Uranium Radon Action Month highlights need for higher lung cancer screening rates Multiple states recognize January as a month to promote awareness about the dangers of radon gas Rowan DunneJanuary 14, 2025
Medical and Pharmaceutical University of Oklahoma boosts Cherokee Nation lung cancer screening rates with NIH grant Studies by the institution have shown that Indigenous people in the U.S. have a 73% higher cancer mortality rate than others Rowan DunneOctober 21, 2024
AI and Autonomy Artificial intelligence can be used to detect polycystic ovary syndrome: NIH study AI and ML performs highly in detecting PCOS, which is the most important takeaway Joseph MortonSeptember 18, 2023
Cannabis Cannabis, psychedelics and binge drinking reach all-time highs in 2022: NIH survey Binge drinking has generally decreased among younger adults Natalia Buendia CalvilloAugust 17, 2023
Cannabis Young men at highest risk of schizophrenia linked to cannabis use: study The study estimated up to 30 per cent of schizophrenia cases in young men could have been prevented by averting cannabis use disorder Natalia Buendia CalvilloMay 4, 2023
Health & Wellness Healthcare organizations incorporate gamification to improve clinician education Gamification helps produce positive outcomes in both learning and operative care Joseph MortonApril 4, 2023
Sleep CND Life Sciences receives NIH grant to study rare sleep disorder The disease tends to show itself years before patients are diagnosed with more serious conditions Rowan DunneOctober 7, 2022
Sleep Not sleeping enough has negative impacts on immune function: NIH Researchers studied how sleep disruptions in humans and mice increased levels of immune stem cell production and circulation in bone marrow. Joseph MortonSeptember 21, 2022
Cannabis Pot exposure during pregnancy associated with some mental disorders in young teens: NIH study The authors say the results of this new analysis further support caution against using cannabis during pregnancy Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 12, 2022
Cannabis Cannabis and psychedelic use among young people reaches all-time high in 2021: NIH Monitoring the Future panel study supported by the NIH outlines new statistics Rowan DunneAugust 24, 2022