Category: Health

The brain does not only cooperate; it also competes. So determines an international study by the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Pompeu Fabra

Combating the opioid crisis relies on identifying new prevention strategies for problematic fentanyl use. In a collaboration between Washington State University and Washington University in

New research shows that the threat-response in the brain’s amygdala (which processes emotions) is linked to different patterns of drinking by sex.

Some U.S. water utilities are reporting that the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water

The answer is: Very likely not, at least not as long as MAHA embraces quackery and antivax pseudoscience—not that that didn’t stop STAT News from

Greg Foot asks whether we should be using cotton buds to clean our ears.

Experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame for an increase in bites being treated in hospital.

Experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame for an increase in bites being treated in hospital.

Many adults who could benefit from hearing aids don’t use them

Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as “Mr”.

Researchers found that cigarette smoke extract disrupted the lung cell barrier, increased IL-6 inflammation, and caused DNA damage in Calu-3 cells, while e-cigarette vapor extract

A national survey of 145 registered dietitians found wide variation in how the low FODMAP diet’s reintroduction phase is delivered, especially in dosing, timing, sequencing

This Nature Communications review argues that rat hepatitis E virus is an emerging zoonotic cause of hepatitis that is likely underdiagnosed because current tests are

Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.