Smartwatches can significantly overestimate how many calories people burn during exercise, and their calorie estimates become less accurate as body fat increases, according to a new Florida International University study. The study…
For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died within five…
Mushrooms are everywhere in California—literally and figuratively. Some are edible, some are psychoactive, some are toxic. And in the case of Amanita muscaria mushrooms, they can be all three. You may not yet…
“This includes creation of mirror organisms.” These six bland words appear as a footnote in the White House policy for “Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research” (PDF) released in July—but they shouldn’t be treated…
A new way to quickly identify who is most at-risk during heat waves offers an opportunity to implement protective measures during ongoing climate events As summer heat waves grow longer and more…
Six-year-old child from Michigan first to receive Edwards Lifesciences-produced Autus Valve as the device moves closer to commercial approval University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is the first hospital in…
Binghamton University, State University of New York professor will design automated systems to aid healthcare workers From robots that can assist during surgery to those that help automate laboratory processes, the idea…
UC San Diego Study reveals precise link between breathing and brain activity, which could open new avenues for understanding disorders in which breathing becomes dangerously disrupted A new study led by researchers…
Statins are highly effective at preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease but selecting which patients are most at risk and should receive statins can be challenging. The CorCal Outcomes trial compared whether statin initiation…
Mass General Brigham study found that evolocumab was associated with a 20% reduction in risk of death among patients without a prior heart attack or stroke Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular…