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A UC Riverside-led study of mental health stigma in Japan has found a striking gap between the need for treatment and people's willingness to seek it, with high levels of social distancing toward people with mental illness serving as a potential barrier.

Emergency room visits among people born outside the United States declined sharply at Los Angeles County safety-net hospitals after immigration enforcement intensified in the region last year, according to new USC research.

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins, and other harmful substances out.

Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person's blood sugar.

Several Canadian jurisdictions are moving toward ending the twice-yearly clock change, but a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.261089 argues that eliminating the clock change is only half the decision: governments must also decide whether to adopt permanent standard time or permanent daylight saving time.

A research team led by Associate Professor Yohei Funakoshi, Associate Professor Kimikazu Yakushijin, and Professor Hironobu Minami of the Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology at Kobe University Hospital, together with Associate Professor Goh Ohji of the Division of Infectious Disease Therapeutics and Takaji Matsutani of Anymics Inc., has developed the pGen-SHM plot.

The way digital technologies are currently built and governed creates real risks to health worldwide, alongside genuine benefits, according to a new three paper Series authored by 13 global experts, published in The Lancet.

Providing people with nutritious foods can improve the management of chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Idiopathic short stature (ISS) describes children whose height is substantially below the expected range for their age and sex without any identifiable medical cause.

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called "forever chemicals," may play a role in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) years before symptoms appear, according to a new five-year study supported by a $3.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

As we grow older, our bodies accumulate "zombie cells"-living cells that have stopped dividing or functioning normally-but linger in our tissues, contributing to chronic inflammation and age-related diseases.

Regular walking reduces symptom flare ups for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even if they live in an area with poor air quality, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.

Black people in Canada have an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) - serious complications that can occur during pregnancy, labor or delivery, and postpartum - compared with White people, according to new research published in CMAJ.

Inflammatory conditions in the brain, including traumatic brain injury and degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's could be targeted with an existing drug thanks to new research that shows it can work in brain cells.

Prevention measures, including vector control, vaccine deployment and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming are critical to counter the growing burden of mosquito-borne diseases in a changing climate, according to a new paper by Monash University researchers.

Although U.S. job growth slowed in September, employment among Americans with disabilities continued to rise, with the employment-to-population ratio reaching an all-time high of 40.3 percent.

One in 100 adolescents and young adults in the United States has an opioid use disorder (OUD) and, with the rise of fentanyl in the drug supply, overdoses in this age group have risen sharply since 2019.

Sibling aggression takes many forms, like hitting, shoving, threatening or calling names. Although sibling aggression is widespread and can shape people for years, it hasn't been studied well by psychological researchers.

A study on herbal toothpastes reveals varying fluoride levels, antibacterial efficacy, and cytotoxicity, highlighting safety concerns in oral hygiene products.

While the transition to motherhood can be challenging for anyone, barriers such as inadequate health literacy, unreliable transportation, navigating a complex health care system, limited access to childcare or insecure housing can be the tipping point between a new mom accessing needed care or going without it.