Balancing sitting and movement may lower the risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
During pregnancy, women can reduce their risk of developing a hypertensive disorder by nearly 30% by limiting sedentary time to no more than eight hours
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Synaptic wiring reveals neuronal identity without relying on morphology
Recent technological advances facilitate the reconstruction of complete brain connectomes in small organisms and partial connectomes in mammals, involving the mapping of the network of
Weaning reshapes gut microbes to strengthen lifelong immune defenses
According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in
Tiny gene mutations shape cancer behavior and immune response
Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different genetic paths.
It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and
In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M
This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed
Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled “unprecedented”.
Thousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.
Doctors want more women lifting weights. Experts say welcoming gyms and education would help
More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men
RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country — especially with respiratory
Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low
Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday
RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about
Paper airplane breaks a world distance record
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane!
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and