New Cervix-On-A-Chip May Revolutionize STI Treatment
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — When it comes to studying sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is often done on animals, scientists have long faced ...
Long COVID Linked to Heart Health Risks
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Folks with long COVID face a higher risk for serious heart problems — even younger adults who were never sick enough to be ho...
Herbal Drug Kava Poses Increasing Health Threat In U.S., CDC Warns
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Poison center calls about the herbal drug kava have surged in the United States in recent years, a new study says.Calls rose ...
Combo Heat Waves/Droughts Will Affect Billions A Year By 2100, Researchers Project
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Extreme heat waves combined with bone-dry droughts will occur five times more often by century’s end under current climate po...
The Flu Vaccine Can Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke — Even If You Wind Up Infected
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — The influenza vaccine can significantly reduce the risk of a flu-related heart attack or stroke, even among folks who become ...
Preschoolers’ Solitary Screen Time Could Mean Behavior Problems, Language Difficulties Later On
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Allowing a screen to babysit your preschool child could blunt their intellectual and emotional development, a new study says....
Graco Recalls Infant Car Seats Over Structural Issue
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Some baby car seats are being recalled after a safety issue was found during testing.Graco is voluntarily recalling select Sn...
More Drugmakers Join TrumpRx
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 — Drug companies Abbvie and Genentech will start selling medications at lower prices through the White House’s "TrumpRx" websit...
This “master gene” may be driving pancreatic cancer’s spread
A gene called KLF5 may be a key force behind the spread of pancreatic cancer—but not in the way scientists expected. Rather than mutating DNA, it rewire...
Scientists just watched Alzheimer’s damage happen in real time
Scientists at Oregon State University have captured something researchers have long struggled to see: the real-time chemical interactions that help driv...
