Medical
Focus on outliers creates flawed snap judgments
You enter a room and quickly scan the crowd to gain a sense of who's there—how many...
Phenomenon explains why patients who survive sepsis die...
An article published in Frontiers in Immunology suggests that sepsis can cause alterations...
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO seeks share more global science
While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines,...
Gene editing expands to new types of immune cells
In the decade since the advent of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers have used...
Study shows how some severely obese children were negatively...
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online,...
Study shows BMI cut offs for obesity and diabetes risk...
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) and published...
Virtual weight-loss support during lockdown leads to clinically...
An analysis of data from almost 2,000 UK adults who participated in a virtual weight-management...
Consumption of free sugars by secondary school children...
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online,...
COVID-19 restrictions supported participants in weight...
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO2021, online,...
How fasting diets could harm future generations
Fasting diets could impact the health of future generations according to new research...
Life expectancy: How can we address uneven declines?
The COVID-19 pandemic helped lower life expectancy among all individuals in the...
Terrified of needles? That can affect your health
No one likes being stuck by a needle, and it’s not unusual for a person to be afraid...
Dental appliances for sleep apnea: Do they work?
Obstructive sleep apnea leaves people tired, but also puts them at risk for other...
Polycystic ovary syndrome and the skin
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common cause of infertility in women. In many...
COVID-19 vaccines and the LGBTQ+ community
A history of discrimination in multiple settings, including health care, may make...
COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens: What we do —...
Every day, more and more adults are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, helping...