Doctors are preoccupied with threats of criminal charges in states with abortion bans, putting patients’ lives at risk

Abortion bans are intended to reduce elective abortions, but they are also affecting the way physicians practice medicine. That is the key finding from our recently published article in the…

Over 2,700 suspected new mpox cases in one week in Africa

Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…

Examining the clinical significance of microvascular inflammation after kidney transplantation

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Investigators recently uncovered key insights into newly defined rejection entities in kidney transplantation that may offer improved patient risk categorization post-transplant. The research will be presented…

LiDAR reveals large-scale urbanisation at mountain-top medieval cities

A study published in the journal nature has revealed traces of large-scale urbanisation at two mountaintop cities built over 2,000 metres above sea level in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan.…

UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK next year to protect children’s health and tackle “throwaway” culture, ministers said on Thursday. Public Health and Prevention…

Chick Calls Reveal Emotional States

Summary: Researchers have developed a way to measure stress in baby chicks using vocalizations, offering new insights into animal emotions. The study found that chicks alone produced higher-pitched, louder calls,…

Brain Signals Reveal How Aggression and Arousal Are Encoded

Summary: New research has uncovered that brain signals for aggression in male mice and sexual arousal in female mice are encoded by similar neural mechanisms. The studies found that a…

Tiny airborne particles within air pollution could be a silent killer – new study uncovers hidden risks and reveals who’s most at risk in New York state

Long-term high ultrafine particle concentrations in New York state neighborhoods are linked to higher numbers of deaths. That is the key finding of our new research, published in the Journal…

Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density…

Cancer prevalence across vertebrate species decreases with gestation time, may increase with adult mass

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer prevalence rates varied widely across vertebrate species and generally increased with higher adult mass and decreased with longer gestation time, according to results published in…