Health
Work-related stress a clear risk factor for sick leave
Middle-aged women who experience work-related stress have a significantly increased risk of future sick leave, a University of Gothenburg study...
Surprise Finding in study of environmental bacteria could advance search for better antibiotics
**EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, AUG. 15, AT 9 A.M. ET** **EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, AUG. 15, AT 9 A.M. ET** In what...
$1.2 million in federal funding to study women Veterans experiencing homelessness
A first-of-its-kind study led by Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the federal government, delivered...
Racial, economic barriers hinder access to medicine for treating opioid use disorder
PORTLAND, Ore. – Patients with a prescription for an opioid use disorder medication may have a tough time getting it...
Candidate malaria vaccine provides lasting protection in NIH-sponsored trials
WHAT: Two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported trials of an experimental malaria vaccine in healthy Malian adults found that all...
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry
PHILADELPHIA (August 14, 2024) – A research team – co-led by Penn Nursing – has made a significant breakthrough in...
Brian Peters part of multi-disciplinary team awarded $3.9 million to study mixed fungal-bacterial infections
Brian Peters, PhD, First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy...
Alzheimer’s cognitive decline predicted by patient’s age, sex, and irregular heart rhythm
Older age, female sex, irregular heart rhythms, and daily activity levels can help to predict how much Alzheimer’s Disease patients’...
Leading AI models struggle to identify genetic conditions from patient-written descriptions
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers discover that while artificial intelligence (AI) tools can make accurate diagnoses from textbook-like descriptions...
Unraveling modern bread wheat from the genes up
A genomic resource for the wild grass species Tausch’s goatgrass (Aegilops tauschii) has been developed by a team of international researchers...
Consumer-grade insecticide sprays fail to control cockroaches, study shows
Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value"...
Power up your health with self-sustaining electronics
Imagine a coat that captures solar energy to keep you cozy on a chilly winter walk, or a shirt that can...
Trojan horse method gives malaria parasites a taste of their own medicine
More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes,...
National Cancer Institute awards grant to Hollings researchers focused on depression among cancer survivors
Depression is common among people with likely incurable cancer – understandably so. But studies have shown that it can be...
The Texas Heart Institute Announces the 2024-2025 Grand Rounds Series
Houston, TX – August 13, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute (THI) is proud to announce the launch of its...
PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research
PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health research PCORI announces $165 million in funding for new health...
Chinese scientists elucidate age and gender disparities in cardiometabolic phenotypes and lipidomic signatures
With the aging of the global population, the prevalence of metabolic diseases has significantly increased over the past two decades....
Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?
A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analysing the colour of the human tongue....
Pink elephants in the brain?
Our brain interprets visual information by combining what we see with what we already know. A study published in the...
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Brain electrical stimulation suppresses appetite. A new frontier in obesity treatment?
The R&D on neuromodulation technology for the treatment and management of metabolic syndrome conducted by a team led by Dr....
