Bariatric surgery decreases the risk of heart disease, new research suggests.
Machine Learning Could Warn Us About the Next Public Health Threat
Researchers have created a new approach to detecting public health threats.
Researchers have created a new approach to detecting public health threats.
Are Highly Processed Foods Addictive?
Just like tobacco products, highly processed foods can be considered addictive, researchers report.
Just like tobacco products, highly processed foods can be considered addictive, researchers report.
Heart Research Bias Puts Black, Hispanic Women at Risk
Black and Hispanic women experience cardiometabolic risks five to 11 years earlier than white women, but studies often underestimate the disparity, new research shows.
Black and Hispanic women experience cardiometabolic risks five to 11 years earlier than white women, but studies often underestimate the disparity, new research shows.
Air Pollution May Cause Far More Deaths Than Previously Thought
The annual global death toll from long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study.
The annual global death toll from long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study.
Swift Action Could Save Corals From Warming Oceans
Ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are on pace to surpass critical thresholds for coral health by mid-century, but rapid action to significantly reduce emissions could slow warming.
Ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are on pace to surpass critical thresholds for coral health by mid-century, but rapid action to significantly reduce emissions could slow warming.
Psych Distress Screening Can Flag Heart Disease Risk
Screening for psychological distress can be an effective way to assess a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study shows.
Screening for psychological distress can be an effective way to assess a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease, a new study shows.
Brains ‘Time-Stamp’ Sounds To Make Sense of Words
New research shows why we hear “lemon” and not “melon” in processing incoming sounds.
New research shows why we hear “lemon” and not “melon” in processing incoming sounds.
Bragging Can Cost You Trust When Money’s Involved
Bragging about your abilities in situations where finances are involved could backfire.
Bragging about your abilities in situations where finances are involved could backfire.
How to Help Veterans Who Are Homeless
One way to help veterans who are homeless is to advocate for more affordable housing, says Thomas Byrne.
One way to help veterans who are homeless is to advocate for more affordable housing, says Thomas Byrne.
More People Die in Texas Prisons Without AC
Death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning are higher than those in climate-controlled institutions, according to a new study.
Death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning are higher than those in climate-controlled institutions, according to a new study.
How Climate Change Will Harm Reproductive Health
Climate change is likely to have long-term effects on birthing parents and future generations, say researchers.
Climate change is likely to have long-term effects on birthing parents and future generations, say researchers.
Frailty, Dementia Boost Older Adults’ Death Risk After Surgery
New research finds striking differences in the mortality rate of older Americans within a year of having major surgery.
New research finds striking differences in the mortality rate of older Americans within a year of having major surgery.
Why People With Autism Make Less Eye Contact
Researchers may have found an explanation for reduced eye contact among people with autism.
Researchers may have found an explanation for reduced eye contact among people with autism.
Conservative State Policies Tied To Higher Mortality
Research indicates that more conservative state policies were generally associated with higher mortality of working-age adults—a rate that has been growing for decades in the United States.
Research indicates that more conservative state policies were generally associated with higher mortality of working-age adults—a rate that has been growing for decades in the United States.
Half a Brain Can Still Recognize Words and Faces
A study of brain plasticity and visual perception finds that people who, as children, had surgery to remove half of their brain correctly recognized differences between pairs of words or faces more than 80% of the time.
A study of brain plasticity and visual perception finds that people who, as children, had surgery to remove half of their brain correctly recognized differences between pairs of words or faces more than 80% of the time.