Heat Action Day: New WHO guidance helps authorities better protect people from the effects of heat
WHO/Europe presented its new Heat–Health Action Plans Guidance in Berlin on the occasion of the nationwide Heat Action Day. Every year around the world, extreme heat leads to a rise…
Maternal obesity linked to 64% increase in childhood obesity risk
The roots of childhood obesity may begin in the womb. New research led by the George Mason University College of Public Health found that children whose mothers entered pregnancy with…
Feeding data to AI to speed up drug discovery
Developing new medicines can require thousands of chemistry experiments to identify the right recipe for a safe, effective and ideally affordable drug. The process is slow and labor-intensive, and many…
Americans strongly support regulations on AI
Most Americans, even those who most appreciate AI, strongly support more regulation of it, a new survey by Johns Hopkins University researchers finds. More than 70% of Americans want the…
Long naps may increase the risk of chronic liver disease in people with diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes who nap longer than 30 minutes every day, regardless of their sleep patterns at night, increase their risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease…
Cohabitating people share about a quarter of their gut and oral microbiota
People who live together share more oral and gut microbes with each other than with other people in their communities, according to a study publishing June 15 in the Cell…
Study of 5.8 billion medicines dispensed in England exposes stark health inequalities
The team from the BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and the University of Liverpool say this type of analysis can offer opportunities for smarter and safer…
Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool
Ever stood in the middle of a city and just felt the heat radiating off its surfaces? Or entered a closed room and wondered how it could feel hotter than…
MIT researchers develop tiny ingestible sensor that can measure temperature from inside the body
In a hospital or at home, temperatures are usually taken using an oral or forehead thermometer, but these do not always accurately reflect the core body temperature. Measuring core temperature…