Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on: August 09,2026

Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on:August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on: August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on:August 09,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on: August 08,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on:August 08,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on: August 07,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on:August 07,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on: August 05,2026

Yes, you really can be allergic to exercise—and the symptoms can be serious

by Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who don't like to workout will sometimes joke that they're "allergic" to exercise. But what many d

Updated on:August 05,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on: August 05,2026

Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement

by Anne Hammarskjöld,Karolinska InstitutetDensity plot and box and whisker plot of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) distribution. Credit:JAMA(2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.9639The thresholds for kidne

Updated on:August 05,2026

New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study urges earlier detection of Valley Fever as cases climb

by Lorena Anderson, University of CaliforniaAyomidamope Adebiyi, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and clinical lead at UC Merced's Occupational Health Services department, has taken the

Updated on:August 03,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on: August 03,2026

New study highlights maternal-fetal TORCH infection risk

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing

Updated on:August 03,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on: August 02,2026

Women with kidney disease are undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research

byGeorge Institute for Global HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen with chronic kidney disease are less likely than men to be diagnosed, represented in research and given treatments that have been pro

Updated on:August 02,2026

Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on: August 01,2026

Prenatal Zika exposure may trigger vision, hearing and social changes despite seemingly healthy births

by Jenn Bal,University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes such as the Aedes aegypti above, is known to cause severe birth defects. A new study explored why 30% of babies born wit

Updated on:August 01,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

by Andrea Vaccaro, Rachel M Gisselquist,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recentEbolaandhantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a c

Updated on:July 31,2026

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Holly Seale, Md Saiful Islam,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsThe latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.On April 24, thefirst suspected cas

Updated on: July 31,2026

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Holly Seale, Md Saiful Islam,The ConversationCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsThe latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.On April 24, thefirst suspected cas

Updated on:July 31,2026