Health

Heat-related deaths are an issue across Washington state, and they occur even in regions that typically have milder climates, according...

The University of Washington has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience (ATN), a long-term research partnership between academia and...

For years, researchers have been working to identify risk factors and treatments to help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Credit:...

Cardiovascular experts at UVA Health have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition...

FERNDALE, Mich. -- A new study on securement for central vascular access devices (CVAD) suggests that subcutaneous anchor securement systems (SASS)...

Three-quarters of people over age 50 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat...

By Paul CandonCredit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs By Paul Candon PISCATAWAY, NJ — From 2019 to 2020,...

Neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, are the body’s first line of defense against infection. Foreign pathogens...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tiny nets woven from DNA strands can ensnare the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19,...

Irvine, CA - September 23, 2022 - In a new paper, University of California, Irvine researchers explain how precision genome...

ATLANTA—Creating a mutation that inhibits how the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, could offer a new...

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets...

UC Riverside engineers are developing low-cost, robotic “clothing” to help children with cerebral palsy gain control over their arm movements. Credit:...

A newer-generation clot-busting drug called tenecteplase outperforms the traditional treatment for ischemic strokes in several key areas, including better health...

The current global outbreak of monkeypox is yet another warning for the adoption of a preventative, One Health, approach to...

Chemistry professor Mahmoud Moradi, whose research focuses on computational simulations of coronavirus and other diseases, has received an Outstanding Investigator...

 Credit: Photo illustration/UC     Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms offer promise for addressing addiction, post-traumatic stress and other difficult-to-treat...

A sarbecovirus found in Russian bats is capable of using human ACE2 to enter cells, and is resistant to the...

Since May 2022, cases of monkeypox have increased globally, stirring fears of a new pandemic. A study published in the...

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the mucus-secreting glands of the lower esophagus — the tube connecting...