Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many of us want to live long, happy and healthy lives. Yet it’s often confusing to know the best way to achieve this, and many aspects…
Category: Health & Medicine
PTSD, depression, and anxiety nearly doubles in Israel in aftermath of Hamas attack
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted by researchers at Ruppin Academic Center in Israel and Columbia University documents the broad impact on the mental health of Israelis, both Jews…
Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but…
For Black adolescents, feeling connected to school has long-lasting mental health benefits, researchers find
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain School connectedness—the degree to which students feel part of their school community—influences more than grades. For Black students, it’s a protective factor against depression and aggressive…
Aided by AI, new catheter design helps prevent bacterial infections
Schematic of proposed CAUTI mechanism and anti-infection design process. (A) Proposed mechanism for CAUTI. The urine flows from within the patient’s bladder outward through a catheter, while bacteria swim upstream…
Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs
A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking…
Classifying the natural history of asymptomatic malaria
Colorized electron micrograph showing malaria parasite (right, blue) attaching to a human red blood cell. The inset shows a detail of the attachment point at higher magnification. Credit: NIAID Detecting…
Improving patient safety using principles of aerospace engineering
By viewing the diagnostic laboratory data ecosystem as an integrated system, MIT researchers have identified specific changes that can lead to safer behaviors for health care workers and healthier outcomes…
Cognitive maps in some brain regions are compressed during goal-seeking decision-making
Task structure and performance. (A) Illustration of the four rooms environment and example reward locations under the vertical context. An example participant trajectory is shown overlaid in red. In this…
Hearing aids may help those with hearing loss live longer, finds analysis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows. Those who don’t use…
