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Medical Xpress / US officials to review COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy, kids
Federal health officials are reviewing safety data on COVID vaccines in pregnant women and children, and may also reconsider recommendations for older adults.
Medical Xpress / As pesticides and wildfires rise, kids with cancer need resources
A growing body of research ties environmental pollutants to worse health and shorter life spans for childhood cancer survivors. Yet medical providers lack sufficient resources to address these risks with patients, a recent ...
Phys.org / Zooplankton information improves North Atlantic right whale distribution models
Despite being one of the largest animals on the planet, the limited population and vast territory of the North Atlantic right whale make tracking these behemoths challenging. Yet, accurate predictions of their distribution—and ...
Medical Xpress / Muscle-building response to weight training differs among high-protein animal foods, study reveals
A study has tracked the acute muscle-building response in adults engaged in weight-training exercise who were fed either high-fat or lean ground pork burgers with the same amount of protein in each. The findings surprised ...
Phys.org / Unbalanced partner markets linked to higher childlessness among Finnish men
Childlessness is becoming an increasingly important issue as birth trends are characterized by the postponement of starting a family and an increase in childless couples. The proportion of childless men is higher than that ...
Medical Xpress / 3D bioprinted mini placentas could transform pregnancy research
By 3D bioprinting miniature placentas, scientists have provided a new way to study complications in pregnancy, with the research led by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Phys.org / Five ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more, and how their teachers can help
During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that educators call higher-order thinking. This includes analysis, creative and critical thinking, and ...
Medical Xpress / Over-the-counter sales of overdose reversal drug naloxone decline after initial surge
Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following the debut of over-the-counter sales, according ...
Medical Xpress / Mathematical model recreates muscle movements to explain swallowing disorders
For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by developing a mathematical ...
Medical Xpress / Vision-saving eye surgery may also improve survival in patients with rare eye cancer, study finds
A UCLA-led study has found that a surgical technique developed to protect vision in patients with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that arises inside the eye, may also lower the risk of the disease spreading and improve survival—a ...
Medical Xpress / Biomarkers linked to side effects from cancer immunotherapy
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified early signals from the immune system that could help predict which cancer patients are most likely to develop harmful side effects from immunotherapy. ...
Phys.org / Ancient brown dwarf reveals cloud chemistry secrets
Deep in space, an ancient brown dwarf nicknamed "The Accident" has revealed the first-ever detection of a molecule that scientists have been searching for in planetary atmospheres for decades.
