Category: Science
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Five curious health benefits of dark midwinter, according to science
Christmas is a time of togetherness. We meet friends and family, and gifts are exchanged – a festival of relationships…
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In defense of state physician health programs’ work with medical students
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech…
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Health Beat: Science lab for sick kids
Over 7 million children in the U.S. miss 15 days or more during the school year. The issue is more…
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Intermittent fasting: Science-backed benefits or just plain old starvation?
Intermittent fasting isn’t simply starving yourself – it’s a structured approach to timing your meals that can trigger specific biological…
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Beghou Consulting Adds SoCal Partners to Strengthen Life Sciences Efforts
Dec. 19, 2024 2:30 PM PT Beghou Consulting, a provider of data, analytics and technology solutions to life sciences companies,…
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‘President Trump Is Going to Usher in a Golden Age of Science,’ Health Expert Says
Political agendas have “co-opted” science in America, according to the founder of an organization that helps consumers spend their health…
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Science-Backed Wellness: Starting With the Gut
Dec. 19, 2024 2:54 AM PT People around the world are seeking healthier lives. Increasingly, that means navigating an explosion…
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U of A Health Sciences researchers receive $3.4 million grant to improve asthma care in schools
image: Ashley Lowe, PhD, is an assistant professor at the U of A College of Nursing and a member of…
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Trump’s Pick for NIH Director Could Harm Science and People’s Health
December 19, 2024 4 min read With a possible bird flu outbreak looming, Donald Trump’s choice of Jay Bhattacharya, a…
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1.4M records stolen in Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ransomware attack
Some 1.4 million records relating to students, staff and patients at the Texas Tech University’s Health Science Center and El…