Study links paid sick leave to lower infection risk
Home service workers-those who provide care, inspections, or repairs inside private homes-can often lack paid sick leave, making…
Common human fungus found to worsen melanoma aggressiveness
Cancer is one of the causes responsible for the most deaths worldwide; in 2020, for example, it resulted…
Grizzly Bears Film Their Lives in Remote Arctic
The bears filmed an encounter with wolves, which went off without a hitch. On Alaska’s North Slope, some…
Estrogen levels in the brain may play a role in women’s risk of stress-related memory problems
Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting…
Herpes virus infection softens cell nuclei through internal mechanical changes
A recent international research project has used advanced microscopy techniques and computational modeling to discover why virus infection…
Single-dose HIV vaccine candidate induces neutralizing antibodies
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed an HIV vaccine candidate that achieves something never before observed in…
Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health
There’s also the physiological effect of heat itself on our breathing. “Heat may also destabilize breathing control, increase…
Every medical journal article should include a plain language abstract
In November 2025, the Food and Drug Administration changed the warnings on package inserts for estrogen, removing references…
One-third of adolescents report aggression toward parents
Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo. Victims…
Aging brains struggle to recycle synaptic proteins
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren’t sure why. …
Study tests digital energy management tool for Long COVID
The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with Long COVID manage their energy…
Novel RNA molecule may influence patient survival in certain blood cancers
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at the Texas A&M University Health…