Health
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a $2.4 million R01 grant to Dr. Jiahui Ding at Wayne State University to study how maternal viral infections reprogram the developing fetal immune system. According to the university, the five-year funding supports research at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development to uncover … Read more
Researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, The University of Osaka, and Waseda University have established a new workflow to visualize the three-dimensional distribution of nanoplastics across the neonatal mouse brain without requiring tissue sectioning, according to a study scheduled for publication on June 29, 2026, in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. The … Read more
Pelvic floor health requires more than standard Kegels, according to Harvard medical experts and pelvic therapists. While strengthening exercises help postpartum recovery and incontinence, overly tight muscles need stretching and relaxation techniques like yoga to prevent worsening pain and dysfunction. Say the word Kegels and it usually prompts an involuntary muscle contraction alongside a mental … Read more
A world-first national mass drug administration program using ivermectin has drastically reduced scabies cases and secondary skin infections across Solomon Islands and Fiji, according to a new study published in Nature Health. Led by the World Scabies Program at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and involving researchers from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, the … Read more
Researchers at Drexel University and Penn State University have engineered a breakthrough hydrogel material that solves a long-standing home healthcare challenge by securely attaching wearable biosensors to sweaty, hairy skin. According to findings published in Science Advances, the ultrasoft substrate maintains stable continuous monitoring during high-motion exercises and real-world trials without signal degradation. Overcoming the … Read more
Women who reach menopause before age 40 face a meaningfully higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who go through menopause after age 45, according to a new study of more than 107,000 women published in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society. Researchers found that hypertension risk peaks among women experiencing premature … Read more
Nearly 23 million U.S. adults with blood pressure readings of 130/80 mm Hg or higher may qualify for blood-pressure-lowering medications under updated clinical recommendations, according to independent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The findings highlight a substantial treatment gap, as over 40% of patients who meet the updated criteria currently … Read more
A six-year-old Chinese girl identified by the pseudonym Mei died in March 2025 following an experimental gene-editing treatment for Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome, according to reports of biomedical-research oversight scrutiny. According to a gene-editing researcher who spoke with Caixin, while correcting the disease-causing gene is not the difficult part of such therapies, effective delivery remains a … Read more
According to SWNS reporting, 22-year-old London resident Daniela Barroso spent three months unable to leave her house while convinced she had pushed someone off a bridge, representing an extreme escalation of obsessive-compulsive disorder that began when she was eight years old. The Early Manifestations and Subtypes of OCD Barroso first experienced symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder … Read more
Kwaito star L’vovo Derrango, real name Thokozani Ndlovu, is launching a mental wellness project funded by roughly R200,000 raised by fans, following his survival of a near-fatal stroke in 2022, according to an interview with TshisaLIVE. Thokozani Ndlovu on Recovery and Therapy After a Stroke The musician’s health has improved significantly since he suffered a … Read more