Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on: August 09,2026

Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on:August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on: August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on:August 09,2026

Stroke patients split into three sedentary profiles during inpatient rehab, study finds

byKanazawa UniversitySedentary behavior during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Credit: M. Kanai. Image generated with AIResearchers at Kanazawa University and the Japanese Stroke & Physical Activ

Updated on: August 10,2026

Stroke patients split into three sedentary profiles during inpatient rehab, study finds

byKanazawa UniversitySedentary behavior during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Credit: M. Kanai. Image generated with AIResearchers at Kanazawa University and the Japanese Stroke & Physical Activ

Updated on:August 10,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on: August 08,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on:August 08,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on: July 24,2026

First leishmaniasis vaccine enters phase one trial as disease spreads to US

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityCredit: Thirdman from PexelsA phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety of aleishmaniasisvaccine is set to begin in the coming months—the first vaccine creat

Updated on:July 24,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on: August 05,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on:August 05,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on: August 05,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on:August 05,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on: August 07,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on:August 07,2026

Research reevaluates the economic burden of dengue on Puerto Rico

by Noah Lloyd,Northeastern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery three to five years, Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States in the Caribbean, experiences epidemic levels of dengue fever, a

Updated on: April 09,2026

Research reevaluates the economic burden of dengue on Puerto Rico

by Noah Lloyd,Northeastern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery three to five years, Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States in the Caribbean, experiences epidemic levels of dengue fever, a

Updated on:April 09,2026

Transplant survival is improving, but organ shortages persist and limit access

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people who need transplants continues to exceed th

Updated on: August 11,2026

Transplant survival is improving, but organ shortages persist and limit access

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people who need transplants continues to exceed th

Updated on:August 11,2026

Vitamin A poisonings rose almost 40% as measles misinformation spread in 2025

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressInternet searches for vitamin A and cod liver oil related to measles spiked after media statements promoted their use. Credit: Luca Sammarco / PexelsThere can be too m

Updated on: June 26,2026

Vitamin A poisonings rose almost 40% as measles misinformation spread in 2025

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressInternet searches for vitamin A and cod liver oil related to measles spiked after media statements promoted their use. Credit: Luca Sammarco / PexelsThere can be too m

Updated on:June 26,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on: August 13,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on:August 13,2026