Health

October 13, 2025

Program achieves 85% reduction in malaria cases, but does not eliminate the disease

A study in the Mozambican district of Magude provides valuable lessons for global efforts aimed at eliminating the diseaseCredit: ISGlobal...

Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-19 complications and death

Credit: Sabatino et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0) COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular comorbidities or risk factors are more...

Gene variants help explain connection between skin disorder and food allergy risk

Discovery could lead to new screening tests and potential treatmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's Two common variants in the KIF3A gene increase...

Linking sight and movement

Researchers key in on finding that can help self-driving cars 'see'Credit: Courtesy of Grigori Guitchounts To get a better look...

NIH-supported scientists demonstrate how genetic variations cause eczema

Finding could lead to genetic tests that identify infants at risk for the diseaseCredit: NIAID WHAT: New research supported by...

Patients’ access to opioid treatment cumbersome

Pregnant women less likely to receive treatmentCredit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Women are having a difficult time getting...

This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds

Credit: UVA Health Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a...

Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources

AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiologyCredit: American Roentgen...

Stanfill inducted into American Academy of Nursing 2020 class of new fellows

Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (August 13, 2020) - Ansley Grimes Stanfill, PhD, RN, associate dean of Research for the UTHSC...

FEFU scientists propose to restore neural tissue with hydrogels based on modified pectins

Credit: FEFU press office Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) scientists have developed implantable hydrogels based on plant polysaccharides (pectins). They...

Task force examines role of mobile health technology in COVID-19 pandemic

UMass Amherst experts focus on potential benefits of wearable sensorsCredit: UMass Amherst An international task force, including two University of...

New study shows increase in domestic violence injuries during COVID-19

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate...

Sufficiently distant parks and public services facilitate older adults’ physical activity

Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activityCredit: University of...

Artificial intelligence recognizes deteriorating photoreceptors

Study of the universities of Bonn, Stanford and Utah on atrophic AMDCredit: © Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn A software based on artificial...

When you’re smiling, the whole world really does smile with you

New insights for mental healthCredit: Unsplash From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a...

The larynx has evolved more rapidly in primates

Credit: Bowling et al, 2020 The larynx is larger, more variable in size, and has undergone faster rates of evolution...

Syphilis may have spread through Europe before Columbus

Credit: (Photo: UZH) Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease - and while commonly dismissed due to the availability of modern...

Employers reject transgender people

Credit: Teiksma Buseva Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people - especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover,...

A new neurofeedback strategy to treat pain

A novel neurofeedback treatment may help to treat chronic pain in the futureCredit: (c) Current Biology Chronic pain is one...

Public health consequences of policing homelessness