Health

November 8, 2025

New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia

Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementiaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa,...

New study shows Transcendental Meditation reduces teacher burnout and improves resilience

Credit: © Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education Teachers who participated in a meditation-based teacher development program utilizing the...

Decreases in exercise closely linked with higher rates of depression during the pandemic

Study of college students showed that the disruption to physical activity is a leading risk factor for depression during this...

Study shows combined liver-cytokine humanization rescues circulating red blood cells

Credit: Yale Cancer Center In a new study by the Yale Department of Immunobiology and Yale Cancer Center, researchers report...

HSC transplants in embryos: Opening the door for hematopoiesis research

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have described, for the first time, a new technique for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation...

RCSI researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation

Credit: Patrick Bolger DUBLIN, Friday, 5 March 2021: RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to 'put the brakes' on...

Retinal implants can give artificial vision to the blind

Credit: Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL Being able to make blind people see again sounds like the stuff of miracles...

Team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND (March 5, 2021)--An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at...

An unstable working life affects the future mental health of young people

This study evaluates the relationship between the various possible pathways at the start of working life with future absenteeism due...

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virusCredit: Matt Miller/Washington University New research at Washington University School...

Neural networks need more than neurons, new project posits

Credit: Vincent Breton-Provencher/MIT Picower Institute By encoding a feature of biological intelligence called reinforcement learning, in which we iteratively learn...

Preventive Medicine publishes special issue focused on eliminating cervical cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center's Dr. Anna Giuliano one of two guest editors for the issueCredit: Moffitt Cancer Center Cervical cancer is...

A world without cervical cancer: Preventive Medicine publishes special issue to further global efforts to eliminate deadly disease

More than 100 scientists provide guidance towards meeting WHO global strategy of eliminating cervical cancer by 2030Credit: Moffitt Cancer Center...

SARS-CoV-2 mutations can complicate immune surveillance of human T-killer cells

The (robotic) doctor will see you now

Study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free wayCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's...

Collagen plays protective role during pancreatic cancer development

Findings suggest the protein helps slow tumor progression, pointing to new cancer therapeutic strategiesCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON --...

Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic

With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals, there is an urgent need to monitor...

March science snapshots

COVID genetic mystery, power outage costs, Alzheimer pathology, optical antennasCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH...

Do known drugs help against SARS-coronavirus-2?

Credit: Karin Tilch There are no therapeutics available that have been developed for COVID-19 treatment. Repurposing of already available medication...

Researchers urge greater awareness of delayed skin reactions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine