Hospitals across the country are teaming up to improve outcomes in kids who need mechanical heart pumps for congenital heart disease or heart failure. Children…
First evidence of replay during sleep in the human motor cortex, which governs voluntary movement
Why do we sleep? Scientists have debated this question for millennia, but a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), conducted in collaboration…
Women’s heart attacks are often missed. This gene may help explain why.
When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially…
Challenge study shows efficacy of RSV vaccine in healthy adults
For healthy adults, the bivalent prefusion F respiratory syncytial virus (RSVpreF) vaccine is effective against symptomatic RSV infection and viral shedding, according to a study…
New report shows cancer survivors grew to 18 million in the US; more than two-thirds aged 65 years or older
A new report led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) shows more than 18 million…
Study shows that genomic tumor profiling of pediatric tumors can enhance clinical care
Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for impacting clinical care, including…
COVID-19 viral load in lungs supports prognosis in severely ill patients
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can infect various body tissues. While the detection of the virus in the nasopharynx is established as a diagnostic method, the amount…
Metaphors matter: Why changing the name ‘monkeypox’ may help curb the discriminatory language used to discuss it
As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name…
Theta waves: A marker of emotional regulation
Without realizing it, we all rely on emotional regulation many times a day. It’s the process by which we mitigate the effect of disturbing stimuli…
How one night of binge drinking could cause problems with the brain, stomach and the liver
Doctors outline how binge drinking can cause death We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding…