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Queensland study reveals shifting Australian attitudes toward smacking children

A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehavior.

24 Oct 2026

Reddit discussions could help improve public health messaging on heat

Two years ago, Robbie M. Parks, an environmental health scientist at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, director of climate and disaster resilience at Americares, founded an online community on Reddit, r/heat_prep, where members share information and advice about coping with extreme temperatures.

24 Oct 2026

Food quality concerns unite Americans far beyond MAHA political support

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement emerged as part of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign following former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of Trump.

24 Oct 2026

LGBTQ+ college students facing discrimination report higher mental health risks

LGBTQ+ college students who experience discrimination are significantly more likely to experience depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and avoid needed health care, according to a new national study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

23 Oct 2026

Researchers call for microbiome moonshot to tackle chronic diseases

Rutgers researchers are part of an international call for a microbiome moonshot, a massive, coordinated effort to pinpoint how certain microorganisms inside us drive chronic disease and how others can be harnessed for repair.

23 Oct 2026

Fish consumption may help reduce hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

A new prospective study from Japan explored whether fish consumption before and during pregnancy is linked to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia.

23 Oct 2026

New playground design aims to protect children from harmful UV rays

A new design methodology for school playgrounds is demonstrating how children can still enjoy their play time whilst being protected from the harmful effects of the sun.

23 Oct 2026

What can 6,000 brain scans tell us about Alzheimer's?

KARI's multimodal imaging dataset reveals critical insights into Alzheimer's disease, linking amyloid, tau, and brain structure to cognitive performance.

23 Oct 2026

Brain-computer interface enables unresponsive ICU patients to control sounds

Unresponsive ICU patients in a new Columbia study were able to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone with their minds, via noninvasive EEG electrodes that recorded and translated their brainwaves.

23 Oct 2026

A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar

A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose markers, while school lunch participation showed no significant association. Higher intakes of vitamins E and B6 and fruit consumption among adolescents with obesity were associated with lower prediabetes prevalence, but none of the reported associations remained statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons.

22 Oct 2026

Emotion management helps teens maintain weight loss after treatment

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that adding emotion management skills to family-based behavioral weight management may help adolescents maintain weight loss after treatment ends.

22 Oct 2026

Large-scale meteorological patterns linked to Ebola virus outbreaks

A study led by the University of Malaga has shown that outbreaks of Ebola virus do not occur randomly over time; rather, their appearance is linked to specific large-scale meteorological patterns, even with oscillations occurring in regions thousands of miles away from Central Africa, where they are currently suffering from an epidemic of this disease, which can be fatal.

22 Oct 2026

Green energy revenues offer critical funding for universal health

The green energy transition presents a crucial opportunity to finance universal health coverage (UHC) in low and middle income countries, say experts in The BMJ's climate issue today.

22 Oct 2026

Young cancer survivors face critical gaps in follow-up care

Young adult cancer survivors face gaps in follow-up care caused by factors including geographic mobility and insurance changes, according to an analysis by UTHealth Houston researchers.

22 Oct 2026

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Microplastics can change how bacteria form biofilms and develop antibiotic resistance. Maria Jazmin Silvero Compagnucci explains.

From Pittcon 22 Oct 2026

Global vaccine equity rules could save millions in future pandemics

Beginning the global COVID-19 vaccine roll-out 100 days after the virus was sequenced could have saved more than 8 million lives by the end of 2021, most of them in lower-middle-income countries, according to modelling evidence brought together in a new Policy Brief from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).

22 Oct 2026

Digital mindfulness program cuts depression relapse risk in mothers by 26%

A free, online program developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers has been shown to reduce risk of depression relapse by double digits among new moms and moms-to-be with a history of depression.

22 Oct 2026

Study identifies blood proteins associated with aggressive prostate cancer risk

Proteins linked to the immune system, cell adhesion, blood vessel formation and known prostate cancer genes, were associated with the future risk of developing prostate cancer, including aggressive disease, in a new study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health.

21 Oct 2026

Researchers call for coordinated action to protect European sleep health

A new paper from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Early Career Network of the European Sleep Research Society warns that sleep health is becoming a growing public health challenge across Europe and is calling for coordinated action to protect it.

21 Oct 2026