Harris County sees rise in whooping cough cases as doctors urge importance of vaccination – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell A box containing doses of a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is displayed at…
Exercise Benefits Executive Function During Class
Charles Hillman has known for a long time that exercise has a positive impact on the brain. This…
Synthetic Cannabinoid Comes Without the Side Effects
Northeastern University researchers have made a breakthrough drug discovery, developing the first synthetic endogenous cannabinoid compound, with repercussions…
Early cannabis use linked to health problems
Credit: Yash Lucid from Pexels Adolescents who start using cannabis early and often are more likely to need…
Injectable drug helps asthma patients clear mucus-clogged airways
An anti-inflammation injectable drug can reduce mucus buildup and improve breathing among asthma patients, a new clinical trial…
Burnt out and fed up: when hard work backfires
A record number of New Zealanders are experiencing burnout, with a combination of job insecurity, tight economic times…
Skin symptoms may forewarn mental health risks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have discovered that mental health patients who have skin conditions may be more…
Living in an unequal society impacts the structure of children’s brains, study finds
Alterations in the thickness of the cortex in several regions of the brain—darker colors indicate a greater reduction…
GLP-1 drugs may delay alcohol’s effects in the bloodstream
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researchers found that after a cocktail, participants in a small, pilot study…
Fish oil supplements may not work for certain cancer patients
Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine About 19 million American adults consume dietary fish oil supplements. These supplements, which…
What supplement labels say, versus what consumers think they mean
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Consumers read common supplement label phrases as promises of disease prevention or treatment, according…
Individuals with these two genetic conditions are seeing increased, but unequal, life expectancies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from the Arnold School’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has found disparities…