If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about vaccines, diet, measles, Medicaid cuts and health insurance costs – but much less about one of…
Category: Humans
Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which hit 43 days on Nov. 12, 2025. This fight highlights a persistent…
Researchers call for greater clarity around prenatal screening forms
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new Australian study has found that forms used for one of the most common genetic screening tests in pregnancy—costing prospective parents up to $550—are often…
Timely home repairs are needed for good health in remote Aboriginal communities
by Stephanie Enkel, Asha Bowen, Hannah M.M. Thomas, Rachel Burgess, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine…
Secrets of the “Band of Holes” revealed
A groundbreaking study published in Antiquity has shed new light on the purpose of the enigmatic site known as the “Band of Holes” on Monte Sierpe in southern Peru. The…
Nonsurgical treatment shows promise for targeted seizure control
(Left) Brain section showing targeted gene delivery to the ventral hippocampus, precisely guided by focused ultrasound. (Right) Brain section demonstrating high spatial resolution gene expression achieved across the entire bilateral…
Stress Undermines Brain Circulation, Increases Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers found that a rare class of neurons—type-one nNOS neurons—plays a central role in regulating brain blood flow and coordinating neural activity in mice. Removing these stress-vulnerable cells caused…
Once-weekly eloralintide leads to 20% weight loss in Phase II trial
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A multicenter team including Endeavor Health and Eli Lilly found that once-weekly eloralintide produced dose-dependent weight loss up to 20% over 48 weeks in adults with…
T cell therapies show long-term HPV gains
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)—designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and RWJBarnabas Health, along with colleagues from the National Cancer Institute,…
