Q and A: Spinal arthritis

by Cynthia Weiss, Gazanfar RahmathullaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI am in my late 50s and have started having stiffness in my back. I have become much less flexible and sometimes even have a hard

Updated on: May 13,2024

Q and A: Spinal arthritis

by Cynthia Weiss, Gazanfar RahmathullaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI am in my late 50s and have started having stiffness in my back. I have become much less flexible and sometimes even have a hard

Updated on:May 13,2024

Q&A: Behind the approvals—decades of research lead to a new generation of targeted cancer therapies

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug capivasertib, in combination with a cu

Updated on: December 26,2023

Q&A: Behind the approvals—decades of research lead to a new generation of targeted cancer therapies

byBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLast month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug capivasertib, in combination with a cu

Updated on:December 26,2023

Q&A: Why women should start getting mammograms at age 40

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new draft guidelines this year recommending that women start breast c

Updated on: December 02,2023

Q&A: Why women should start getting mammograms at age 40

by Stephanie Winn,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new draft guidelines this year recommending that women start breast c

Updated on:December 02,2023

Q&A: Dispelling myths about stuttering

by Angela Nicoletti,Florida International UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly.None of these are reasons

Updated on: January 12,2024

Q&A: Dispelling myths about stuttering

by Angela Nicoletti,Florida International UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNervousness. Stress. Shyness. Speaking more than one language. Thinking too quickly.None of these are reasons

Updated on:January 12,2024

Q&A: How to find a good, well-staffed nursing home

by Jordan Rau, KFF Health NewsCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsFew people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or a loved one is physically or cognitively di

Updated on: August 07,2024

Q&A: How to find a good, well-staffed nursing home

by Jordan Rau, KFF Health NewsCredit: Kampus Production from PexelsFew people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or a loved one is physically or cognitively di

Updated on:August 07,2024

Q&A: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual women found to smoke more and be less likely to quit

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual—particularly women—respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigaret

Updated on: March 19,2024

Q&A: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual women found to smoke more and be less likely to quit

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual—particularly women—respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigaret

Updated on:March 19,2024

Q&A: Validating an MRI biomarker for early onset Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlexandra Touroutoglou, Ph.D., and Bradford Dickerson, MD, neuroscientists in the department of Neurology at Massachusetts Genera

Updated on: March 02,2024

Q&A: Validating an MRI biomarker for early onset Alzheimer's disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlexandra Touroutoglou, Ph.D., and Bradford Dickerson, MD, neuroscientists in the department of Neurology at Massachusetts Genera

Updated on:March 02,2024

Q&A: Researcher discusses studying ovaries to understand how we all age

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterColumbia researcher Yousin Suh says lessons learned from studying aging ovaries could help women and men live longer and healthier lives. Cr

Updated on: January 11,2025

Q&A: Researcher discusses studying ovaries to understand how we all age

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterColumbia researcher Yousin Suh says lessons learned from studying aging ovaries could help women and men live longer and healthier lives. Cr

Updated on:January 11,2025

Q&A: More Americans could benefit from Paxlovid for COVID infection

by Aliza Rosen,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsOne of the best tools for preventing severe complications from COVID infection is th

Updated on: May 11,2024

Q&A: More Americans could benefit from Paxlovid for COVID infection

by Aliza Rosen,Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsOne of the best tools for preventing severe complications from COVID infection is th

Updated on:May 11,2024

Q&A: Research shows young infants use their mother's scent to perceive faces

bySociety for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHumans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is d

Updated on: July 31,2024

Q&A: Research shows young infants use their mother's scent to perceive faces

bySociety for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHumans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is d

Updated on:July 31,2024

Q&A: The psychological consequences of political violence

by Morgan Sherburne,University of MichiganCredit: Алесь Усцінаў from PexelsThousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence u

Updated on: June 05,2024

Q&A: The psychological consequences of political violence

by Morgan Sherburne,University of MichiganCredit: Алесь Усцінаў from PexelsThousands have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. And watching, and experiencing, all of this violence u

Updated on:June 05,2024

Q & A: Cleft lip and palate repair

by Chloe Corey, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft

Updated on: February 29,2024

Q & A: Cleft lip and palate repair

by Chloe Corey, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft

Updated on:February 29,2024