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Medical Xpress / Study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis

Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents—and they've shown a possible route to reducing its ...

1 hour ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Termite pellet microbes provide timeline for home infestation detection

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a colony is actively chewing ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / FDA investigating possible adult deaths from COVID vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused deaths in adults, as part of a safety review that earlier appeared to just be focused on children.

4 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Gen Z views world as 'scary place' with growing cynicism about ability to create change, research suggests

Gen Z views the world as a scary place, according to new research presented at the 2025 Society for Risk Analysis Conference.

6 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

It's normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations—but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that's under attack by the Trump administration?

9 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers

Food and Drug Administration officials have opened a safety review of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from RSV, the respiratory virus that sends thousands of American children to the hospital each ...

Medical Xpress / Q&A: RSV's hidden toll—adults of all ages may struggle with breathlessness, daily activities for months

Recovering from respiratory syncytial virus often doesn't end when it's time to leave the hospital, even for younger adults.

Phys.org / Simplified lab process produces potent nerve-blocking molecules found in shellfish

Chemists have long been fascinated and frustrated by saxitoxin: a molecule that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the electrical signals that nerve cells (neurons) use to activate muscle, and which accumulates in shellfish ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / High teenage BMI linked to increased risk of severe bacterial infections later in life

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and other severe bacterial infections in adulthood, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.

Dec 9, 2025 in Overweight & Obesity
Phys.org / Trust in science is low among minorities for a reason, research finds

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained medical professionals. But for some communities, distrust has been the norm.

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common again.

Medical Xpress / Among psychologists, AI use is up, but so are concerns

More than half of psychologists experimented with artificial intelligence tools in their practices in the past year, but almost all cite concerns about how the technology may affect their patients and society, according to ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry