August 5, 2021
Patients with vitamin D deficiency who received vitamin D supplements had a reduced need for pain relief and lower levels of fatigue in palliative cancer treatment, a randomized and placebo-controlled study shows.
August 4, 2021
Research in this area deserves more attention — and not only for conditions related to reproduction.
August 4, 2021
The more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or 'brilliance' for success, the more both women and early-career academics feel professionally inadequate -- like 'impostors' -- finds a new study of U.S. academics by a team of psychology researchers.
August 2, 2021
Microscopic bugs called microbes can be found in your eyes, mouth, gut, skin, and everywhere else. But don’t be alarmed. Most of your microbes are useful. They help you digest food. They prevent dangerous infections in your organs. And so much more. They’re vital for your health.
July 27, 2021
With women woefully underrepresented throughout academic medicine, myriad strategies strive to build gender equity through diversity-focused hiring practices, leadership training, and family supports.
Career moves: Ways to bridge the gender gap in medical science
July 27, 2021
In a recent study of Black American women, low levels of vitamin D appeared to be related to increased incidence of COVID-19 infection.
July 26, 2021
Researchers have identified new biomarkers that may advance the early detection of diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in U.S. adults.
New biomarkers may detect early eye changes that can lead to diabetes-related blindness
July 21, 2021
This might turn out to be a crucial window to try to prevent Alzheimer’s and other chronic diseases that often accompany older age
July 19, 2021
A new study shows that during development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex.
Non-neuronal cells drive sex differences in early brain development
July 9, 2021
Despite suggestions of differential effects, most clinical trials don’t report results by sex
