An orchestra in which all the musicians are dealing with mental health issues is working to harness the healing power…
Progress against hepatitis C by 2030 is possible
A comprehensive package of prevention, screening, and treatment interventions could avert 15.1 million new hepatitis C infections and 1.5 million…
Women twice as likely to suffer from severe depression after a stroke
New research has found that women are twice as likely to suffer from severe depression following a stroke than men.
Persistent sore throat could be larynx cancer warning
Doctors should consider larynx cancer when patients report a persistent sore throat, particularly when combined with other seemingly low-level symptoms.
Tongue microbiome could help identify patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer
Differences in the abundance of certain bacteria living on the tongue can distinguish patients with early pancreatic cancers from healthy…
Disparities in access to diagnosis and care in Blantyre, Malawi, identified through enhanced tuberculosis surveillance and spatial analysis
A sizeable fraction of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed. By analysing data from enhanced demographic, microbiological and geospatial surveillance of…
Artificial skin could give superhuman perception
A new type of sensor could lead to artificial skin that someday helps burn victims ‘feel’ and safeguards the rest…
Common test for mental health understanding is biased, study finds
The National Institute for Mental Health recommends a test, called the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task (RMET), for…
Kick-starting the genome in early development
We can think of the egg and sperm as information capsules with stored instructions for starting a new life, but…
Waist-stature ratio can indicate the risk of cardiovascular disease even in healthy men
Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop…