The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently approved a new fish oil-based drug to help prevent cardiovascular events in…
New health insurance insights
Economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid.
Modified cancer drug effective against multi-resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasingly the source of deadly infections. Scientists have now modified an approved cancer drug to develop an…
Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy
Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact. The level of…
Researchers uncover genetic mystery of infertility in fruit flies
Researchers have discovered a novel parasitic gene in fruit flies that is responsible for destroying the eggs in the ovaries…
Millions with swallowing problems could be helped through new wearable device
A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is…
Stroke drug boosts stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury in rats
In a new study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural…
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk
A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower…
Medical News Today: Could hot chili peppers reduce mortality risk?
A study finds that those who regularly eat hot chilis have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared…
Teaching Teens to See Eating as Part of the Natural World
A curriculum called “Food Ed.” encourages high school students to think about the way nutrition intersects with culture, the environment…