If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, is a top public health…
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Researchers studied a gene associated with ageing in roundworms. They found that by reducing this gene’s expression, they could not…
Smokers often misunderstand health risks of smokeless tobacco product, study finds
American smokers mistakenly think that using snus, a type of moist snuff smokeless tobacco product, is as dangerous as smoking…
Chemical pollutants in the home degrade fertility in both men and dogs, study finds
New research suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have the same adverse effects on male fertility…
Influence of social media on children’s food intake
New research highlights the negative influence that social media has on children’s food intake.
Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, but this new study, the largest of its kind, identifies genomic markers that could…
Want to save the planet? Stop trying to be its friend
Research reveals how advertisers, politicians and economic systems play on the psychology of ‘climate compensation’ — and encourages a more…
Poll shows many older adults, especially those with health issues, feel isolated
One in four older adults say they feel isolated from other people at least some of the time, and one…
A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level
Researchers have developed a deep neural network to classify lung cancer subtypes on histopathology slides and found that it performed…
Positivity can transform the healthcare workplace
Positivity can transform the healthcare workplace, according to new research.