Category: Health Fitness

Accumulation of fat molecules is detrimental to the cell. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University...

Having a job -- whether it's working for someone else or being their own boss -- gives older Americans more...

The pleasurable urge to move to music -- to groove -- appears to be a physiological response independent of how...

New Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk...

The risk of developing liver cancer is increased in people who have cirrhosis, a disease in which healthy liver tissue...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz...

Women who have experienced pregnancy complications have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study from Karolinska Institutet...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to...

Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the...

Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondrial defects, however, are associated with the...

A team of physicists at Tampere University has developed a groundbreaking method for detecting congestive heart failure with greater ease...

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome...

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience...

Typical breakfast pancakes are soft, fluffy and delicious but, sadly, not terribly healthy. Food scientists at Washington State University are...

A new community-based pickleball program called Project Rally is helping cancer survivors improve their physical and social well-being, according to...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal...

A Canadian research team has released the results of a study on stress resilience in seniors. Their findings were published...

Ever notice how much more tempting it is to pick up fast food for dinner after being stuck in traffic?...

From early ocean dips to ice-cold polar plunges, cold-water immersion is increasingly popular among athletes and wellness warriors. But how...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid, a substance historically not well understood...

A carnation-like nanostructure could someday be used in bandages to promote wound healing. Researchers report in ACS Applied Bio Materials...

Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline...

Every cell in your body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes....

Sound plays a significant and often poignant part of skateboarders' relationship with their sport, a new study shows. Skateboarders develop...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, has a variety of symptoms and room for improvement when it comes...

Encouraging bilingualism at home can have many cognitive benefits, which may be particularly helpful to kids with autism spectrum disorder...

Artificially engineered biological processes, such as perception systems, remain an elusive target for organic electronics experts due to the reliance...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers of the University of Barcelona...

Researchers at Linköping University have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study, published...

A collaborative study between researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and...

A study by UNIGE and the Weizmann Institute reveals how certain proteins assemble as soon as they are synthesized, ensuring...

A therapeutic vaccine targeting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) induced regression in high-grade precancerous cervical lesions, according to the results...

Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and...

A research team from Columbia Engineering and the Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics made a pivotal discovery in the field...

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefitted from first-line treatment with the targeted therapies encorafenib and...

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the...

A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking approach using specially designed peptides to improve drug formulations. This innovative method...

A research team at the Medical University of Vienna led by Maria Sibilia has investigated a new combination therapy against...

In recent years, researchers have made considerable progress with single-cell technology. This makes it possible to investigate tissue on the...

Your gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: absorbing...

Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The...

DNA-nanoparticle motors are exactly as they sound: tiny artificial motors that use the structures of DNA and RNA to propel...

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at...

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for 'leaky...

Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, Professor at the Université de Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, long-term associated risks...

Nobody wants to share a day on the water with E. coli. The bacteria is a sure sign of fecal...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain...

Cultural traits -- the information, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and practices that shape the character of a population -- are influenced...

FAU neuroscientists have identified that the receptor IL-1R1 plays a critical role in enabling neurons to directly communicate with the...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick -- also called a deer tick -- is a...

Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes,...

You can probably complete an amazing number of tasks with your hands without looking at them. But if you put...

Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from...

People who eat more red meat, especially processed red meat like bacon, sausage and bologna, are more likely to have...

An international study published in the journal Nature Mental Health has identified three psychological profiles associated with different patterns of...

Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could...

A recent study led by MedUni Vienna provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in persons with haemophilia A,...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells,...

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help...

Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study, out today...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm -- a slimy bacterial layer that...

As Los Angeles County battles the most destructive wildfires in its history, a new study suggest that US policies should...

The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels as part...

A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most...

Imagine this scenario: Two people cheat on their partners with each other and then leave their partners to be together....

Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, with more than...

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera,...

In a large-animal model study, researchers have found that heart attack recovery is aided by injection of heart muscle cell...

A recent study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine...

