Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause…
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Younger Australians at risk of using nicotine pouches
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new survey led by the University of Melbourne has found that 70% of Australians aged between 16–39 may be at risk of using nicotine pouches.…
Next-generation gene-editing tool offers enhanced capabilities for cancer and medical research
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australian cancer researchers are the first to establish a next-generation gene-editing tool for modeling and interrogating human disease. A novel pre-clinical model expressing an enhanced version…
Review confirms that antidepressants reduce anxiety, but long-term impact remains unclear
Credit: Liza Summer from Pexels A new Cochrane review confirms that antidepressants effectively reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) under trial conditions, although there is limited data on long-term…
Parents with unemployed children show more signs of depression than those with working children
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can the unemployment of adult children also affect the health of parents? The research “The Impact of Job Insecurity on the Depressive Symptoms of Parents” of…
A program to close insurance gaps for Native Americans has gone largely unused
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection. But because he was uninsured at the time, the surgery at a…
Calorie labels on menus could make eating disorders worse
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study published in BMJ Public Health. The review, which is…
Study shows inherited gene elevates prostate cancer risk in affected families
DNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIH A study of men with a family history of prostate cancer has discovered an inherited…
Advanced ultrasound cannot discern who would benefit from beta-blocker treatment after myocardial infarction
Credit: European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging (2025). DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf015 A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Södersjukhuset shows that advanced ultrasound imaging analyses cannot identify patients who…
Research shows young adults are more active after starting work, but sleep less—unless working from home
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the next few years, while…
