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Medical Xpress / Mental health conditions may heighten liver cancer risk in veterans due to increased hepatitis C, study finds

Mental health conditions are common among veterans and may play a larger role than previously recognized in raising liver cancer risk for those with hepatitis C.

16 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Possible therapeutic targets for kidney disease identified

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise in the United States, with roughly 36 million adults estimated to have the condition. As more people develop the disease, researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine ...

Phys.org / During times of market volatility, investors should track insider trades

In times of economic upheaval, investors can get a clearer picture of the stock market's future performance if they tune into how corporate insiders are trading stocks in their own companies.

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / What's working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

Working from home has become a fixture of Australian work culture, but its effect on mental health is still widely debated.

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Evaluation of initiative to transform health care professionals' knowledge confirms its long-term positive impact

The iCAhRE (Interdisciplinary Clinical Academic health Research Excellence) program helps staff at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust to learn about research and use it to further improve patient ...

16 hours ago in Other
Medical Xpress / Vitamin C from food boosts collagen levels in skin

A new study from researchers at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi, has found that collagen production and skin renewal directly respond to the amount of vitamin C we eat.

19 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / NASA's Fly Foundational robots demo to bolster in-space infrastructure

NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a ...

19 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air

New Delhi recorded more than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses at six state-run hospitals between 2022 and 2024, government numbers showed, highlighting the adverse effects of toxic air on health.

19 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / How Starlink is connecting remote First Nations communities—and creating new divides

In the Cape York community of Wujal Wujal, local service providers used to hold their breath every time a big storm rolled in. Cloud cover could knock out their satellite internet just when they needed it most.

19 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Phys.org / How the shapes of letters can subtly influence our feelings

Have you ever thought a font looked "friendly" or "elegant?" Or felt that ComicSans was somehow unserious? You're not imagining it.

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Vaccine prevented more than 200 hospital admissions of babies in Scotland, research finds

A vaccine against a widespread virus has prevented the admission to hospital of more than 200 babies in Scotland, according to new research.

19 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Thunderstorms are noisily kicking off summer in NZ—what's driving them?

The rumble of thunderstorms across the country this week is a noisy reminder that summer is arriving—and with it, the mix of heat, humidity and unstable air that fuels these bursts of wild weather.

19 hours ago in Earth