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Study Links Fracking, Drinking Water Pollution, and Infant Health
New research links shale gas development in Pennsylvania to pollution of public water supplies and negative impacts on infant health. The findings call for closer environmental regulation of the ...
Agriculture plays key role in limiting climate change
When it comes to solving Earth’s climate crisis, the agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the hardest areas to change, yet a new report suggests that these areas will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Meat industry not threatened by plant-based alternatives, study suggests
At least for now, there is no reason for the traditional meat industry to have much of a beef with producers of plant-based burgers and other meat alternatives, new research suggests.
Experts Seek to Bolster Blood Supply As Pandemic Eases
Blood Donations Needed As COVID-19 Recedes, Surgeries Resume and Many Donors Are on Vacation for Spring Holidays
Science Saturday: Mechanisms of defecation, constipation in women explained
Chronic constipation is a reality for many people ― more often women than men. Fortunately, these symptoms generally respond to dietary fiber supplements or over-the-counter laxatives. But when these symptoms do not respond, tests can determine the cause. Sometimes contents move slowly through the colon, or patients have a rectal disorder related to evacuation of stool. These are called defecatory disorders. Tests guide patients to the best therapy. For example, defecatory disorders respond to pelvic…
Some arthritis drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s and related dementias risk in those with heart disease
Subgroup analyses in NIH DREAM study suggests TNF-inhibitors as potential treatments.
Cedars-Sinai Recognized Again as Healthcare Equality Leader
Cedars-Sinai and Huntington Hospital Earn Top Designation as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader from Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Ocean water samples yield treasure trove of RNA virus data
Ocean water samples collected around the world have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses, expanding ecological research possibilities and reshaping our understanding of how these small but significant submicroscopic particles evolved.
NIH funds new tuberculosis research advancement centers
In 2020, as many as 10 million new TB cases were diagnosed and approximately 1.5 million lives were lost to the disease.
