A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve…
Scripps Research’s insights into sex-based differences in brain chemistry could guide personalized treatment strategies for alcohol use disorder. Alcohol affects everyone differently, but new research reveals that biological sex may play a…
A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one small mutation away from being capable of spilling over into human populations and…
A new study leveraging accelerometer and brain MRI data reveals that moderate levels of physical activity may help slow brain aging. Led by Associate Professor Chenjie Xu from the School of Public…
A team led by University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher James Stone, MD, PhD, has received $3.2 million from the federal Department of Defense to enhance a critical tool for protecting…
New research shows that certain cell proteins can help or hurt base editing You may have seen it in the news recently: a baby in Pennsylvania with a rare genetic disorder was…
A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has found a simple rule that seems to govern how life is organised on Earth. The researchers believe this rule helps explain why species are…
Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo potentially dangerous changes over time in patients without symptoms, according to a study was…
Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide — improved long-term survival overall compared with chemotherapy alone,…
A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological…
