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Early childhood education provides benefits for youngsters during the pandemic

The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the more their vocabulary grew, a new study has found.

28 Nov 2023

Study finds high rates of inadequate health insurance coverage for commercially insured children

Inadequate health coverage is a particular problem for commercially insured children, according to a new study released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

28 Nov 2023

Radiation therapy could improve cardiac function in heart failure

Cardiologists and radiation oncologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis pioneered the use of radiation therapy -; a strategy typically used against cancer -; to treat patients with a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular tachycardia.

28 Nov 2023

Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist

At no point along his three-year path to earning a degree in physical therapy has Matthew Lee worried about getting a job.

28 Nov 2023

DNA methylation: A key player in gene expression variation and disease manifestation

Professor Asaf Hellman and his research team at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School have unveiled new findings in the realm of methylation-directed regulatory networks.

27 Nov 2023

Cannabis vaping linked to increased use of other substances, study finds

Short communication paper examines the link between cannabis vaping and the use of other substances, comparing cannabis vape users to non-vaping cannabis users. It reveals that cannabis vapers are more likely to use other substances like alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, especially among younger demographics.

26 Nov 2023

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend.

24 Nov 2023

Study highlights urgency of transitioning away from coal-fired power plants

Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, according to a new study led by George Mason University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

23 Nov 2023

Asking a friend: Adolescents prefer to consult socially similar members of their peer group

A recent study highlighted how adolescents actively consult members of their social networks to obtain information, countering previous research that considered younger people to be passively affected by peer pressure.

23 Nov 2023

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.

22 Nov 2023

Black pregnant individuals at high risk for multiple mental health concerns

Black pregnant individuals frequently experience more than one mental health concern, according to findings published by Susan Gennaro, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor in the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, and colleagues in The Nurse Practitioner.

22 Nov 2023

Giving iron intravenously before colorectal surgery improves outcomes for patients, study shows

Change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery, according to analysis conducted by researchers from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

22 Nov 2023

Reducing cholesterol esters protects the brain against Alzheimer's-like damage

In Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the overaccumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau.

22 Nov 2023

Digital Science acquires AI-powered academic writing service Writefull

Digital Science has today announced it has fully acquired the AI-based academic language service Writefull, which assists users worldwide with all aspects of their scholarly writing.

22 Nov 2023

One Health, One Mission: The World Organisation for Animal Health on the AMR Frontline

An interview with Dr. Delfy Góchez.

22 Nov 2023

Anti-abortion groups shrug off election losses, look to courts, statehouses for path forward

Anti-abortion groups are firing off a warning shot for 2024: We're not going anywhere.

22 Nov 2023

New treatment for neurodegenerative diseases may be found in used coffee grounds

Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's, affect millions of people in the United States, and the cost of caring for people who live with these conditions adds up to hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

21 Nov 2023

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

People with diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) are two-to-three times more likely to have depression than people without, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current treatment includes therapy, medicine, or both.

21 Nov 2023

Study exposes AI image generators' bias in depicting surgeons, highlighting gender and racial disparities

The study analyzes the representation of gender and racial diversity in AI-generated images of surgeons, revealing that two out of three popular AI text-to-image generators predominantly depict surgeons as White and male, contrasting with the actual diversity in the field.

20 Nov 2023

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in the United States for adults ages 65 and older. With 1 in 4 older adults falling annually, 27,000 deaths, 8 million emergency department (ED) visits, and 800,000 hospitalizations have occurred.

20 Nov 2023

students News and Research

Early childhood education provides benefits for youngsters during the pandemic

Study finds high rates of inadequate health insurance coverage for commercially insured children

Radiation therapy could improve cardiac function in heart failure

Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist

DNA methylation: A key player in gene expression variation and disease manifestation

Cannabis vaping linked to increased use of other substances, study finds

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

Study highlights urgency of transitioning away from coal-fired power plants

Asking a friend: Adolescents prefer to consult socially similar members of their peer group

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Black pregnant individuals at high risk for multiple mental health concerns

Giving iron intravenously before colorectal surgery improves outcomes for patients, study shows

Reducing cholesterol esters protects the brain against Alzheimer's-like damage

Digital Science acquires AI-powered academic writing service Writefull

One Health, One Mission: The World Organisation for Animal Health on the AMR Frontline

Anti-abortion groups shrug off election losses, look to courts, statehouses for path forward

New treatment for neurodegenerative diseases may be found in used coffee grounds

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in diabetes and mental health

Study exposes AI image generators' bias in depicting surgeons, highlighting gender and racial disparities

Study finds suboptimal follow-up and fall prevention for older adults after fall-related head injury

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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