Number of census tracts per county. Credit: Health Economics (2025). DOI: 10.1002/hec.70013 Research out of the University of New Hampshire shows that communities that were easier for people to lace…
Category: Health & Medicine
New research shows the brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation
Brain activity maps for the hand (shown in red) and lips (blue) before the amputation (Pre1 and Pre2) and after amputation (three, six and 18 months post-amputation). Credit: Tamar Makin…
Glass half empty? Nutrition studies shouldn’t just focus on what parents do wrong
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to care for children’s food needs. Children’s health and nutrition outcomes are…
Liquid crystal COVID-19 test could enable rapid, accurate at-home detection
Credit: Advanced Materials Technologies (2025). DOI: 10.1002/admt.202400933 How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen…
Study uncovers how beta blockers could halt the progression of triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Monash University researchers have identified a molecular biomarker in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumors which could inform when beta blockers can play a role in…
Two doses of zoster vaccine reduce risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older,…
Gut microbiota linked to autism spectrum disorder progression in mice
This figure illustrates the impact of gut microbiota on the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Healthy microbiota regulate the glutamate/GABA metabolic balance, inducing an anti-inflammatory immune state and normal…
Eye movement patterns reveal subtle signs of cognitive and memory decline
A) Fixations belonging to a single participant viewing a single image are spatially smoothed using a Gaussian kernel weighted by fixation duration, and then vectorized B) Idiosyncratic gaze similarity is…
Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets—here’s what our research found
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products, including…
A new therapeutic approach could help tackle radiation resistance in childhood brain tumors
Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102202 A study co-led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine has uncovered…