Online program soothes post-trauma stress in injured children Car crashes, sports injuries, bad falls, severe burns and other sources of trauma can leave lasting scars in the minds of children and teens. Apr 29, 2026 0 3
Lung scans can reveal important differences in sarcoidosis severity according to new study A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects breathing. The research ... Apr 29, 2026 0 7
An uncomfortable truth: Health care is both a protector of health and a contributor to one of its greatest threats When we think about the causes of climate change, the usual suspects often come to mind: coal-fired power plants, traffic-choked roads, industrial agriculture. Rarely do we picture hospitals. Apr 29, 2026 0 4
Social media promotion, ease of access increase risk of adolescent inhalant misuse Two new studies offer insight into the factors that coincide with adolescent inhalant use in the U.S., a dangerous pastime that can have lifelong—or life-ending—consequences. Apr 29, 2026 0 4
Mental defeat can worsen chronic pain, researchers say U.K. resident Fiona McNiven can tell you how chronic pain can wear a person down, as she spent more than three decades battling muscle and neuropathic pain. Apr 29, 2026 0 4
Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer Research conducted at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has revealed an unexpected behavior observed in a protein involved in several types of cancer: it manages to self-activate, meaning it gives itself the order ... Apr 29, 2026 0 6
Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy? One in 10 Americans experience osteoporosis, which significantly weakens bones and makes them more prone to fracture. Women comprise 80% of people with osteoporosis, and women approaching or in menopause are at the highest ... Apr 29, 2026 0 6
Tumor-on-a-chip reveals how pancreatic cancer interacts with scar tissue and resists treatment Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, ... Apr 29, 2026 0 6
What to know about GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and health As many of us know, keeping weight in check can be hard. National numbers certainly reflect this. Rates of overweight and obesity in the U.S. have steadily climbed since the early 1980s. The impact this has had on health ... Apr 29, 2026 0 14
Why CAR T therapy works for some patients but fails for others may be getting clearer Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is one of oncology's most powerful ideas: Harvest a cancer patient's own immune cells, genetically engineer them to recognize tumor cells, multiply them in a laboratory and reinject ... Apr 29, 2026 0 9
