Playing hip-hop or Doris Day, older exercise instructors can speak their peers’ language
The students in Bengie Santos’ exercise class at the Greater Seattle Y say there’s something special about their 72-year-old instructor
Category: Health
Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo
Scientists use inactive virus to safe-deliver spasticity-reversing spinal genes
Muscle spasticity is a common and often debilitating consequence of spinal cord injury that can significantly affect mobility and quality of life. Spasticity is a
Moderate alcohol consumption linked to premature death and chronic illness
Even what many Americans consider moderate drinking is linked to an increased risk of death, disability, and chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease
New non-invasive tool lowers cancer DNA tracking threshold to 5%
Blood tests have proved to be a promising tool for detecting and monitoring cancer. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg
Pharmacist prescribing could unlock $1 billion in savings; free 10 million GP visits and prevent 30,000 hospitalizations annually
New national modelling identifies pharmacist prescribing as a practical, scalable reform to improve access to care at a time when GP workforce shortages are projected
Protein repair defects linked to hidden heart failure
Researchers in the del Monte Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are the first to observe defects in the protein repair system
Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak
Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
Sabotaging America’s Future: The Catastrophic Cost of Federal Research Cuts
The gleeful efficiency of an arsonist who mistakes the blaze for proof of his power The post Sabotaging America’s Future: The Catastrophic Cost of Federal
‘Lives still at risk’ from unregulated baby sleep industry after BBC investigation
‘Families deserve clarity about the qualifications and training of those caring for their children’
Researchers find flaw in AI models for sepsis treatment
AI is already boosting positive outcomes in healthcare and holds promise for delivering many more. It is important, however, that deployment of AI tools –
Study identifies new therapeutic candidate for KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer
A new research paper was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on June 3, 2026, titled “The anticancer effects of PCAIs in pancreatic cancer cells
New genetic disorder linked to severe childhood lung disease
A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in the TMEM63B gene, which results
By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live in States With Legal Aid in Dying
Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping