New screener offers empirical insights to improve veteran transitions

Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States without a prescription.

When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently fired an entire federal vaccine advisory panel, he described the unprecedented move as necessary to rid the committee of industry influence.

Modern vaccines have saved over 150 million lives. Yet misinformation about them can still have deadly consequences. A gunman recently opened fire at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, wrongly believing that the coronavirus vaccine had caused his depression.

The first mRNA vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was recently created in less than 18 months—but how do mRNA animal vaccines work, and how would this one be deployed in an emergency?

Engaging with nature could be an effective measure for those with low well-being to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

After a routine C-section at an Auckland hospital, a mother developed severe pain and what seemed like postnatal fatigue. It turned out to be an infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a "superbug" spreading across New Zealand and beyond.

Videos promoting #testosteronemaxxing are racking up millions of views. Like "looksmaxxing" or "fibermaxxing" this trend takes something related to body image (improving your looks) or health (eating a lot of fiber) and pushes it to extreme levels.

Research into the multiple impacts of COVID-19 school closures on adolescent well-being has been published in a key journal. The international study was led by the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education, which is hosted jointly by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Clermont Auvergne in France.

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to Connecticut, U.S., by travelers between 2019 and 2023. The identified ticks were natives of Germany, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Poland, Scotland, Tanzania, and Belize.

Recently, I've repeatedly come across tragic news reports of children killed in electric scooter, or e-scooter, crashes.

A research group led by the University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in protecting the developing brain from harmful mutations. The study found that a lack of Polβ leads to a significant increase in small insertions and deletions of DNA, known as indels near CpG sites, which are important regulatory regions in genes. This accumulation of mutations could contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University and Boston University Chobanian, Avedisian School of Medicine-led researchers report that e-cigarettes labeled "clear" produced greater acute increases in blood pressure and heart rate than non "clear" flavored products or nonuse, and that "clear" e-liquids contained synthetic cooling agents alongside menthol and other flavorants.

Most folks probably think of gene mutations as something people are born with, but genes can also change later in life, sometimes making people sick.

A new study has found that people who lived in areas with high levels of leaded gasoline emissions in the 1960s and '70s are more likely to report memory problems today—a finding that researchers say could deepen our understanding of environmental risks tied to dementia.

The number of people receiving treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center—the renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases—has tumbled under the second Trump administration, according to government documents and interviews with current and former NIH employees.

A team of scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has discovered that inactivation of a stress pathway makes ER+ breast cancer cells ignore stress signals, allowing them to evade treatment.

For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom—the controversial herbal supplement used for pain relief, anxiety and opioid withdrawal symptoms. Some states have banned it entirely. Others have passed laws requiring age limits, labeling and lab testing.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have successfully reduced the severity of late-onset Tay-Sachs (LOTS) disease in human cell cultures and a mouse model by using a novel gene-editing treatment.