Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. Oct 18, 2025 1 94
Sleep practices during infant illnesses may increase risk of sudden infant death When a child falls ill, caregivers often change how and where the infant sleeps—wanting to keep them close through the night. But new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center suggests that some of these changes—although ... Oct 18, 2025 0 0
Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they're made could tell you more Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines about deforestation, they have become both the heroes and villains of the modern diet. ... Oct 18, 2025 0 2
Social media usage linked to lower cognitive performance in preteens Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving 6,554 adolescents aged 9–13 found that those who spent more time on social media scored lower in ... Oct 18, 2025 report 0 110
New monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection in early clinical trial Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year worldwide with limited efficacy in currently available treatments and vaccines. Now a new ... Oct 18, 2025 1 46
Oral drug combination extends progression-free survival in advanced ER-positive breast cancer Patients with estrogen-receptor-positive HER-2-negative advanced breast cancer showed significantly improved progression-free survival when treated with an oral combination regimen that includes giredestrant, a novel, next-generation ... Oct 18, 2025 0 0
Lab-grown brains with all major cell types support next-generation therapy research A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown from individual donors' ... Oct 18, 2025 0 130