People whose jobs are highly sedentary -- an estimated 80% of the modern workforce -- experience a much higher risk...

An FDA-approved medication called glucarpidase could serve as an antidote to kidney toxicity in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug methotrexate...

Imagine you're at a dinner party, but you can't smell the food cooking or hear the dinner bell. Sounds like...

Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney disease. The presence...

Tumor cells circulating in the blood are the "germ cells" of breast cancer metastases. They are very rare and could...

A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of oesophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early...

Brazil's Bolsa Família Program (BFP) is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programmes implemented worldwide. Since 2004, the BFP...

Since its discovery in the 1990s, "programmed cell death protein 1," or PD-1, has been regarded as a leading target...

A new international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that AI-based models can outperform human experts...

An inter-departmental research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has conducted the...

Researchers can bring together a picture of how people moved across the world by looking at changes in their DNA,...

Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as...

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity -- primarily organ transplant recipients...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the...

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to "pregame" -- consume large quantities of alcohol in the...

Hospitals that have adopted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) "hospital-at-home" program, which serves as an alternative to admission...

Researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have unveiled a critical mechanism that...

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has created a platform, called SIMPL2, that revolutionizes the study...

Quantum sensing is a rapidly developing field that utilizes the quantum states of particles, such as superposition, entanglement, and spin...

A drug recently approved to prevent migraine may start working right away, according to a study published in the December...

Digital healthcare consultations are not enough for a safe assessment of tonsillitis, according to a study from the University of...

Professor Sangmin Lee from POSTECH's Department of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with 2024 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Professor David Baker from...

Although being married or in a long-term relationship is often seen as the norm, more people are staying single for...

In a discovery that could redefine how we understand cellular resilience and adaptability, scientists at Scripps Research have unlocked the...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time...

Despite the development of numerous cancer treatment technologies, the common goal of current cancer therapies is to eliminate cancer cells....

A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted...

The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does...

A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to...

Stanford Medicine researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that can read thousands of doctors' notes in electronic medical records...

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization and other partners conducted...

Human norovirus, a positive-strand RNA virus that is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million...

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs...

In 2022 alone, over 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10 million died from the disease, according...

A research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- Tucson's Sarver Heart Center...

Teeth are essential for helping people break down the food they eat, and are protected by enamel, which helps them...

Inflammation in the hippocampus -- the brain's memory centre -- significantly alters motivation and behaviour in mice, including food-seeking behaviour,...

Research from Radboud university medical center shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's...

In a new study, participants tended to assign greater blame to artificial intelligences (AIs) involved in real-world moral transgressions when...

Reinforcement Learning, an artificial intelligence approach, has the potential to guide physicians in designing sequential treatment strategies for better patient...

Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific...

In a world grappling with a multitude of health threats -- ranging from fast-spreading viruses to chronic diseases and drug-resistant...

A new psychological study has shown that when people know they are under surveillance it generates an automatic response of...

Scientists from the Kavli Institute of Delft University of Technology and the IMP Vienna Biocenter discovered a new property of...

Australian-led research is unlocking new ways for immunotherapy to better target cancer. Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionised treatment for patients, whereby...

A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth,...

Immune checkpoint blockades, or ICBs, have revolutionized treatment for various advanced cancers. However, their effectiveness has plateaued due to therapeutic...

A new study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may help...

During a shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin that began in early 2023, there was no...

Researchers have found evidence that living in areas prone to wildfire smoke may negatively impact an individual's life expectancy. In...

For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery -- known as the interferon pathway --...

Published in Nature Communications, a new study led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University found that...

A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers shows that early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising...

Machine-learning models can make mistakes and be difficult to use, so scientists have developed explanation methods to help users understand...

The odds on whether a child survives a cardiac arrest may depend on where they live, according to a new...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first...

A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as...

Chronic pain is an acute and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. And while pain interventions are available,...

Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and Trudeau Institute have identified the first mouse strain that is susceptible to severe COVID-19...

