New research by Carmel Salhi, a Northeastern professor, shows that 70 percent of parents believe their children cannot access the
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Study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection
Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumor cells. In a new study published
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Beta-blockers not likely to cause depression yet may contribute to sleep disturbances
Beta-blockers treat various cardiovascular diseases and were not more likely to cause depression compared to other similar treatments, according to
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Exercise during pregnancy may save children from health problems as adults
Exercise during pregnancy may enable mothers to significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later
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Food insecurity may make losing weight more difficult, even with an intense intervention
Participants with obesity and food insecurity lost less weight than food secure participants with obesity over 24 months when following
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Rapid test for respiratory infections liked by GPs and may reduce antibiotic prescribing
A rapid microbiological point-of-care test to diagnose respiratory infections has proved popular with GPs and could reduce antibiotic prescribing in
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County where people live may predict some cardiovascular death by race, ethnicity
The association between race and ethnicity and specific characteristics of some U.S. counties may have a significant impact on death
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Low-quality maternal diet during pregnancy may be associated with late-childhood obesity
Eating a low quality diet, high in foods and food components associated with chronic inflammation, during pregnancy may be associated
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Severe COVID-19 may damage the eyes, small study hints
People with severe COVID-19 may be at risk for serious eye problems, a new study suggests. The study researchers analyzed
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Researchers develop data tool that may improve care
With the aid of sophisticated machine learning, researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine demonstrated that
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