Health

September 18, 2025

A diet of high-iron beans improves health of anemic women in Rwanda

An 18-week diet of high-iron beans improved the physical performance of women at a university in Rwanda. The study shows...

Professor John Shine AC elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

For his scientific leadership and pioneering research in molecular genetics Garvan's Professor John Shine AC, has been elected as Fellow...

Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory

A molecule commonly produced by gut microbes appears to improve memory in miceCredit: Courtesy of Nathan Johnson/PNNL A new study...

Rapid-release gases to speed up cleaning of Covid-19 ambulances: Tests get green light and funding

Credit: Swansea University Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances after carrying...

New study could change what we know about platelets

Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2020) -- University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Sidney Whiteheart has...

Improving immunotherapy for cancer

Cause for the lack of immune defense against tumors discoveredCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM Our immune system not only protects...

Feeling burned out? The contributors could be more related to depression than you think

A study of medical interns across 68 institutions found that personal and workplace factors predicting burnout largely overlapped with factors...

RSNA AI challenge breaks new ground

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - An unprecedented collaboration among two medical societies and over 60...

Ultra-precision nano-sensor could detect iron disorders

Credit: Dr Pooria Lesani, University of Sydney Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in...

Arteries respond in opposite ways for males and females

UC Davis Health researchers lead the way toward sex-specific hypertension treatmentCredit: Copyright UC Regents/UC Davis Health A protein known to...

First study of multicancer blood test to screen for cancer guide intervention

Results show the liquid biopsy test could safely be incorporated into routine clinical care in combination with conventional screeningCredit: Elizabeth...

Evidence of Late Pleistocene human colonization of isolated islands beyond Wallace’s Line

New isotopic study of fossil teeth shows flexible human adaptations to Pleistocene island life through timeCredit: Sue O'Connor A new...

Higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence

Credit: Photo by Staffan Sandblad Men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more...

Virologists show that sample pooling can massively increase coronavirus testing capacity

Credit: Rüdiger Koop, UKS The new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in the mass coronavirus...

Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas

The future of Texas transportationCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading...

New insights into how genes control courtship and aggression

Two new studies by Salk researchers show how sex-determining genes can mediate behavior in fruit fliesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April...

AGS COVID-19 brief offers roadmap to government action for assisted living facilities

Variation in how side effects are reported clouds drug safety

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center An important goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side...

New study finds biases against physically dirty people take root as early as age 5

Biases against the physically unclean extend to the sick, holding implications in the COVID-19 eraCredit: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology...

Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050