WVU computer scientists are training AI models to diagnose heart failure using data generated by low-tech equipment widely available in rural Appalachian medical practices. Credit: WVU/Micaela Morrissette Concerned about the…
Category: Health & Medicine
Why endurance events like marathons should have weight divisions for heavier runners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In sports such as wrestling, boxing, rowing, weight lifting and the martial arts, athletes are grouped by weight to make things fairer. It wouldn’t make sense…
Build social ties through live events
If your social life has been lived out in Zoom calls since the height of the pandemic, Labor Day weekend is prime time for a reboot. Attending live events builds…
Stubborn high blood pressure drops with an experimental drug that targets hormone imbalance
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the…
Sex-selective abortion bans harm maternal and infant health, according to study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sex-selective abortion bans (SSABs)—which prohibit the seeking of abortions based on the fetus’ sex—increase the likelihood of low birth weight and preterm births among infants born…
Scientists create realistic brain-wide connection maps through digital modeling
Comparison of 65 reconstructed (blue) and 65 of the 1695 synthesized axons (red) of MOp5 pyramidal cells. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62030-3 EPFL researchers have developed a powerful method…
CDC scales back foodborne illness tracking
by I. Edwards Federal health officials have cut back a long-running program that tracks foodborne illnesses in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, will…
Around 90% of middle-aged and older autistic adults are undiagnosed in the UK, review finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some 89–97% of autistic adults aged 40+ years are undiagnosed in the UK, according to the largest review of its kind which was conducted at the…
Surgery to treat chronic sinus disease more effective than antibiotics, clinical trial finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics at treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) along with academics…
Redefining eye treatment for a healthier future
Graphical abstract. Credit: Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s13346-024-01566-1 Kruti Naik, a Ph.D. candidate in ocular drug delivery at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) at Wits…
