Researchers have linked specific chemical signatures found in human hair with a diet of traditional Yup’ik foods. The finding could…
Expanding the limits of personalized medicine with high-performance computing
Imagine that you have a serious medical condition. Then imagine that when you visit a team of doctors, they could…
Coping skills program helps social service workers reduce stress, trauma after disasters
Social work professors found that a mental health intervention called Caregivers Journey of Hope can bolster social service workers’ emotional…
Immune therapy takes a ‘BiTE’ out of brain cancer
Investigators have created a new method that could make immune therapy more effective again brain tumors and expand its use…
America’s packaged food supply is ultra-processed
Americans are overexposed to products that are high in energy, saturated fat, sugar and salt, according to a new study…
3D printed pill samples gut microbiome to aid diagnosis and treatment
A research team led by engineers has developed a 3D printed pill that samples bacteria found in the gut —…
Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues
A researcher has found that there is more to vocal issues than just feeling nervous and that stress-induced brain activations…
Exposure to common chemicals in plastics linked to childhood obesity
Exposure to common chemicals in plastics and canned foods may play a role in childhood obesity, according to a new…
Study in mice advances combination immune therapy for ovarian cancer
Delivering two federally approved immunity-altering drugs together significantly extended the lives of mice injected with human ovarian cancer cells, an…
Preschool teachers ask children too many simple questions
When preschool teachers read books in their classrooms, the questions they ask play a key role in how much children…