Health

October 8, 2025

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

Credit: Tigchelaar et al./Environmental Research Letters The global pandemic has put a focus on essential workers, those we rely on...

Making transitions from nursing home to hospital safer during COVID-19 outbreak

Advance care planning even more important during pandemicCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted nursing home...

Study reveals pharmacy-level barriers to treatment for opioid use disorder in Appalachian Kentucky

Credit: Pete Comparoni, University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2020) - A new study...

Ayurveda and yoga for COVID-19 prevention

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 28, 2020--Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of...

Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking

Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking in a bid to understand more about the causes of bladder...

Scientists studied the growth rate effect of gut bacteria on degradation of dietary fibers