Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report.
The landmark report, by experts in adolescent health including from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), has…
Advanced tools offer improved insights into patients’ condition and their potential for recovery.
After more than half a century, assessment of traumatic brain injuries gets an overhaul.
Clinicians say the proposed framework will lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment, providing more…
The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.
Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers at Stockholm University and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at King’s College London have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows…
Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a study published May 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Bo Liu from Beijing Normal University, China, and colleagues.
Seeing an…
Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person consumes, according to a new study published May 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute, USA, and colleagues.
Experts explain the science behind Biden’s advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, including how common it is and what treatments are available.
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To call psychological safety a strategic imperative across industries is no exaggeration. It is a proven driver of high-functioning teams, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood concepts. In complex,
“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. “They found cancer in my prostate.”
As a cancer researcher who knows very well about the high incidence and decreased survival rates of prostate cancer in the Caribbean, I anguished over these words. Even though I study…
Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, suggesting a potential protective effect.
Scientists from Hokkaido University have discovered that exposure to certain metals and trace elements during pregnancy may affect…