NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people.
Public Health Blog
APRIL 7, 2025
Tell us what you thought of this episode – send us a text!Career plateaus in public health are common experiences that leave professionals feeling stuck and unmotivated, but with reflection and strategic action, they can become springboards for renewed passion and growth.
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NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Colon cancer is on the rise in younger people in the U.S. New research shows regular exercise can help survivors live longer in some cases even longer than people who didn't have cancer.
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
APRIL 7, 2025
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 08 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00652-3 Crop yield losses to insect pests pose a risk to food security. This Review assesses global trends of crop pest prevalence associated with global environmental change, identifies the underlying ecological mechanisms and proposes strategies for effective, sustainable management of pests to support future food security.
NPR Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them almost everywhere they've looked, from Antarctic snow to human blood. In a new study, scientists have delineated the molecular process that causes these small pieces to break off in such large quantities.
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The Hill
APRIL 7, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the substance. An EPA press release said Monday that the agency would expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water and that doing so will inform any potential moves to restrict fluoride under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Specialized hospital services that aid people with opioid use disorder regardless of why they are admitted can boost the number of patients who begin treatment with FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder and increase the likelihood they remain engaged in that care once discharged, according to a new study.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
A web platform uses a chatbot to enable any chemist -- including undergraduate chemistry majors -- to configure and execute complex quantum mechanical simulations through chatting.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers explore the role of a high-fat diet in promoting the formation of premetastatic niches and platelet activation.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK's first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK's first long-distance quantum-secured video call.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
The Hindu
APRIL 7, 2025
For children undergoing cancer treatment, chess can help prevent potential cognitive decline and promote emotional resilience during their cancer treatment.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Insufficient research on mpox hinders effective control strategies, emphasizing the need to understand its transmission and immune response mechanisms.
Nature Mental Health
APRIL 7, 2025
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 08 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s44220-025-00407-5 This study reveals that in people with first episode of psychosis receiving oral antipsychotic medication, switching to long-acting injectable antipsychotic therapy may reduce psychotic relapses, especially in vulnerable subgroups, such as those with prior relapses or non-adherence to antipsychotic medication.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper explains how monogenic and polygenic factors converge on key growth pathways and influence disease risk.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
The Last of Us is back on April 13 and this season is more realistic than ever. The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the 'zombie fungus' cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne spores, instead of through tentacles -- closer to scientific reality. And it's not the only thing the show gets right.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help interpret and assess how well treatments are working for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been developed by UCL researchers.
The Cofounder
APRIL 7, 2025
The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) is responsible for the equitable coordination, administration, and integration of the statewide emergency medical services system to reduce suffering and save lives throughout California.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers surveyed 1,780 pregnant women across four European countries and found that half used fish oil and 10% used probiotics, with awareness and beliefs about supplementation varying widely.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
Despite its uniquely rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be able to support only a minuscule amount of biomass, if life exists on the moon, according to a study using bioenergetic modeling.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks - show of hands, please - it's when things are going well. Sharing our wins is in our nature; our losses, typically, not so much.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 7, 2025
Regardless of context and role, social workers are ethically compelled to engage in activism. In this era, we must attend to self-care and activism as complementary in crucial and intentional ways.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
A new study presented today at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2025 reveals significant socioeconomic inequalities in unmet needs for mental health care across European Union countries, with financial barriers disproportionately affecting lower-income populations.
Science Daily - Public Health
APRIL 7, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into health care, a new study reveals that all generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient's socioeconomic and demographic background.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
The use of technology-based health solutions, such as fitness trackers, smartwatches and mobile health apps, has shown potential to help people improve management of their cardiovascular health.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered grasslands and savannahs, enabling human migration -- until drought returned, forcing populations to move. This research highlights the impact of climate cycles on landscapes and human societies.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
New Australian technology is set to transform the way that gastrointestinal cancers are detected and treated with precise, minimally invasive surgery.
The Hindu
APRIL 7, 2025
The report says diabetes rates spiked from 14% pre-menopause to 40% post-menopause; obesity rose sharply from 76% to 86% and prevalence of fatty liver climbed from 54% to 70%; hypertension rose from 15% to 40%
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Antiviral medications nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) were not effective in relieving long COVID symptoms, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on April 3.
The Hindu
APRIL 7, 2025
The center provides four customizable wellness packages tailored to different age groups, focusing on heart, liver, bone, and cancer screenings.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers investigate the potential association between LDL-C levels and the risk of dementia.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 7, 2025
Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it possible to use in lightweight, high-strength objects such as airplane parts. Once thought impossible, quasicrystals led to a 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The Hindu
APRIL 7, 2025
Apollo Hospitals' HoN-2025 report reveals alarming trends in lifestyle diseases, urging immediate action to combat rising health risks.
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