Climate change and eye maladies
Patnaik said the health risks of air pollution and climate change span a wide range of outcomes including infectious disease, weather-related morbidity and a variety of lung, kidney and cardiovascular maladies.
After Congress Ended Extra Cash Aid for Families, Communities Tackle Child Poverty Alone
Parents who bring their babies in for checkups at this clinic rattle off the ways the money has helped, from the cribs, diapers, clothes, and wipes theyâve bought to how itâs âkept them afloatâ during maternity leave or provided crucial income when a spouse died.
Mice tails whip up new insights into balance and neurodegenerative disease research
"By getting a deeper understanding of how healthy mice balance and by improving the ways in which we assess their performance, we can better explore the neurological mechanisms behind, as well as potential treatments for, conditions that affect motor control and stability."
Sneaky social media habit thatâs a red flag your man is obsessed with his muscles, according to science
âPrevious research has largely focused on women, but weâre now seeing that men are also vulnerable to the pressures of online body ideals,â Luigi Donnarumma, who led the study, said in a press release.
Iâm a doctor â 5 weird but proven ways to avoid colds and reduce the âyuck loadâ
The brew is also rich in antioxidants like catechins, which help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals, potentially reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
Closing in on Parkinson’s Disease proteins in extracellular vesicles in the blood
To overcome this critical bottleneck, researchers have been pursuing the new concept of "liquid biopsies," which involves the easy extraction of blood or other body fluids using non-invasive procedures, and analyzing them for molecules originating from brain and other solid tissues.
How COVID-19 transformed family dinners
"The continued use of remote technology to connect with those not physically present may bring ongoing opportunities for family bonding and children's feeling a sense of belonging to a larger unit, which we know is protective for their well-being," said Fishel.
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Ghastly Drug Prices in Winning Halloween Haikus
If you dare, feast your eyes on this yearâs winners of KFF Health Newsâ sixth annual Halloween Haiku contest.
Bones from Tudor Mary Rose shipwreck suggest handedness might affect collarbone chemistry
Dr. Jemma Kerns adds: "It has been a privilege to work with these unique and precious human remains to learn more about life for sailors in the 16th century while finding out more about changes to bone composition as we age, which is relevant to today's health, has been fascinating."
Understanding how mutations affect diseases
In an era dominated by deep learning, where an ever-increasing amount of data can be processed, NatĂĄlia RuĆŸiÄkovĂĄ, a physicist and PhD student at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), chose to take a step back.
Similarities in brain development between marmosets and humans
A group of international researchers led by Paola Cerrito from the University of Zurich's Department of Evolutionary Anthropology studied how such social interactions map onto brain development in common marmosets.
Enhancing the accuracy of wearables that measure blood glucose levels
In a recent study led by Research and Development Engineer Tomoya Nakazawa, published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), they conducted an in-depth theoretical analysis of the sources of errors in the metabolic-index-based method.