Category: 4. Health

A photography session at a senior living center is highlighting the joy that shelter dogs can bring to our lives.

During the May 22 event, volunteers drove shelter dogs from Humane Society of Tampa Bay to Brookdale Bayshore, a senior living facility in Tampa, Florida. There, residents posed with pups for portraits by Adam Goldberg,…

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the dangers of RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee, how Trump’s visa ban bars foreign doctors, the first FDA-approved transcontinental telesurgery and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remaking of the…

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation seeks to understand the relationship between maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and the risk of seizures and epilepsy in offspring, leveraging a multi-cohort design that integrates human electronic health records (EHR) across different populations and animal models to elucidate mechanistic pathways.

The initial case-control analysis utilized the IGHK, a dataset from the…

There is still no cure or effective vaccine for HIV-1, which remains a public health threat. But scientists have opened up new possibilities in HIV treatment and vaccine development.

A Step Towards a Successful HIV Vaccine

Researchers have shown that it is possible to induce the production of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) with vaccines in nonhuman primates, which has long been thought of as a crucial part of successful HIV vaccination. The…

Previous research has…

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park.

Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases – those transmitted by living organisms – in the United States. Each tick feeds on multiple animals throughout its life, absorbing viruses and bacteria along the way and passing them on with its next bite. Some of those viruses and bacteria are harmful to…

The story of the AIDS movement is one of regular people: students, bartenders, stay-at-home mothers, teachers, retired lawyers, immigrants, Catholic nuns, newly out gay men who had just arrived in New York, and many others. Some had lost friends or lovers. Some felt a moral calling. Some were just trying to balance their sexual karma. Many were angry. Most had no medical background or professional credentials – just a sense of urgency, tenacity and an unwillingness to look away.

When…

What are the health implications between particulate matter (PM_2.5) pollution and PM₁ pollution, which are the diameter in microns? This is what a recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health hopes to address as a team of scientists led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) conducted a first-time investigation into PM₁ by it to PM_2.5 throughout the United States across several decades? This study has the potential to help researchers…

Parabens, widely used preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food products, have raised significant health concerns due to their endocrine-disrupting potential and possible carcinogenic effects. A study published in Discover Oncology explores the molecular mechanisms underlying paraben-induced breast cancer by integrating network toxicology, immune infiltration analysis, and molecular docking techniques to identify key gene targets and their…

Two decades ago, some of the biggest names in tech attempted to transform how individuals manage their health data. Microsoft’s HealthVault and Google Health both launched with bold ambitions: to create centralized platforms where patients could control and curate their personal health records (PHRs). Yet, despite vast resources and early hype, both efforts fizzled. The world wasn’t ready.

But now the dream is back,…