A McMaster researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding...

Exactly why do people remember what they remember? A recently published review paper from researchers at Rice University sheds light...

People who climb too fast or too high risk acute altitude sickness, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxic brain injury....

Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with...

Researchers have found a way to program immune cells to attack glioblastoma and treat the inflammation of multiple sclerosis in...

When women are pregnant and nurse their babies, their bodies change and various organs, such as the breasts or the...

An experimental bacteria-derived biopesticide is highly effective in killing malaria-carrying mosquitoes, including those that have developed resistance to chemical pesticides,...

A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the...

An average of four minutes of incidental vigorous physical activity a day could almost halve the risk of major cardiovascular...

Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better...

A group of young students became bonafide biomedical scientists before they even started high school. Through a partnership with a...

New research findings from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health indicate that exposure to even low levels of...

An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing...

For oral medications that prevent new HIV infection to be effective, the patient must take certain actions, including attending doctor's...

Learning French while also developing language skills in one's mother tongue is no easy task. As a result, allophone children...

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term sex hormone treatment in transgender individuals can lead to significant changes in...

Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of...

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications. The subtle...

A new gold-based drug can slow tumour growth in animals by 82% and target cancers more selectively than standard chemotherapy...

A tiny, four-fingered "hand" folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for...

People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk...

Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask the positive impact of nature soundscapes on people's stress and anxiety, according to...

In patients with long COVID, lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with impaired cognitive function, according to a study...

Air fryers produce a tiny fraction of the indoor air pollution emitted by other cooking methods including pan and deep...

The current standard of care for psychosis is a diagnostic interview, but what if it could be diagnosed before the...

Regenerative medicine holds the extraordinary promise that future patients in need of new cells, tissues or organs will no longer...

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network...

LMU researchers have discovered how the interplay between a key protein and an endolysosomal ion channel promotes tumor development in...

While it's well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement...

A new study from Northwestern Medicine reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois...

We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others...

The Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts and packages proteins to be sent to their final destinations, whether that's within or outside...

The intestine maintains a delicate balance in the body, absorbing nutrients and water while maintaining a healthy relationship with the...

The hippocampus is one of the most fascinating brain regions. Associated with the formation of memories, it also helps us...

A new study projects a sharp rise in temperature- and pollution-related mortality, with the impact of temperature surpassing that of...

Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged...

A recently published study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that a tiny protein called PNA5...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat...

Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help...

Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next quarter century. More than 1 million people...

Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air...

There's only one thing worse than an abusive boss -- and that's a boss who thinks they can make up...

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a significant association between...

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the...

A novel test developed by Duke-NUS researchers enables real-time monitoring of T cells that have been engineered to fight cancer,...

Adults exhibit a general tendency to make better decisions than adolescents, and this improvement drives an increase in specific and...

Vitamin D, an essential nutrient, is naturally produced through sun exposure and certain foods. However, excessive sunburn prevention measures are...

Many bacterial-linked illnesses, such as inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer, are associated with an overgrowth of gut bacteria thought...

A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, in collaboration with the MSB Medical School Berlin and...

A research team from the University of Basel has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles....

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveal that metabolic enzymes known for their roles in energy production and...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or...

Environmental sustainability isn't a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts...

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Innsbruck discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host...

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Despite medical advances in recent years, this type of...

A study at the University of Jyväskylä showed that the heart rate variability of a dog and its owner adapt...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes...

Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that the current accommodations for examinees with blindness for examinations such as those...

Even treated with the most advanced therapies, patients with glioblastoma -- an aggressive brain cancer -- typically survive less than...

Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more...

New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity -- such as uphill walking or stair-climbing -- into...

When it comes to fighting climate change, electric buses are a triple threat: they encourage energy-efficient levels of urban population...

When performing knee replacement surgery, also called total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle...

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are warning that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity in the fields of genetics and medicine can...

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health...

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious...