Health

October 8, 2025

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

Credit: TalTech It is known that approximately 80% of human immune system functions in the gastrointestinal tract. Gut bacteria and...

Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the...

Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020--A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in...

A new platform for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis receives funding from the ERC

Dr. Antonella Consiglio's group will receive 150,000 euros for an 18-month project. The project aims to develop a stem cell-based...

Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots

The interaction between a rat spinal cord and an engineered muscle system displays behavior similar to the peripheral nervous systemCredit:...

Can an existing HIV medication slow the spread of COVID-19?

Team of Toronto researchers launches clinical trial to find out if existing HIV medication could prevent COVID-19 infectionCredit: MAP Centre...

AGA and joint task force on allergy-immunology practice parameters release EoE guidelines

Guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for allergists and gastroenterologists focusing on the clinical management of EoE for pediatric and adult patientsCredit:...

CNIC scientists design an experimental mouse model for investigating the mechanical function of proteins

The model, published today in Nature Communications, is based on the insertion of the HaloTag-TEV genetic cassette into titin, one...

Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain

An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers...

CUNY SPH Weekly COVID-19 Survey update week 7

Coronavirus testing ramps up in the city and more New Yorkers benefit from public and private assistanceCredit: CUNY SPH Coronavirus...

Making sense of the viral multiverse

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In November of 2019--likely, even earlier--a tiny entity measuring just a few...

In preparing for COVID-19 cases, plan early, communicate often

Credit: ATS April 27, 2020 - Hospitals facing a growing population of COVID-19 cases need a coordinated approach with a...

Survey: Most Americans want government commitment to reduce inequality