Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members frequently follows a concussion-like brain injury. Until now, it has been unclear why. A UCLA team of psychologists and neurologists reports that a traumatic brain…
A protein that breast, lung and other cancers use to promote their spread–or metastasis–to the brain, has been identified by a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian investigators. The…
Discrimination — differential treatment based on an aspect of someone’s identity, such as nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender — is linked to lower success in careers and poorer health. But there…
A year before the 2020 presidential election, Americans report various issues in the news as significant sources of stress, including health care, mass shootings and the upcoming election, according to this year’s…
A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, “betcha can’t eat just one!” Maybe that’s because potato chips, like so many foods in the American diet, can…
In a study of six adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that a single vaping episode of cannabis that is similar in chemical composition to that found in legal hemp products…
The annual transition to and from daylight saving time (DST) has clinical implications that last longer than the days where clocks “fall back” or “spring forward.” Over time, DST eliminates bright morning…
Retinoblastoma is a cancer that forms in the light-detecting cells in the back of the eye. It often appears in children under two years of age and can lead to blindness or…
Opening the eyes immediately provides a visual perception of the world – and it seems so easy. But the process that starts with photons hitting the retina and ends with ‘seeing’ is…
Stigma is an important contributor to the continued HIV epidemic in the United States. While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication that can be taken to prevent HIV infection, previous research has…
