Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier

Assessing how well items align with your core beliefs may make it easier to let them go.

Mary E. Dozier, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2025 ~9 min

How to Lower Your Risk of Dementia Starting in Middle Age

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 10, 2025 ~6 min


Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention?

A deep neural network called CHAIS may soon replace invasive procedures like catheterization as the new gold standard for monitoring heart health.

Alex Ouyang | Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health • mit
Feb. 10, 2025 ~8 min

Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple

Despite calls from some corners to switch from canola oil and corn oil to beef tallow, the move is unlikely to make Americans healthier.

Mary J. Scourboutakos, Adjunct Lecturer in Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto • conversation
Feb. 7, 2025 ~10 min

Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans

From access to preventive care to workplace protections, public policies affect the health of LGBTQ+ people and the general public in both direct and indirect ways.

Nathaniel Tran, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois Chicago • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~10 min

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.

Alexandra M. Lord, Chair and Curator of Medicine and Science, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~8 min

2 key brain signals could point to custom depression treatment

"We're moving toward a future where mental health care is as unique as each person's mind."

Whitney Slightham - Virginia Tech • futurity
Feb. 5, 2025 ~7 min

Hairstylists face high levels of harmful airborne chemicals

"Manufacturers of hair care products need to focus on developing safer options that don't put hairstylists or consumers in harm's way."

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Feb. 5, 2025 ~5 min


1 gene variant may put you at higher risk of COVID

A new discovery offers a deeper understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to COVID-19 infection.

Iqbal Pittalwala - UC Riverside • futurity
Feb. 5, 2025 ~5 min

3 ways the Trump administration could reinvest in rural America’s future

Access to health care is a big one as rural hospitals close. Two researchers who focus on rural issue explain how the federal government could help.

Cody Mullen, Clinical Professor of Public Health, Purdue University • conversation
Feb. 3, 2025 ~10 min

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