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As we come into cold and flu season, many of us will be hit by a virus once, twice or even more.This post was originally published on this site

When choosing an embryo for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF), would you consider its chances of developing a health condition? What about traits like creativity, intelligence, or physical fitness?This post was originally published on […]

Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines restricted aspirin to patients under 70, and more recently, the United States […]

Despite decades of research to develop effective treatments, the median survival for glioblastoma—the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults—is just 15–18 months after diagnosis. One reason for this grim statistic is that these […]

A study from the University of Ottawa’s Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit (HEPRU) has confirmed that the limits for human thermoregulation—our ability to maintain a stable body temperature in extreme heat—are lower than previously […]

The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Ksenia Gnedeva, Ph.D., published in the Proceedings […]

Health researchers omit including speakers of languages other than English (LOE) in their studies due to lack of training, challenges securing interpreter services, budget constraints and other barriers, according to a new JAMA Network Open […]

When a critically injured patient is admitted to the hospital, how much supplemental oxygen should they receive? Research published in JAMA Network Open led by investigators at the University of Colorado School of Medicine suggests […]

Researchers from Auburn University, in a landmark collaboration with Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), the world’s leading research institution on Chagas Disease, have published a significant study in the journal Biochemistry. The study sheds new […]

Steroid hormone levels in healthy adults are influenced by oral contraceptives and smoking, as well as other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research that has just been […]