Medical research
Shifting abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics
Chrisley Carpio and Victoria Hinckley, 20 speak to protesters during an abortion rights rally on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in Temple Terrace, Fla. A Florida judge […]
Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In a ruling that will curb efforts to fight climate change, the U.S. Supreme […]
Only 1 in 5 people in the US has optimal heart health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association’s new Life’s Essential […]
Paxlovid Cuts Omicron Hospitalizations by 45%
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 28, 2022 Paxlovid appears to living up to its reputation as the Tamiflu treatment for COVID-19, maintaining its effectiveness […]
Abortion pills to become next battleground in US reproductive fight
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America […]
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 More than 18 million Americans have now survived cancer, a new report shows. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the U.S. National […]
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, […]
White House to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
TUESDAY, June 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) A new rule that would require tobacco companies to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes could be issued Tuesday by the […]
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, […]
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) Americans are night owls at age 20, get the least sleep at 40, and then […]
‘The suffering is enormous’: WHO urges mental health action
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization on Friday called on all nations to invest more in mental health, saying “the suffering is enormous” and […]
Nearly 400 Crashes Tied to Self-Driving, Driver-Assist Technologies Since Last Summer
Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) Nearly 400 crashes have been tied to advanced driver-assistance technologies in the past year, the […]
Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, […]
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many who suffer vaping-related lung damage will have long-term health problems lasting at least a […]
US health experts say monkeypox cases harder to detect
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily display the usual […]
WHO Experts Open to Notion That China Lab Leak Spurred COVID
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) In an about-face from an original report on what might have caused the COVID-19 pandemic, experts enlisted by the World […]
Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adults who survive childhood cancer have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population, yet they are 80% more likely […]
AHA News: Grammy Winner, Chart-Topping Producer – and Kidney Transplant Recipient
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Brian Kennedy was living his dream. A piano prodigy, he moved from his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, […]
Study shows that excessively high BMI is also associated with type 1 diabetes—not just the type 2
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Diabetologia and presented at this year’s annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., […]
How Long Do COVID Antibodies Last?
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after infection, new research suggests. […]
May 6, 2022
It’s often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a […]
March 19, 2022
Human neurons derived from urine allow students in the Ernst lab to model neurodevelopmental disease such as FOXG1 syndrome. This image shows a large cluster of […]
November 9, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An analysis of published studies from a range of biological specialties shows that when data are reported by sex, critical statistical analyses […]
October 28, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain At the earliest stages of human embryonic development, a small collection of cells known as human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) orchestrates growth […]
August 17, 2021
COVIDome Explorer Graphical Abstract. Credit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus To further accelerate COVID-19 research on a global scale, investigators from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have […]
August 2, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated […]
July 6, 2021
Fruit fly neurons. Credit: Torsten Bossing, University of Plymouth Most human cells are able to repair damage by dividing at wounds. But mature nerve cells (neurons) […]
May 28, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Your immune system is always busy fighting incoming threats. It consists of a system of cells, and when there is a shortage […]
March 20, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau—a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the […]