Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Enormous progress has been made in tackling the global HIV epidemics over the past two decades. The number of people dying from HIV-related causes has fallen…
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Proposed legislation would provide crucial funding for endometriosis research
Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels The Endometriosis CARE Act, which was introduced in 2022, seeks to deliver $50 million annually to advance research and expand access to treatment for this…
Higher income is linked to both greater life satisfaction and more stress, study finds
Stress and life satisfaction trade-off with income. Trends against annual household income of (a) predicted life satisfaction for the respondents (NOverall = 2,038,169) who experienced prior-day (ES) and those who…
New test helps doctors predict a dangerous side effect of cancer treatment
Among the proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, the researchers identified biomarkers that can accurately predict the development of ICANS. Specifically, two characteristic proteins, C1RL and FUCA2, were combined for highly…
Whether we imagine navigation or navigate in real life, our brainwaves look the same
Experimental paradigm. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02119-3 Physical and imagined movement through real-world environments may use the same neural mechanism in the brain, suggests a Nature Human Behaviour…
Firefighters face a higher brain cancer risk associated with gene mutations caused by chemical exposure, study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Gene mutations caused by exposure to certain chemical compounds have been linked to the development of gliomas, the most common type of malignant brain tumor. New…
Stillbirth rates are highest in the US South, research finds
Women in the U.S. South are three times more likely to lose a baby in late pregnancy than mothers in other regions, a new study reports. The study, exclusively reported…
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding…
When should you eat? Before, after—or even while—exercising?
A jogger is silhouetted while running on a jetty at sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in Bal Harbour, Fla., on Sept. 19, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File If you…
Pressure to seem perfect can strain teen relationships, but kindness from peers can help
by Danielle S. Molnar, Dawn Zinga, Hanna Puffer and Melissa Blackburn, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine trying to always appear perfect. You stay on top of the latest…
