Federal appellate court okays Planned Parenthood funding halt
A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the Trump administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
Category: Health
Controversial CDC panel to review aluminum salts used in many vaccines
A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the “safety” of a common additive used in many vaccines.
In lawsuit, San Francisco says food companies created ‘healthcare crisis’
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials
Subclade K flu gets an early start in Japan, could affect the U.S.
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu
Roswell Park scientists present five key cancer studies at clinical meeting
The research findings of experts from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will be featured during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting May
Researchers trace the origin of blood cells back to possible single-celled ancestors
Almost all animal species — including humans — have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories.
Antarctic mission study reveals how constant proximity increases team conflict
Space missions expose crews to months of isolation, confinement and extreme stress. An international study led by Jan Schmutz, professor at the Department of Psychology
Targeted nerve stimulation boosts movement-related brain activity in humans
The vagus nerve connects the brain to major organs throughout the body and plays important roles in many bodily functions.
Novel RNA modification mechanism drives metabolic fatty liver disease progression
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent metabolic disorder with a complex pathogenesis. Although epitranscriptomic modifications such as N6-methyladenosine (m6A) have been implicated in
New peptide triggers domino effect to suppress bladder cancer
Recently, a research team led by Professors Dahong Zhang and Qi Zhang from the Urology Department and the Institute of Urology at Zhejiang Provincial People’s
Outdoor running combats winter vitamin D deficiency better than supplements
An EHU study says that vitamin D supplements can help to strengthen the immune system, but not to improve athletic performance.
Senolytic therapy delays early disc degeneration in mouse model
Targeting senescent cells with dasatinib-quercetin preserves disc structure and modulates degeneration-associated pathways in a mouse model.
The rare Ebola outbreak is one danger. Attacks on healthcare workers are another
Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats
How Unbekoming! The central delusion of MAHA
The antivax movement has a central conspiracy theory, but there is also a central delusion behind MAHA, revealed by a blogger with the ‘nym Unbekoming.