Researchers investigate how air pollution triggers immune imbalance and lung damage

Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Summer's all about fun, but it can quickly turn dangerous if you're not staying cool and hydrated all summer long. High heat and humidity can raise your risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke—serious health threats that are often overlooked.

Imagine if when a soon-to-be mother arrived at a hospital in labor, her health care team could predetermine what challenges she might encounter with breastfeeding and develop a game plan to address any lactation complications, before she even gave birth.

It was during the COVID-19 pandemic—when burnout was hitting the health-care system the hardest—that Sarah Forgie started thinking about joy at work.

Women who kill are not characterized by psychopathy. Instead, they act primarily because they feel provoked and threatened. At the same time, there is a certain degree of planning among the group of women with a severe mental disorder who commit lethal violence, according to a study from researchers at the University of Gothenburg.

Although lithium is highly effective in treating bipolar disorder, the chemical has a narrow therapeutic window—too high a dose can be toxic to patients, causing kidney damage, thyroid damage, or even death, while too low a dose renders the treatment ineffective.

Researchers at the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the human brain forms, stores and recalls visual memories. A new study, published in Advanced Science, harnesses human patient brain recordings and a powerful machine learning model to shed new light on the brain's internal code that sorts memories of objects into categories—think of it as the brain's filing cabinet of imagery.

If something online promises to cure everything, it's probably too good to be true. One of the most dangerous examples? Chlorine dioxide is often marketed under names like "Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)" or "aerobic oxygen," buzzwords that hint at health and vitality.

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that may complicate patients' recovery after surgery.

A new data analysis, published in Vaccine has found that women and menstruating people who had one or more mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinations were more likely to experience changes to their menstrual cycle in the six weeks following their vaccine.

The blood pressure-lowering effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice in older people may be due to specific changes in their oral microbiome, according to the largest study of its kind.

Roughly 1 in 10 babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy—a birth considered preterm. These infants are biologically less mature at birth and face a higher risk of developmental delays in various domains. Previous studies have shown that preterm children tend to score lower on language assessments during kindergarten and school age. But do these differences already emerge during infancy?

Gruesome smoking warnings, frightening obesity statistics and shocking drink-driving campaigns all use fear to drive behavior change. But a University of Auckland researcher says it might be time to try a different approach.

Lived experience with suicide significantly affected how pharmacists supported at-risk patients and could be used to improve patient care, according to experts at The University of Western Australia.

Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic cuts to federal health care spending that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day.

Public health officials on July 22 said mosquito samples collected in Anaheim and Garden Grove have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed virus activity this year.

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that.

In the battle against aggressive breast cancer, a once-elusive target is now within reach—thanks to a breakthrough from a team from the Faculty of Medicine at Hebrew University. Dr. Raphael Benhamou and M.Sc. student Liann Kassabri have developed innovative druglike molecules capable of degrading HuR, a key RNA-binding protein that stabilizes oncogenes and fuels cancer progression.