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Melanoma rates are on the rise in Canada, study reveals

Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by McGill University.

20 Jun 2022

UTSW study provides a potential avenue for the development of new antivirals against influenza

A collaborative study from UT Southwestern scientists has identified a new function for a protein called TAO2 that appears to be key to inhibiting replication of the influenza virus, which sickens millions of individuals worldwide each year and kills hundreds of thousands.

20 Jun 2022

Understanding how and for whom brain training works

If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus, say, in school or at work? Or, in the language of psychologists, does "near transfer" predict "far transfer"?

20 Jun 2022

Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging survival in patients.

20 Jun 2022

New scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health services

Students are set to benefit from better join up of mental health services to prevent them falling through the gaps at university.

20 Jun 2022

CHEST launches an empathetic health care initiative in Bexar County

Aimed at improving patient care, the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) is launching the First 5 Minutes™, an empathetic health care initiative, on June 18 in Bexar County, Texas.

18 Jun 2022

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain.

17 Jun 2022

A proposal to import drugs from other countries creates an unusual alliance in the Senate

Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

17 Jun 2022

International researchers will receive $25 million award to investigate the early stages of cancer development

A world-class team of researchers co-led by UC San Francisco's Allan Balmain, PhD, FRS, has been selected to receive a $25 million Cancer Grand Challenges award to investigate the very early stages of cancer development.

16 Jun 2022

Glucose meter can detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patient samples

Over-the-counter COVID tests can quickly show whether you are infected with SARS-CoV-2. But if you have a positive result, there's no equivalent at-home test to assess how long you're protected against reinfection.

16 Jun 2022

Genetic screening algorithm can estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease

A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease - and it works in people of African, Asian, European, and LatinX descent.

16 Jun 2022

Five quick takeaways from a yearlong investigation of medical debt in America

KHN and NPR embarked on a project to understand how widespread medical debt is in America. Here are the most important takeaways of that yearlong investigation:

16 Jun 2022

Study examines trends in life expectancy in the U.S. at county level

From 2000-2019 overall life expectancy in the United States increased by 2.3 years, but the increase was not consistent among racial and ethnic groups and by geographic area.

16 Jun 2022

Infertility rate among women in the United States remains largely the same, analysis finds

During recent decades, the rate of infertility among women in the United States has remained largely the same, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

16 Jun 2022

First-of-its-kind technology repairs and regenerates heart muscle cells

Researchers at the University of Houston are reporting a first-of-its-kind technology that not only repairs heart muscle cells in mice but also regenerates them following a heart attack, or myocardial infarction as its medically known.

16 Jun 2022

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of their lives on average unless air quality improves to WHO-prescribed levels, according to a new assessment.

16 Jun 2022

People who believe luck determines their fate are more likely to have severe gum disease

People who believe that luck or chance determine what happens to them are more likely to have severe gum disease compared with those who think their own actions are mainly responsible.

16 Jun 2022

100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt

Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated.

16 Jun 2022

Researchers investigate infertility trends in the United States from 1995 to 2019

In a new study, researchers estimated the changes in infertility in the United States (US) from 1995 to 2019.

16 Jun 2022

Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Many patients can live long lives due to early detection and treatment with androgen deprivation therapy.

16 Jun 2022

Education News and Research

Melanoma rates are on the rise in Canada, study reveals

UTSW study provides a potential avenue for the development of new antivirals against influenza

Understanding how and for whom brain training works

Area-level education and income linked with patients' lung cancer stage at the time of diagnosis

New scheme set to tackle gaps in student mental health services

CHEST launches an empathetic health care initiative in Bexar County

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

A proposal to import drugs from other countries creates an unusual alliance in the Senate

International researchers will receive $25 million award to investigate the early stages of cancer development

Glucose meter can detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patient samples

Genetic screening algorithm can estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease

Five quick takeaways from a yearlong investigation of medical debt in America

Study examines trends in life expectancy in the U.S. at county level

Infertility rate among women in the United States remains largely the same, analysis finds

First-of-its-kind technology repairs and regenerates heart muscle cells

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

People who believe luck determines their fate are more likely to have severe gum disease

100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt

Researchers investigate infertility trends in the United States from 1995 to 2019

Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

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