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Heavy coffee drinking may weaken bone density in older women

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 06:20
Researchers investigate the longitudinal associations of coffee and tea consumption with bone mineral density in older women.

Chronic back pain predicts poor sleep in older men

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 05:58
Researchers investigate the prevalence of back pain and sleep issues in men 65 years of age and older.

How pandemic viruses spread across U.S. cities before anyone notices

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 04:33
Researchers reconstruct the spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses across metropolitan areas throughout the United States

Struggling to make ends meet may slow brain development in infants

Rss Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 04:14
Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first year of life.

Study uncovers a neural brake that limits motivation during unpleasant situations

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 21:33
Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or preparing a presentation that's stressful just to think about.

One Health action needed as environmental reservoirs fuel drug-resistant infections

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 21:29
Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for "superbugs," according to a new review that calls for urgent, coordinated action across human, animal, and environmental health.

Online shopping and social media use linked to higher stress levels

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 21:01
Planning to save time by doing your shopping online? If so, it's possible you're not doing your well-being any favors.

Well-meaning ally interventions may increase emotional burden for marginalized workers

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 20:59
Someone in the office makes a racially insensitive comment, and a white co-worker asks a Black colleague to help correct the offender.

Study reveals how tuberculosis exploits immune defenses to promote infection

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 20:56
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant to protect against infection.

Scientists identify a molecular switch that controls water flow in the gut

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 20:54
Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in the U.S. each year, yet scientists have not fully understood what regulates intestinal fluid balance.

Leisure crafting through hobbies can boost creativity and meaning at work

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 20:48
As millions of us embark on New Year pledges to eat better, exercise more and learn something new, research published today suggests hobbies could do more than improve your personal life, they could make you better at work.

Brain signals shape facial expressions before movement begins

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 20:44
Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

Weight loss drugs and surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:55
Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found.

Study provides insights into well-visit attendance from mid-adolescence to young adulthood

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:34
It's common that as kids get to high school and transition to adulthood, they begin to skip yearly wellness visits with a pediatrician or other primary care provider.

Study reveals the global economic costs of diabetes

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:22
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide.

Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:13
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have discovered how a key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect it from the influence of foreign DNA inserted into its genome.

RNA gene mutations identified as cause of inherited blindness

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 13:37
Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited blindness.

Single-cell analysis illuminates myeloma immune landscape

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 13:25
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in partnership with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and in collaboration with leading institutions across the country, have helped generate the largest single-cell immune cell atlas of the bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that, while treatable, remains incurable.

Targeting IDO1 for cancer: Novel degraders show promise in preclinical studies

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 13:05
Cancer cells employ a variety of strategies to evade the immune system, and modern immunotherapies aim precisely at these escape mechanisms.

Maternal whooping cough vaccine shields newborns' immune system

Rss Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 12:16
In 2024, Germany recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases since reporting became mandatory in the year 2013.

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