Participation doubles after lupus support group at HSS transitions to virtual format during pandemic

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlights the success of a lupus peer support…

How do we experience the pain of other people?

A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience recorded the neurons of human patients to…

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center have…

Researchers identify biomarkers that predict preeclampsia risk

In a study of pregnant women in the United States, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that a specific…

Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting,…

Some flu vaccine reactions might be a good sign for people with heart disease

People with heart disease who forego annual flu vaccination for fear of having an adverse reaction…

Monkeypox mostly spreads before symptoms appear, study suggests

People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more…

Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria

Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for…

Fecal microbial transplants show lack of predictability when no prior antibiotic treatment is given to recipient

A fecal microbial transplant—giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient’s gut…

Researchers discover a novel instructive role for the entorhinal cortex

A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains (including ours) adapt to external environments, information,…

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: The frightening psychological condition suffered by Dixie D’Amelio

Singer and social media star Dixie D’Amelio revealed on Instagram recently that she has been diagnosed…

Extreme risk protection orders assist in preventing mass shooting events, study shows

Extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events,…

Different people interpret facial impressions very differently, study reveals

Researchers used an algorithm to allow people to refine what they thought the facial expression of…

Video games could improve kids’ brains: study

Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health…

Cholera overwhelms Haiti as cases, deaths spike amid crisis

The sun shone down on Stanley Joliva as medical staff at an open-air clinic hovered around…

Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

The widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for…

Children with resistant leukemia given CRISPR-edited T cells: Phase 1 study results reported

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of…

Dissemination of bone metastasis linked with bone remodeling

Years to decades after breast tumors have been removed, cancer may return or metastasize in other…

Researchers identify model for studying treatments targeting multiple sclerosis progression

A new study from UCLA researchers identified an animal model that could be used to study…

Inner ear structural assignment method may identify Meniere disease

The Inner Ear Structural Assignment Method (IESAM) has high diagnostic value for identifying definite Meniere disease…

Binge eating is more common than anorexia or bulimia—but it remains a hidden and hard-to-treat disorder

For many people, the term “eating disorder” will bring to mind its two most familiar forms—anorexia…

Problems conceiving are not just about women. Male infertility is behind one in three IVF cycles

For the first time, IVF clinics in Australia and New Zealand have reported data about the…

Researchers target uncharacterized protein to study iron-rich blood molecule

Heme, the iron-holding molecule that gives blood its red color, is essential for life. Yet, ironically,…

Snacking on almonds boosts gut health

A team of researchers from King’s investigated the impact of whole and ground almonds on the…

Struggling to understand the younger generation? Don’t worry, research reveals it’s only natural

Can’t understand what the grandchildren mean? Don’t worry, University of Essex research has revealed it is…

Needs and challenges for COVID-19 boosters and other vaccines in the US

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), which was…

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy can safely receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

New research published in the October 2022 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network…

Invasive breast cancer risk down for female child cancer survivors

For childhood cancer survivors, the rates of invasive breast cancer have decreased over time, according to…

How bad is red meat for you? Health risks get star ratings

Research about what is healthy comes so thick and fast—red meat can appear good for you…

Testosterone is an ally of macrophages in the battle against adrenal cancers

Why are cancers of the adrenal glands more common among women? Why are prognoses worse for…