​ Q&A: Drug overdose deaths remain high—fentanyl test strips may help

by Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Massachusetts state Senatevoted unanimously to legalize fentanyl test stripsacross the commonwealth earlier th

Updated on: March 21,2024 16

​ Q&A: Drug overdose deaths remain high—fentanyl test strips may help

by Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard GazetteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe Massachusetts state Senatevoted unanimously to legalize fentanyl test stripsacross the commonwealth earlier th

Updated on:March 21,2024 16

Studying movement may move the needle for infants with Down syndrome: Q&A with professor of kinesiology

byGeorgia State UniversityResearchers at Georgia State are using high-tech tools to discover interventions that may improve mobility, communication and quality of life for children with Down syn

Updated on: November 14,2024 0

Studying movement may move the needle for infants with Down syndrome: Q&A with professor of kinesiology

byGeorgia State UniversityResearchers at Georgia State are using high-tech tools to discover interventions that may improve mobility, communication and quality of life for children with Down syn

Updated on:November 14,2024 0

Q&A: Hot flashes, vaginal dryness: Is endocrine therapy worth it for breast cancer?

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterAnna Weiss, MD. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterCancer treatment is riddled with pros and cons, trade-offs. During October, brea

Updated on: January 18,2024 11

Q&A: Hot flashes, vaginal dryness: Is endocrine therapy worth it for breast cancer?

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterAnna Weiss, MD. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterCancer treatment is riddled with pros and cons, trade-offs. During October, brea

Updated on:January 18,2024 11

Q&A: Microplastics researcher explains how to limit their dangers

by Laura López González,University of California, San FranciscoLaura López González. Credit: University of California, San FranciscoAn invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plasti

Updated on: March 21,2024 12

Q&A: Microplastics researcher explains how to limit their dangers

by Laura López González,University of California, San FranciscoLaura López González. Credit: University of California, San FranciscoAn invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plasti

Updated on:March 21,2024 12

Q&A: Research shows young infants use their mother's scent to perceive faces

bySociety for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHumans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is d

Updated on: July 31,2024 0

Q&A: Research shows young infants use their mother's scent to perceive faces

bySociety for Research in Child DevelopmentCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHumans see the world through the five senses, but how and when the ability to integrate across the senses arises is d

Updated on:July 31,2024 0

Q & A: Cleft lip and palate repair

by Chloe Corey, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft

Updated on: February 29,2024 13

Q & A: Cleft lip and palate repair

by Chloe Corey, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft

Updated on:February 29,2024 13

Q&A: Can you make your gut healthier with probiotics?

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo restore the intestinal balance they are sure they do not have, some people turn to probiotics.But what exactly are

Updated on: May 10,2024 7

Q&A: Can you make your gut healthier with probiotics?

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTo restore the intestinal balance they are sure they do not have, some people turn to probiotics.But what exactly are

Updated on:May 10,2024 7

Q&A: Pancreatic cancer risk, symptoms and treatment

by Mark TrutyPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteMy mother recently was diagnosed with diabetes, but due to abdominal pain a

Updated on: January 10,2024 7

Q&A: Pancreatic cancer risk, symptoms and treatment

by Mark TrutyPancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteMy mother recently was diagnosed with diabetes, but due to abdominal pain a

Updated on:January 10,2024 7

Q&A: Why are children most affected by this year's cold and flu season?

by Daniel Layton and Fiona McFarlane,CSIROCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe 2023 flu season is shaping up to be like the influenza season of 2019—the largest on record in Australia.The diffe

Updated on: June 08,2024 4

Q&A: Why are children most affected by this year's cold and flu season?

by Daniel Layton and Fiona McFarlane,CSIROCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe 2023 flu season is shaping up to be like the influenza season of 2019—the largest on record in Australia.The diffe

Updated on:June 08,2024 4

Q&A: Patterns and prognostications in immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYevgeniy Semenov, MD, MA, a physician-investigator in the Mass General Department of Dermatology and an Assistant Pro

Updated on: July 17,2024 0

Q&A: Patterns and prognostications in immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment

by Liz Murphy,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYevgeniy Semenov, MD, MA, a physician-investigator in the Mass General Department of Dermatology and an Assistant Pro

Updated on:July 17,2024 0

Q&A: Should you try a popular hearing aid app? An audiologist weighs in

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainApple has marketed its AirPods Pro 2 as soon to have "clinical-grade Hearing Aid capability."The headphones are available for

Updated on: November 12,2024 0

Q&A: Should you try a popular hearing aid app? An audiologist weighs in

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainApple has marketed its AirPods Pro 2 as soon to have "clinical-grade Hearing Aid capability."The headphones are available for

Updated on:November 12,2024 0

Q&A: Generating data from neurons to teach AI the rules of the brain

by Joseph Caputo,Tufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry were seen as a sweep for artificial intelligence (AI) tools which, at their conce

Updated on: November 28,2024 0

Q&A: Generating data from neurons to teach AI the rules of the brain

by Joseph Caputo,Tufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry were seen as a sweep for artificial intelligence (AI) tools which, at their conce

Updated on:November 28,2024 0