug against hepatitis C slows down Zika virus infection in mice

Credit: KU Leuven – Rob Stevens Virologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis...

Is Chinese massage an effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic neck pain?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017– A new study evaluating a form of Chinese...

City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds

Credit: Pixabay Results of a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers using national data add to evidence that living in...

$11.6 million NIH grant supports Temple’s exploration of new possibilities in heart…

Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The incidence of heart disease is on the...

Lloyd Paul Aiello receives JDRF Award for Excellence in Type 1…

Credit: John Soares Boston – (June 12, 2017) – The JDRF has awarded Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., the 2017...

Art courses could help medical students become better clinical…

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA — Observation skills are an essential component of any medical education, aiding doctors during patient exams...

Researchers identify critical need for standardized organ donation metrics

PHILADELPHIA -- Across the country, there are 58 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO), which are responsible for recovering and distributing organs...

Perceiving oneself as less physically active than peers is linked to a shorter lifespan

Would you say that you are physically more active, less active, or about equally active as other people your age?...

USF Biologists find frog’s future health influenced by gut microbes as tadpoles

Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (July 20, 2017) - University of South Florida biologists have found that a...

Surgery is a low risk treatment option for patients with pectoralis major tendon ruptures

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Surgery is an effective and safe option to treat patients with pectoralis major tendon (PMT) ruptures,...

Youth patellar dislocations may pose risk for future injuries later in life

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term...

University of Sussex to carry out vital skin cancer research thanks to new grant

Credit: University of Sussex The University of Sussex is to carry out vital research into skin cancer thanks to a...

Risk factors identified for elbow and shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors,...

Heritage and ancient grain project feeds a growing demand

Credit: June Russell, GrowNYC's Greenmarket Program ITHACA, N.Y. - After a century of markets dominated by a few types of...

Small survey: Most primary care physicians can’t identify all risk factors for prediabetes