Blood pressure monitors are a common at-home tool for monitoring heart health, but they don’t look at the health of
Month: April 2021
Genetic ancestry and hypertension risk
Black individuals have higher rates of hypertension compared to Americans of European or Hispanic ancestry. Yet the contributions of genetic
Treatment found to improve cognitive function in patients with fragile X syndrome
An experimental treatment produced improvements in cognitive function and language in patients with fragile X syndrome, according to study results
Does health insurance improve individuals’ financial well-being?
U.S. consumers hold trillions of dollars in debt, but they hold it very unevenly. “If you work with credit data
A new strain of a well-known probiotic might offer help for infants’ intestinal problems
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, or LGG, is the most studied probiotic bacterium in the world. However, its features are not perfect,
Care teams differ for Black, white surgical patients in the same hospitals
A new study finds Black patients are more likely to die after their heart bypass surgery if they’re at a
Drug demonstrates poor efficacy in advanced bladder cancer
An FDA-approved monoclonal antibody drug used to treat advanced bladder cancer demonstrated poor efficacy in a recent clinical trial published
Skincare: Do men and women actually need different products?
The beauty industry implies that men and women need different products. Is there any truth to that? When you walk
Personalizing cancer treatment through machine learning
Researchers at the Cheriton School of Computer Science have applied machine learning to identify tumor-specific antigens, which could help make
Study identifies diverse spectrum of neurons that govern movement
In a mouse study, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified and mapped a diverse spectrum of motor neurons along
