Health
New study will examine irritable bowel syndrome as long COVID symptom
Researchers with the ongoing Arizona CoVHORT research study at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health were awarded $3.2...
ASTRO 2023 Session shines spotlight on physician burnout
MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL SEPT. 29, 2023, AT 5 PM ET, 2023) – Physician burnout was already a trending topic...
American Academy of Arts and Sciences to induct UVA’s Garcia-Blanco
The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, will be inducted this weekend into the American...
Study identifies new pathway to suppressing autoimmunity
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Hospital for Special Surgery Research Institute...
How parents’ work stress affects family mealtimes and children’s development
URBANA, Ill. – Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment...
Wearable patch wirelessly monitors estrogen in sweat
The sex hormone commonly known as estrogen plays an important role in multiple aspects of women's health and fertility. High...
Few eligible patients get access to publicly funded weight management programs in England
Of the more than 1.8 million adults in England with a recorded diagnosis of overweight or obesity, only 3 percent...
Van Andel Institute chief scientist earns $7.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award to support cancer research
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 28, 2023) — Van Andel Institute Chief Scientific Officer Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), has...
Fish reveal cause of altered human facial development
Some substances in medicines, household items and the environment are known to affect prenatal child development. In a study published...
New report adds heat to Levelling Up debate by revealing England’s most ‘insecure’ regions
Accessing stable employment with fair pay and predictable hours is harder for workers in the North and Midlands, which can...
Women seeking credibility in health care feel ‘on trial,’ struggle with constraints of double binds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Having a chronic illness is a great deal of work, communication researchers have long known. But having...
State politics, industry drive planetary health education for K-12 students in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As much of the U.S. broils under record-setting temperatures, battles wildfires and is rocked by fierce storms,...
Want to make better decisions? Ask for less information, not more
When people have to make a tough decision, their first instinct is usually to gather as much information as possible....
UNF receives substantial legislative funding to combat nursing shortage
The University of North Florida has been awarded matching State legislative funding of nearly $800K based upon the School of...
Lack of financial planning linked to higher risk of death in US and UK
People who are less socioeconomically advantaged have lower life expectancies, with a number of possible underlying mechanisms, such as less...
How liver cells become scarring, and worse
Hepatic fibrosis occurs when scar tissue replaces damaged cells in the liver. Over time, accumulating scarring distorts the liver, interferes...
Does form follow function? Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers advance understanding of why cell parts look the way they do
Scientists have long understood that parts of cells, called organelles, evolved to have certain shapes and sizes because their forms...
Henry Ford Health first in Michigan to introduce advanced prostate diagnostic technology
DETROIT (Sept. 27, 2023) – Henry Ford Health is the first health system in Michigan to offer ExactVu, a cutting-edge...
A novel role discovered for vagus nerve
The vagus nerve, known for its role in ‘resting and digesting’, has now been found to have an important role...
Patients who quit smoking after percutaneous coronary intervention do as well as non-smokers – unless they had smoked heavily
Patients who quit smoking after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for narrowed arteries have similar outcomes as non-smokers during four...
