Tag: Health Research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, ...

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Health assessment tool gauges body’s biological age better than current methods

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The Health Octo Tool is comprised of eight components designed to assess multidimensional health. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58819-x ...

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Study finds hospital-onset antimicrobial resistant infections increased during COVID-19 pandemic

Hospital-onset antimicrobial-resistant infections increased across U.S. hospitals during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April ...

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Structural barriers may prevent cancer care for people living with HIV

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People living with HIV are less likely to receive potentially lifesaving cancer treatment if they live ...

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How is handedness linked to neurological disorders?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The fact that left-handedness and mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders, such ...

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Urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate, study finds

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Rattus norvegicus population assignment. Credit: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012966 Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they ...

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A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works—and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2 billion in federal ...

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New brain mapping technique sheds light on Alzheimer’s development

The analysis pipeline of the study, with select figures created using BioRender. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54715-y Researchers at ...

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Are energy drinks bad for your health?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Energy drinks are a multibillion-dollar industry and are the most consumed supplement not under the control ...

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Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs