Unpredictable Weekly Work Hours Harm Health and Job Stability
Workers whose schedules lurch from one week to the next may be paying a hidden health cost for that instability, according to a large U.S....
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Novel imaging technique exposes hormone-driven changes in the brain
A new study from the University of Delaware suggests that the female brain may undergo subtle, measurable mechanical changes as estrogen levels rise and fall...
Women comprise nearly 70% of global health workforce amid 34-million-worker shortage
Women now make up nearly 70% of the global health workforce, yet the world still faces a shortage of 34.4 million doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists,...
Acoustic Tweezers Reveal Biomolecular Droplet Stiffness
Measuring the mechanics of a fragile biological material without disturbing it has long been a major challenge in biophysics. Now, researchers led by the University...
Genetic switches may program 3D-printed bone to grow blood vessels
Penn State researchers have developed a 3D bioprinting strategy that uses genetically guided clusters of living stem cells to promote the regeneration of damaged bone...
Healthy midlife sleep patterns linked to longer working lives
A large Finnish study suggests that sleep in midlife may be linked to how long people remain in the workforce, with persistent sleep problems and...
Prior antibodies shape distinct immune responses to influenza vaccination
Influenza vaccination does not produce the same immune response in every person. Although seasonal vaccines are reformulated to match viruses expected to circulate, the quality...
SUNY Poly joins $19.9 million NSF initiative accelerating AI-driven materials discovery
SUNY Polytechnic Institute is joining a $19.9 million National Science Foundation initiative designed to transform how advanced electronic and quantum materials are discovered, tested and...
Durham study finds heavy metals may help lung cancer resist chemotherapy
Researchers at Durham University, working with Pleco Therapeutics in the Netherlands, have identified an unexpected mechanism that may help explain why some lung cancers become...
Health Visitor Support Helps New Mothers Remain Smoke-Free
Women who quit smoking during pregnancy may be significantly more likely to remain smoke-free after childbirth when relapse-prevention support is delivered by trained health visitors,...
New Study Challenges Long-Held Assumption in Cell Biology
A New Look at Coronin Proteins Challenges a Longstanding View of the Cell’s Actin Machinery For decades, coronin proteins have occupied a familiar place in...
Defense Department Awards SUNY Polytechnic Institute $61.9 Million for AI, Defense Innovation
UTICA, New York—SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received a $61.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop artificial intelligence systems designed to help...
T Cells Shed Exhaustion Marker, Escape Tumors, and Prevent Cancer Relapse
Cancer-fighting T cells that appear to be exhausted may retain a surprising ability to leave tumors and establish long-lasting immune protection, according to a study...
Multiple chronic conditions increase pregnancy risks for women
A large UK study has found that pregnant women living with two or more pre-existing long-term physical or mental health conditions face substantially higher risks...
Harvard’s George Church to Present at 13th ARDD Meeting in Boston
BOSTON, Massachusetts — August 18, 2026 — George Church, the Harvard geneticist whose work helped define the modern era of genome science, will deliver a...