Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you have a child in primary school, you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the…
Category: Health & Medicine
Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span
A woman looks at her phone while watching the sun set in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File Feel like you can’t focus?…
Could personality tests help make bipolar disorder treatment more precise?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams “personalize” just for them, based on tests. But care…
Researchers develop biocompatible patch for soft organ injuries
Immunofluorescent staining for macrophages (CD68, green) and nuclei (DAPI, blue) on the hydrogel-tissue interface seven days after artery incisions in rats. Credit: Dr. Mahsa Ghovvati University of California, Los Angeles…
High midlife stress hormone levels linked to Alzheimer’s risk in postmenopausal women
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is stress associated with Alzheimer’s disease? It may be in women who are postmenopausal, a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at…
3D-printed wearable monitors health through skin gases
The Gutruf Lab’s wearable device provides personalized health data without the constraints of adhesives and frequent reapplication. Credit: University of Arizona College of Engineering Wearable technologies are revolutionizing health care,…
Vitamin B1 derivative enhances wakefulness, study finds
Credit: Miriam Alonso from Pexels Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that thiamine (vitamin B1) tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD), a common thiamine derivative, can induce arousal. TTFD is chemically…
1 in 10 asthma cases can be avoided with a better urban environment, large-scale study finds
Credit: Dianne from Pexels The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This is shown by…
Can the brain be targeted to treat type 2 diabetes?
Validation of AgRP neuron inactivation. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI189842 Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply concentrating on obesity…
Most newborns naturally eliminate HPV infections within first six months of life, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly all newborns who contract human papillomavirus in the perinatal stage will eliminate the virus in the first six months of life, with very little persistence…
