Health
For pet dogs, ‘running with the pack’ may be the best prevention to promote healthier living
What exactly makes for a fit Fido? And how does a dog’s environment factor into their dog years?Credit: Dog Aging...
Incomplete imaging for transient ischemic attack emergencies increases stroke risk
Leesburg, VA, June 8, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), transient ischemic...
New intellectual disability diagnoses in autistic young adults: A path for staying Medicaid-enrolled?
Autistic individuals often rely on Medicaid for insurance, but the transition to adulthood can, and often does, impact their enrollment...
Study: Southern states may have borne brunt of COVID-19 mental health impact
LAWRENCE — A new study appearing today in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE shows how federal and state lockdowns and health mandates...
Penn Dental Medicine collaboration identifies new bacterial species involved in tooth decay
Philadelphia — Collaborating researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Adams School of Dentistry and...
A novel way to diagnose early-onset atopic dermatitis using sebum
Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that often affects infants as young as one to two months. Among the various...
UMass Amherst epidemiologist updates and validates ‘gold standard’ of prenatal physical activity tools
A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has updated and validated the widely used Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ)...
Birmingham spinout to develop 20-minute test following surge in sexually transmitted infections
University of Birmingham spinout Linear Diagnostics has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and...
Despite major progress nationally, two mercury emissions hotspots remain
Missing from partisan political debates over regulations affecting the energy sector is the stunning success of the federal government’s signature...
Reproductive health counseling among women with congenital heart defects
A new study shows that among women with congenital heart defects (CHD), reproductive counseling, concerns, and experiences differ by disability...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher receives $599,663 to enable surgical robots treat disease by focusing energy on tissues
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Loris Fichera has been awarded $599,663 by the National Science Foundation for a five-year project that will enable a...
Paris will host the 25th International Conference of the Redox Medicine Society with 61 communications this June in Paris
The 25th International Conference on Redox Medicine 2023 which will be held in Paris on June 1-2 will welcome 61...
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute receives $78.4 million NIH grant
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has received a $78.4 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH,...
Sweet snacks: Children have very different preferences
Would third- and fourth-graders buy fewer unhealthy snacks if they were more expensive? The answer provided by researchers at the...
What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, you’re suicidal, or want to quit smoking?
La Jolla, Calif. (June 5, 2023) — What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted, want...
Combining bioprinting techniques to pursue functional blood vessels
In this project volumetric bioprinting was for the first time successfully combined with melt electrowriting. This combines the speed and...
Amir Iravani, MD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Fund award
Reston, Virginia—The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Amir Iravani, MD, associate professor of radiology in...
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter?
Certain crops, like greenhouse tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and blueberries, rely on bumblebees for a style of pollination that only bumblebees...
Does multimorbidity impact chronic disease treatment?
Treatment efficacy for a broad range of chronic diseases does not differ depending on patients’ comorbidities, according to a new...
To prevent future pandemics, leave bats alone
A new paper in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health makes the case that pandemic prevention requires a global taboo...
