Health

February 13, 2026

Experimental NIH Sudan virus vaccine protects macaques

February 3, 2023

WHAT: A National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures has successfully developed a vaccine against...

New sensor enables ‘smart diapers,’ range of other health monitors

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Waaahhh! While babies have a natural mechanism for alerting their parents that they need a diaper...

HKUST breakthrough identifies rare tumor cell “spies”

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) developed a novel technology which allows genomic DNA and...

Preparing Europe for the next pandemic: Building the European Health Union

Sandra Gallina, Director-General of the of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety , notes in her editorial that the...

Reducing their natural signals: How sneaky germs hide from ants

Pathogens are disease-causing organisms. By natural selection, they develop evading mechanisms to outsmart the host’s immune system and to get...

Nematodes can help us detect indoor air impurities

Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and...

Genes responsible for coronary artery disease, world’s No. 1 killer, identified

University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease,...

Eva Koekenbier vaccinates a participant in the BCG-PRIME study

Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19

Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19Credit: UMC Utrecht Tuberculosis vaccine does not protect elderly against COVID-19 Utrecht, February...

Activity impairment, health-related quality of life, productivity, and self-reported resource use and associated costs of uncomplicated urinary tract infection among women in the United States

Urinary tract infections impair the sex life, sleep and exercise of over half of women who experience them, and are associated with reduced quality of life, in U.S. survey

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277728Credit: GSK, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277728 Article Title: Activity impairment, health-related quality of life, productivity, and...

The association between vitamin D serum levels, supplementation, and suicide attempts and intentional self-harm

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of suicide attempts in a large cohort of U.S. veterans, especially in Black veterans and those with pre-existing low vitamin D

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0279166Credit: Michele Blackwell, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0279166 Article Title: The association between vitamin D serum levels,...

Medicaid Expansion Improves Breast Cancer Treatment in the South

Medicaid expansion in southern states associated with earlier and more comprehensive breast cancer treatment

Key takeawaysCredit: American College of Surgeons. Key takeaways Filling a research gap: Researchers sought to understand the impact of Medicaid...

Researcher Lisa Dinkler on the study of Arfid (VIDEO)

Serious eating disorder ARFID is highly heritable, according to new twin study

ARFID is strongly influenced by genetic factors, according to a twin study examining this relatively new type of eating disorder....

Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, winner of the Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

University of Manitoba neurologist wins Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

- Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, a neurologist and researcher at the University of Manitoba, is winner of this year’s...

Ochsner Ventures celebrates one year of partnering with emerging companies to support Ochsner Health’s mission

February 1, 2023, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Ochsner Ventures – an innovation partnership and investment group within Ochsner Health – is...

Smart stitches could reduce infection and simplify post op monitoring

A new antimicrobial suture material that glows in medical imaging could provide a promising alternative for mesh implants and internal...

Genomic methods aid study of Seattle 2017-2022 Shigella outbreak

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread. Additional...

Over 4% of summer mortality in European cities is attributable to urban heat islands

Over four percent of deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third...

Ochsner Health opens Clearview Medical Complex in Metairie

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Ochsner Health leaders joined with Jefferson Parish officials today to celebrate the opening of Ochsner Medical Complex – Clearview...

New research chairs will help shape the evolving landscape of AI

University of Alberta and Amii usher in a new wave of broadened AI research with the recruitment of 20 new AI Chairs

January 31, 2023

The University of Alberta and Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) are ushering in a next generation of Canadian AI research...

Stem cells provide a model to understand sensorineural hearing loss