Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a new combination of […]
Scaring smokers into stopping starts to pay dividends
Smokers once used to turn a blind eye to health warnings on cigarette packets. But […]
Population study finds striking disparities in health behaviors and screening in Indiana
A population health study from IUPUI and the Regenstrief Institute has identified striking socioeconomic and […]
Gene therapy blocks peripheral nerve damage in mice
Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control […]
Adolescent South Africans increasingly struggle with eating disorders, unhealthy eating attitudes and body image issues
Anorexia has traditionally been seen as a disease of the privileged. Most people believed that […]
Assessing the performance of multiple influenza forecasting models
In what the authors believe is the first documented comparison of several real-time infectious disease […]
Design thinking can change the treatment of young people with psychological problems
Behavioural scientists are increasingly designing games that can be used preventatively or as therapy for […]
Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you […]
Diving deeper into developmental dyslexia
Men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the […]
Vaccines have health effects beyond protecting against target diseases
A measles vaccine protects against measles infection. By introducing a bit of weakened virus, the […]