432 news posts in Health

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06 Jun 2025

Statins may reduce risk of death by 39% for patients with life-threatening sepsis

It has been suggested that statins could boost the chances of survival of patients with sepsis because of their multipronged effects on inflammation. Here, researchers from China used the MIMIC-IV database to perform a retrospective cohort study on two large, matched groups: critically ill patients with sepsis in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who received standard of care with or without statins. The 28-day all-cause mortality was 39% lower in relative terms [an absolute reduction from 23.4% to 14.3%] in the statin group, suggesting a protective effect. Previous randomized controlled trials that didn’t find any such benefit might have been too small or have had other weaknesses. The present results need to be confirmed in a large, well-designed randomized clinical trial.

Health

27 May 2025

Global warming could be driving up women’s cancer risk

A study on Middle Eastern countries links higher temperatures to an increased risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers.

Health

09 May 2025

From giving birth to staying healthy: Five articles about the ways hormones impact our lives

At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to cover all of them. Here are just five amazing papers on the power of hormones you may have missed.

Health

08 May 2025

Silent scorpion-sting epidemic in Brazil driven by urbanization and climate change

Prof Eliane Candiani Arantes and Prof Manuela Berto Pucca are co-authors of a newly published Frontiers in Public Health article that focuses on the rising number of scorpion stings straining Brazil’s public health system. In this latest Frontier Scientist installment, they talk about their research and careers.

Health

29 Apr 2025

Are women more metabolically efficient under extreme physiological circumstances?

Authors from the US have now published a new in study in Frontiers in Physiology. They showed that female athletes are rapidly catching up with, and may soon overtake, their male peers in sports events under extreme physiological circumstances.

Health

24 Apr 2025

‘System rife with blame’ could threaten parents’ mental health when their kids struggle with school attendance

Research showed parents of children who struggle with attending school regularly feel the effects of school distress across all aspects of their lives, rating it as the second most threatening possible life event.

Health

15 Apr 2025

Study reveals erasing inequality could prevent hundreds of adverse births annually in major UK city

High percentages of adverse birth outcomes in vulnerable communities could be alleviated by reducing odds to the same levels less vulnerable women experience

Health

31 Mar 2025

One hour’s screen use after going to bed increases your risk of insomnia by 59%, scientists find

Using a screen in bed at night makes it much more likely you’ll sleep less and sleep badly — but social media use is no worse than any other form of screen use.

Health

07 Mar 2025

Suicide, the music industry, and a call to action

Dr George Musgrave is both a musician and an academic, with first-hand experience of the music industry’s challenges. In this guest editorial, inspired by their moving and urgent new article in Frontiers in Public Health, he and co-author Dr Dorian Lamis, who is a clinical psychologist and suicide prevention expert, turn the spotlight on the toll of death by suicide in the music industry, and call for immediate action to support vulnerable artists.

Health

03 Mar 2025

Eating, training, and living healthy as a woman: New research for International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and aims to accelerate women’s equality. Gearing up for March 8th, we’re highlighting recent Frontiers research on women’s health, professional lives, and societal status.

Health

14 Feb 2025

Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning

Researchers from Spain sampled sink drains from different wards in a single modern university hospital where state-of-the-art cleaning protocols are adhered to. Through culturing and DNA barcoding, they found 67 species of bacteria. These included Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, notorious for their potential to cause healthcare-associated infections. Several strains detected proved resistant to modern antibiotics, including cephalosporins and carbapenems. Sink drains thus appear to function as reservoirs for known and emerging pathogens of concern.

Health

31 Jan 2025

Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use — except for wiggling our ears — actually activates when people listen hard

The auricular muscles, which helped our distant ancestors move their ears to improve hearing quality, activated when people were trying to listen to competing sounds.

Health

30 Jan 2025

How tackling sepsis can save millions of lives — and prevent future pandemic deaths

Understanding the different types of immune dysregulation that cause sepsis will let us target treatments, lower future death tolls, and prevent lingering illness like long COVID-19.

Health

13 Jan 2025

Not all carbs are created equal: Here are five Frontiers articles for a healthy start into the new year

Health

17 Dec 2024

Patients whose allergies cause the sniffles have different fungi living in their noses, compared to healthy people

Scientists investigated the noses of people with asthma and allergic rhinitis and found that the fungi in their noses are different to healthy people, suggesting future targets for treatments.

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432 news posts in Health

Statins may reduce risk of death by 39% for patients with life-threatening sepsis

Global warming could be driving up women’s cancer risk

From giving birth to staying healthy: Five articles about the ways hormones impact our lives

Silent scorpion-sting epidemic in Brazil driven by urbanization and climate change

Are women more metabolically efficient under extreme physiological circumstances?

‘System rife with blame’ could threaten parents’ mental health when their kids struggle with school attendance

Study reveals erasing inequality could prevent hundreds of adverse births annually in major UK city

One hour’s screen use after going to bed increases your risk of insomnia by 59%, scientists find

Suicide, the music industry, and a call to action

Eating, training, and living healthy as a woman: New research for International Women’s Day

Dangerous bacteria lurk in hospital sink drains, despite rigorous cleaning

Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use — except for wiggling our ears — actually activates when people listen hard

How tackling sepsis can save millions of lives — and prevent future pandemic deaths

Not all carbs are created equal: Here are five Frontiers articles for a healthy start into the new year

Patients whose allergies cause the sniffles have different fungi living in their noses, compared to healthy people