I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on: March 13,2026

I have a stuffy nose. How do I know if it's hay fever or a cold?

by Janet Davies, Joy Lee, Saeideh Hajighasemi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainYou've been through winter lurgies and escaped the start of spring free of hay fever. Now you wake u

Updated on:March 13,2026

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects

Updated on: March 10,2026

How a rare disorder triggers sweet aversion and fat buildup in the liver

byCity of Hope National Medical CenterCharles Brenner, Ph.D., City of Hope's Alfred E. Mann Family Foundation Chair in Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, has conducted a landmark study that dissects

Updated on:March 10,2026

Most Americans still get nicotine wrong

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes, but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people

Updated on: March 19,2026

Most Americans still get nicotine wrong

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes, but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people

Updated on:March 19,2026

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River virus as the temperature warms

byUniversity of AdelaideCredit: Ravi Kant from PexelsAustralian holiday-makers are being urged to prevent mosquito bites this summer, after research mapping studies from across the country found that

Updated on: March 18,2026

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River virus as the temperature warms

byUniversity of AdelaideCredit: Ravi Kant from PexelsAustralian holiday-makers are being urged to prevent mosquito bites this summer, after research mapping studies from across the country found that

Updated on:March 18,2026

Mpox inflammation traced to AIM2 protein: New insights into immune overdrive

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologySchematic image illustrating the overall study. Credit: Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyA team of researchers, affil

Updated on: March 19,2026

Mpox inflammation traced to AIM2 protein: New insights into immune overdrive

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologySchematic image illustrating the overall study. Credit: Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyA team of researchers, affil

Updated on:March 19,2026

How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful?

bySalk InstituteAstrocytes in the mouse visual cortex. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic conn

Updated on: March 11,2026

How do brains stay stable, and when might a dose of flexibility be helpful?

bySalk InstituteAstrocytes in the mouse visual cortex. Credit: Salk InstituteYoung minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic conn

Updated on:March 11,2026

Mapping pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes: New mouse line links neuronal activity to cell survival

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressSchematic showing the potential effect of neuronal activity on oligodendrogenesis, acting through its influence on both OPCs and preOLs. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025

Updated on: March 16,2026

Mapping pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes: New mouse line links neuronal activity to cell survival

byIngrid Fadelli, Medical XpressSchematic showing the potential effect of neuronal activity on oligodendrogenesis, acting through its influence on both OPCs and preOLs. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2025

Updated on:March 16,2026

New immune response patterns for tuberculosis discovered outside the lungs

byUniversity of BonnWhole-blood RNA-sequencing analysis for detection of EPTB immunotypes. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65561-xTuberculosis (TB) is one of the world'

Updated on: March 21,2026

New immune response patterns for tuberculosis discovered outside the lungs

byUniversity of BonnWhole-blood RNA-sequencing analysis for detection of EPTB immunotypes. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65561-xTuberculosis (TB) is one of the world'

Updated on:March 21,2026

How the immune system keeps mucosal fungi in check

byUniversity of ZurichThe yeast fungus Candida albicans (blue) breaks out of human immune cells (red) by forming long thread-like cells called hyphae. The part of the hypha that has already left the i

Updated on: March 12,2026

How the immune system keeps mucosal fungi in check

byUniversity of ZurichThe yeast fungus Candida albicans (blue) breaks out of human immune cells (red) by forming long thread-like cells called hyphae. The part of the hypha that has already left the i

Updated on:March 12,2026

Patients with peripheral arterial disease and Afib found to face higher risk for cardiac events

byIntermountain HealthcareNew research from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who also have atrial fibrillation (AFib) face a

Updated on: March 25,2026

Patients with peripheral arterial disease and Afib found to face higher risk for cardiac events

byIntermountain HealthcareNew research from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who also have atrial fibrillation (AFib) face a

Updated on:March 25,2026

Men, women face different challenges with COPD, bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease

by COPD FoundationSelf-reported symptoms by disease group and sex. Credit:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation(2025). DOI: 10.15326/jcopdf.2025.0620Men and women with

Updated on: March 17,2026

Men, women face different challenges with COPD, bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease

by COPD FoundationSelf-reported symptoms by disease group and sex. Credit:Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation(2025). DOI: 10.15326/jcopdf.2025.0620Men and women with

Updated on:March 17,2026

Long COVID: Resistance exercise can improve physical and mental symptoms

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit:JAMA Network Open(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.34304A three-month program of resistance exercise can help improve the physical and mental well-being of people

Updated on: March 15,2026

Long COVID: Resistance exercise can improve physical and mental symptoms

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit:JAMA Network Open(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.34304A three-month program of resistance exercise can help improve the physical and mental well-being of people

Updated on:March 15,2026