Health

November 9, 2025

‘Break a leg’ not so lucky when it leads to limb deformities

Surgery could be eliminatedCredit: University of South Australia Orthopaedic researchers are one step closer to preventing life-long arm and leg...

Starting smoking cessation in hospitalized patients would reduce many premature deaths

Credit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year in the United States, due mainly...

Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus invades the mouth’s cells

Findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCredit: Paola Perez, PhD, Warner Lab An international team led by...

Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells

NIH-funded findings point to a role for saliva in SARS-CoV-2 transmissionCredit: Paola Perez, PhD, Warner Lab, NIDCR An international team...

Deadly heat waves will be common in South Asia, even at 1.5 degrees of warming

People living in South Asia already experience potentially deadly heat waves, but these events will likely become more commonplace in...

Group testing method developed for COVID-19

Credit: Mario R. Guarracino et al. Researchers Mario Guarracino the HSE Laboratory of Algorithms and Technologies for Networks Analysis in...

‘Silencing’ protein to weaken COVID-19

Researchers from ITQB NOVA have characterized a therapeutic target with great potential and built its first three-dimensional modelCredit: ITQB NOVA...

School-based telehealth connects underserved kids to quality and sustainable health care

Implementation of school-based telehealth in communities facing health care barriers across South Carolina provides children with accessible care.Credit: Medical University...

New research textbook provides expert guidance for advancing health disparities science

The Science of Health Disparities Research integrates various research disciplines into one comprehensive, first-of-its-kind volume.Credit: © Wiley-Blackwell The National Institute...

Dangerous landfill pollutants ranked in order of toxicity by MU researchers

In partnership with the USDA Forest Service, University of Missouri researchers developed a system to prioritize most toxic pollutants.Credit: Missouri...

Family ties protect against opioid misuse among U.S. young adults

Credit: Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Syracuse, N.Y. - As opioid use disorders and overdoses...

A better treatment for sickle cell disease

An organ-on-a-chip device designed by Texas A&M researchers could provide a more personalized approach to addressing the illness.Credit: Texas A&M...

Study shows DHA supplement may offset impact of maternal stress on unborn males

Researchers also discovered one reason why maternal stress affects unborn males more than femalesCredit: Justin Kelley Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism...

New neuropharmacological approach

Credit: Rudolf Virchow Center Dysfunctional nerve cell proteins are thought to underlie a large number of mental disorders. The involved...

Psychological forest: What trees reveal about Antarctic researchers

Credit: NIPR At the bottom of the world, there's a small island about four kilometers off the coast of Antarctica....

Positive self-image and self-esteem protects against weight gain in adolescence

Credit: Eivind Meland A new study from the University of Bergen (UiB) shows that the way young people view their...

Children exposed to tobacco smoke use more emergent health services