Flu fighters: Researchers get closer look at immune response to influenza

Clinicians are more likely to indicate doubt or disbelief in the medical records of Black patients than in those of white patients—a pattern that could contribute to ongoing racial disparities in health care. That is the conclusion of a study, analyzing more than 13 million clinical notes, published in the open-access journal PLOS One by Mary Catherine Beach of Johns Hopkins University, U.S.

A modified version of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is effective at lowering glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Nature Medicine.

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, either because of a blockage (called an ischemic stroke) or bleeding (a hemorrhagic stroke). Around 83% of strokes are ischemic.

Many families find feeding children a constant challenge. A favorite food is suddenly refused, someone is grumpy after a long day, siblings fight at the table.

Team creativity can be measured in primary care, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Primary care teams are essential to high-quality, patient-centered care yet face persistent challenges despite growing recognition of their operational expertise. Their role as a source of creative ideas for improving care is underleveraged while empirical tools for assessing and supporting creativity in primary care teams also remained scarce. The findings are published in Health Care Management Review.

Thanks to new advances in cancer care, more and more people are surviving cancer, with a projected total of 22.5 million survivors by 2032. The need for proper cancer survivorship care grows with each new case of remission, but according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, primary care could fill that need, given enough support.

As the American population ages, the nation faces a crisis in its long-term care system—a shortage of certified nursing assistants.

Artificial intelligence-powered glasses developed by a University of Stirling researcher could dramatically improve how people with hearing loss experience sound.

A University of Houston researcher is reporting that various childhood experiences, both good and bad, may shape college students' eating behaviors. The study integrates earlier findings that show adverse childhood experiences negatively affect college students' eating behaviors, while positive childhood experiences do the opposite.

The July 4 floods in Kerr County, Texas, sent shockwaves across the country. Now that most of the victims' burials are over, the weight of grief is just beginning for loved ones left behind. It's the daily devastation of an upended world where absence is glaringly present, nothing feels familiar, and life is paused in dizzying stillness.

Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a particular dopamine-sensing pathway causes them to lose interest, UCLA neurobiologists said in a paper published in Nature Communications.

Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin's cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus.

As the Premier League season kicks off, fans will debate their new kits almost as much as new signings. But could shirt color actually give teams a performance edge? Science suggests they can.

The human heart is an extraordinary organ. About the size of a fist, it works hard to pump over 7,500 liters of blood daily, delivering oxygen and nutrients to every part of the body while simultaneously removing waste, regulating core body temperature and supporting the health of organs and tissues.

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam UMC shows how targeted communication can help patients engage more with online health communities. Using atrial fibrillation (AF) as a case study, the research reveals which messages are most effective in raising awareness and encouraging participation.

Study after study shows that walking is very good for those who are able, and generally more is better. A 2023 study found that even 4,000 steps a day improves all-cause mortality risk. (The U.S. average is 4,000 to 5,000.) For each 1,000 extra daily steps, risk decreased by 15%.

Doctors treating kidney disease have long depended on trial-and-error to find the best therapies for individual patients. Now, new artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania can analyze kidney disease at the cellular level to match the most effective treatments and speed up solutions. This breakthrough, published this week in Nature Genetics, could impact millions who have kidney disease.

Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations?