Health

September 18, 2025

WPI awarded NSF grant to study impact of stress on student learning during pandemic

COVID-19 outbreak a rare, fleeting chance to gain real-world insights into remote learningCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - May...

COVID-19 disease map: LCSB researchers coordinate international effort

COVID-19 Disease Map: A comprehensive repository incorporating all current knowledge on the virus-host interaction mechanismsCredit: Credits_scienceRELATIONS In the fight against...

Effects of internet CBT for health anxiety on par with face-to-face treatment

Credit: Karolinska Institutet Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have compared two ways of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT, to...

A deep look into the gut’s hormones

Credit: Joep Beumer, copyright Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the...

Technology innovation for neurology

Brain signal measurement using printed tattoo electrodesCredit: © Greco - TU Graz In 2015 Francesco Greco, head of the Laboratory...

First epigenetic study in 3D human cancer cells

Credit: Eduard Batlle Lab @IRBBarcelona Frequently, promising cancer therapies fail when applied to patients in the real clinical setting. This...

Yes, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease are linked

Credit: Photo courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, ON (May 13, 2020) - McMaster University researchers have established a connection between inflammatory...

Evidence suggests a small but important number of people will develop coronavirus-related psychosis

Researchers at Orygen and La Trobe University have completed a rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research to assess...

A Finnish study adds to knowledge about treating fractures of the humeral shaft

Credit: Lasse Rämö Surgical patients appear to recover faster and more reliably than patients treated with functional bracing. A study...

COVID-19’s silent spread: Princeton study explores role of symptomless transmission

Asymptomatic spread can be a successful evolutionary strategyCredit: Chadi Saad-Roy, Princeton University COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been...

Study shows how memory function could be preserved after brain injury

UC Riverside-led study identifies role played by an immune signaling molecule in regulating memory function in the normal and injured...

Research team awarded $3.8 million to study molecular changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s disease

Epigenomic analysis could lead to early detection and new therapiesCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - May 12, 2020...

Health inequities magnified during COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2020--The impact of COVID-19 on underserved and vulnerable populations,...

Using a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19 at home

Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 12, 2020) ... In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to...

Silver nanocubes make point-of-care diagnostics easier to read

Researchers use plasmonics to enhance fluorescent markers in lab-on-a-chip diagnostic devicesCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Engineers at...

COVID-19: Discovery spurs clinical trial of antidepressant

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An antidepressant medication is being tested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after University...

Little skates could hold the key to cartilage therapy in humans

Credit: Andrew Gillis WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from arthritis, most commonly due to the...

Repetitive head impacts lead to early death for NFL players

Credit: JAMA Network Open A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers...

Child’s play ‘lost’ in pandemic fear

Safe interactions are important to wellbeing: ExpertsCredit: Flinders University Social and community disruptions caused by the COVID-19 restrictions could have...

A recent study by food scientists confirms low fibre intake among Estonians