Health

September 18, 2025

Pine martens like to have neighbors — but not too near

Credit: Nick Upton Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research. Over three years,...

Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling

Around 1 in 3 female uni students report saving calories for binge drinking episodesCredit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash...

Detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine

Study finds robust antiviral T cell response in humans with COVID-19 and detects substantial crossreactivity in unexposed individuals; in a...

Scientists collaborate to create new physics-based technology for COVID-19 detection

Credit: Photo courtesy of Northern Arizona University One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the...

Genome-wide pattern found in tumors from brain cancer patients predicts life expectancy

Proof of principle study highlights mathematical methods that are uniquely suited for personalized medicineCredit: Nathan L. Galli, University of Utah...

Precision medicine guides choice of better drug therapy in severe heart disease

Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is...

Ticking time bomb: Malaria parasite has its own inherent clock

New research could eventually lead to new targets to fight this pervasive and deadly diseaseCredit: Ed Reschke DALLAS - May 14, 2020...

Retinal texture could provide early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease

New imaging technique combines two technologies to spot early warning signs of Alzehimer's disease in miceCredit: Ge Song, Duke University...

New book on heart development and disease from CSHLPress

Credit: Illustration kindly provided by Timothy J. Mohun. Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced...

Answers to these questions can help #Decision2020 build momentum for Americans as we age

Study identifies group of genes with altered expression in autism

The dysregulation appeared to affect communication among neurons in the subjects of the study, which was conducted in Brazil. The...

UMD researchers seek to reduce food waste and establish the science of food date labeling

New study highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations to reduce global food waste due to date labelingCredit: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan...

Geography of childhood cancer in Switzerland studied

Credit: International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020 While cancer is rare in children, it is, nevertheless, the second most common...

New study to assess the efficacy of ivermectin against COVID-19

Clínica Universidad de Navarra and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health launch a clinical trial to determine the efficacy of...

Coping after breast cancer

UD researchers study how fear of cancer recurrence impacts a couple's quality of lifeCredit: Illustration by Jeffrey Chase To recur...

Digital health in the COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2020--Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and other key digital...

Critical window for re-infection with HIV after stem cell transplantation

Credit: NIAID Some people with HIV need to undergo an allogeneic stem cell transplantation in order to treat different types...

Patients prefer their consent to share their data and to manage it digitally

Credit: Dovetail/WMG, University of Warwick A group of patients with diabetes were surveyed on their understanding of the consent process...

How plants forget

New work uncovers how a specific epigenetic mark is reset in spermCredit: Michael Borg Although they do it differently than...

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and major diseases at the same time