A new Journal of Marketing study reveals why low-socioeconomic status (SES) consumers continue to face challenges in adopting healthier diets despite the increased efforts to make healthy foods affordable and accessible. Researchers uncovered that low-SES individuals prioritize fillingness over healthiness when making food choices and are more likely to believe that healthy foods are less filling and less tasty, compared to their high-SES counterparts.
Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to research published in Environment & Health, these bits of plastic—from 1 to 62 micrometers long—are present in the filtered solutions used for medical intravenous (IV) infusions. The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic particles could be delivered directly to a person’s bloodstream from a single 8.4-ounce (250-milliliter) bag of infusion fluid.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Georgia Tech has discovered how lateral inhibition helps our brains process visual information, and it could expand our knowledge of sensory perception, leading to applications in neuro-medicine and artificial intelligence.
The Endometriosis CARE Act, which was introduced in 2022, seeks to deliver $50 million annually to advance research and expand access to treatment for this condition in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, often causing pain, heavy periods and potential fertility issues. It affects more than one in 10 reproductive-age women and currently, there is no known cure.
The best way to avoid getting bitten by a venomous snake is to not go looking for one in the first place.
Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause” reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had spread to 118,000 cases reported in 114 countries by March 11.
Almost a quarter of Australians with back and neck pain have changed their work status due to their conditions, according to the first annual report from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Back and Neck Pain.
Early brain development lays the foundation for lifelong health and success. But disruptions to a child’s early environment can leave a long-lasting imprint on their development and success.
Rhythmic changes, driven by hormonal fluctuations, offer a unique window into the intricate connection between the female brain and heart. In a new paper published in Science Advances, Max Planck researchers Jellina Prinsen, Julia Sacher and Arno Villringer outline how these naturally occurring variations might influence stress, mood, and long-term cardiovascular and neurological health.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.