Researchers uncover a previously unrecognized mechanism that may accelerate polycystic kidney disease.
Inside North Carolina’s Big Effort to Transform Health Care
The state and its top insurer are pushing to pay health care providers based on whether they keep people healthy,…
Inside North Carolina’s Big Effort to Transform Health Care
The state and its top insurer are pushing to pay health care providers based on whether they keep people healthy,…
Depression, anxiety linked to opioid use and reduced survival in women with breast cancer
The findings should encourage doctors to better manage mental health in patients with breast cancer and spur care providers to…
Personal protective equipment most critical to safety of seafarers
New research investigates the causes of seafaring injuries and accidents and finds that injury reduction campaigns focused on personal protective…
Hiring committees that don’t believe in gender bias promote fewer women
Is gender bias in hiring really a thing? Opinions vary, but a new study by psychologists reveal that hiring committees…
Breaching the brain’s defense causes epilepsy
Epileptic seizures can happen to anyone. But how do they occur and what initiates such a rapid response? An international…
Diverse immune cell profiles and roles found in breast cancer resistance to immunotherapy
Researchers show that heterogeneity of both breast cancer cells themselves and immune composition of the tumor microenvironment are important considerations…
Exercise is good for the aging brain
Researchers have found that a single bout of exercise benefits some older people’s brains. In experiments in which participants aged…
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis bear the burden of rising drug prices
In a decade, Medicare recipients saw a sevenfold increase in out of pocket costs for multiple sclerosis drugs. Spending on…