
Category: Health News


Darker emoji skin tones promote diversity, Twitter study shows

Brain activity can predict success of depression treatment

Fewer U.S. kids are getting cavities

Inflammation during pregnancy is linked to baby’s brain: Machine-learning algorithm able to predict long-term brain impact, may identify early treatment opportunities for children

Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread

University of Rochester Medical Center sets a high bar for enterprise imaging

Is the ‘Queen Bee’ phenomenon a myth? When women succeed in male-dominated settings they don’t mistreat subordinate women

Study sheds light on skin cancer risk behaviors

How highly contagious norovirus infection gets its start: Virus infects rare intestinal cells in mice; findings point to therapeutic strategy

A simple tool for doubling down on disease control

Bad antibodies made good: The immune system’s secret weapon uncovered

Animal images used in marketing may skew public perception about their survival risks

Decade by decade, aging presents common challenges

Wildfire smoke associated with more ER visits for heart, stroke ailments among seniors

The science of elite long distance running

Higher cigarette prices would save millions of people from extreme poverty and poor health

Even short international travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria: Researchers find short trips to a developing country can increase the appearance of a resistance gene to the antibiotic colistin

US health care systems can learn from the world

I’m a fitness app addict but I know they sabotage my workouts

Large-scale study links PCOS to mental health disorders

Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood

Asthma as kid, stiffer arteries as an adult?

Task force identifies ways US health care systems can learn from the world

Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds: Study confirms gender differences in how teachers perceive playfulness — and provides insights into the potentially damaging effects of discouraging playful behavior in the classroom

Which education systems are best? Look past the superficial numbers

Google's AI chief joins Apple

To track environmental impact on genome, don’t forget the ‘epi’ in genetics research

New Jersey fines Virtua Medical $418,000 for HIPAA breach
