Smart mask monitors breath for signs of health

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyThe EBCare mask can analyze the chemicals in one's breath in real-time. Credit: Caltech/Wei Gao and Wenzheng HengPersonalized wearable devices that monito

Updated on: September 11,2024

Smart mask monitors breath for signs of health

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyThe EBCare mask can analyze the chemicals in one's breath in real-time. Credit: Caltech/Wei Gao and Wenzheng HengPersonalized wearable devices that monito

Updated on:September 11,2024

Systematic review links outdoor air pollution to differences in children's brains

by Alex Russell,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOutdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New

Updated on: October 17,2024

Systematic review links outdoor air pollution to differences in children's brains

by Alex Russell,UC DavisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOutdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New

Updated on:October 17,2024

Veterans help provide greater insight into Klinefelter and Jacobs syndromes

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusPrevalence of Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy (SCA) Stratified by Genetic Ancestry The bars and error bars represent the calculated prevalence and 95% confidence interval (

Updated on: March 30,2024

Veterans help provide greater insight into Klinefelter and Jacobs syndromes

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusPrevalence of Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy (SCA) Stratified by Genetic Ancestry The bars and error bars represent the calculated prevalence and 95% confidence interval (

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHarmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical

Updated on: October 21,2024

Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHarmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical

Updated on:October 21,2024

How an Addicted Brain Works

Updated on: August 26,2024

How an Addicted Brain Works

Updated on:August 26,2024

Reducing processed meat intake could have significant health benefits, study suggests

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReducing consumption of processed meat by around one-third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, a

Updated on: July 05,2024

Reducing processed meat intake could have significant health benefits, study suggests

byUniversity of EdinburghCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReducing consumption of processed meat by around one-third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, a

Updated on:July 05,2024

Snug but unsafe: Your heater may be harming your health

by Christine Cowie and Bill Dodd,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe now have a dizzying array of heating technologies to consider, besides the fire that warmed our ancestors.Sa

Updated on: August 31,2024

Snug but unsafe: Your heater may be harming your health

by Christine Cowie and Bill Dodd,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe now have a dizzying array of heating technologies to consider, besides the fire that warmed our ancestors.Sa

Updated on:August 31,2024

Exploring factors affecting workers' acquisition of exercise habits using machine learning approaches

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at University of Tsukuba analyzed data from middle-aged workers who had received Specific Health Guidance—a revolutionary sys

Updated on: December 05,2024

Exploring factors affecting workers' acquisition of exercise habits using machine learning approaches

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at University of Tsukuba analyzed data from middle-aged workers who had received Specific Health Guidance—a revolutionary sys

Updated on:December 05,2024

Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaComprehensive phenome-wide genetic analysis across multiple populations. Meta-analysis of 4045 GWASs comprising 2068 traits from fo

Updated on: July 25,2024

Genetic study highlights importance of diversity in understanding health disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaComprehensive phenome-wide genetic analysis across multiple populations. Meta-analysis of 4045 GWASs comprising 2068 traits from fo

Updated on:July 25,2024

Common medical billing errors keep many Americans from care, report shows

by Dennis ThompsonInsured working-age adults are frequently being hit with medical bills for services that should have been covered, a new Commonwealth Fund survey has found.The report, published Aug.

Updated on: August 31,2024

Common medical billing errors keep many Americans from care, report shows

by Dennis ThompsonInsured working-age adults are frequently being hit with medical bills for services that should have been covered, a new Commonwealth Fund survey has found.The report, published Aug.

Updated on:August 31,2024

New small molecule could treat sickle cell disease in adults that don't respond to hydroxyurea, alone

byBoston Medical CenterNormal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologySickle cell disease

Updated on: August 30,2024

New small molecule could treat sickle cell disease in adults that don't respond to hydroxyurea, alone

byBoston Medical CenterNormal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologySickle cell disease

Updated on:August 30,2024

Researchers show that age, sex and BMI are significantly associated with bowel movement frequency

by Institute for Systems BiologyCredit: Engin Akyurt from PexelsEverybody poops, but not every day. New research by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) suggests bowel movement frequency is linked

Updated on: July 19,2024

Researchers show that age, sex and BMI are significantly associated with bowel movement frequency

by Institute for Systems BiologyCredit: Engin Akyurt from PexelsEverybody poops, but not every day. New research by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) suggests bowel movement frequency is linked

Updated on:July 19,2024