Start of the Alaska Ski Classic. Credit: Robert Coker Much of the work devoted to exploring potential sex-specific differences in exercise or sports performance has been derived from laboratory-based studies.…
Category: Health & Medicine
Metal exposure linked to childhood gut health
Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c09642 A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University…
Medicaid cuts may disproportionately affect Black, Latino doctors and their patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Los Angeles pediatrician and urgent care specialist Dr. Ilan Shapiro worries for his chronically ill patients as he watches Congress weigh significant cuts to Medicaid. He…
Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet
WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans. So far, that…
Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to preventable premature deaths
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States)…
Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in recent days, a health ministry official told AFP. The West…
Scientists work toward a vaccine for filoviruses, Ebola’s deadly kin
Vaccination and sampling schedule for RV456/EBL2003 Phase 2 Ad26/MVA Ebola vaccine trial. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adq2496 Filoviruses are among the globe’s most lethal—indeed, so dangerous they can…
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two people in the east African nation since late January. The…
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know
A no-contact thermometer, stethoscope and a calendar are seen at the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice With one-fifth…
‘Zombie’ skin cells may be harmful or helpful, depending on their shapes
Skin-related fibroblasts with nuclei stained green and f-actin stained red. Credit: Jude Phillip, Johns Hopkins University Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their…
