ZAQS.ORG

Extreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limit - Julian L. Gallegos, Purdue University

1 day ago

Dementia care navigators help Latino Coloradans get the support they need -- Hillary Lum, University of Colorado Anschutz

11 hours ago

FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival -- Christopher Lieu, University of Colorado Anschutz

1 day ago

I'm part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago

2 days ago

Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks -- Masha Remskar, Arizona State University

2 days ago

More protein in your breakfast or snacks won't give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing -- Linda M. Boland, University of Richmond

2 days ago

'Mad honey' that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide -- Prayan Pokharel, University of Hohenheim

1 day ago

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders' physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US -- Anne Pisor, Penn State and Bonface Osindi, Washington State University

3 days ago

Aging with HIV: Global report highlights the need to prepare health systems -- Luicer Anne Ingasia Olubayo, University of the Witwatersrand and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, University of the Witwatersrand

4 days ago

Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026 -- Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond

7 days ago

The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part -- Syra S. Madad, Harvard Kennedy School and Nahid Bhadelia, Boston University

7 days ago

What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We're starting to see the effects -- Geronimo Bejarano Cardenas, Brown University and Grace Mackleby, University of Southern California

10 days ago

US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening -- Jennifer D. Oliva, