Top infectious disease specialists say the spread of the delta variant across unvaccinated pockets of the country is causing flare-ups and leading to an increase…
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Children exposed to elevated levels of air pollution may be more likely to have poor inhibitory control during late childhood and poor academic skills in…
A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new research…
In addition to chemical factors, mechanical influences play an important role in the natural growth of human organs such as kidneys, lungs and mammary glands…
A recently published study co-authored by University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researcher Justin Miller, Ph.D., identifies 11 rare candidate variants for Alzheimer’s disease.…
The rhythm in a working heart is regulated by electrical impulses. Disturbances of this bioelectrical process can result in cardiac arrhythmias, or irregularities in heartbeat…
More than 700,000 new cases of cancer worldwide in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a population-based modeling study. Men accounted for about…
Even though I completed residency almost 15 years ago, it is easy to remember the dread I experienced before taking hospital call. The sinking feeling…
As e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs waits for the FDA to rule on its products’ public health benefits, it is facing scrutiny for funding and working…
[embedded content] ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence so far on ivermectin for COVID-19 and aducanumab (Aduhelm) for Alzheimer’s disease. Following is…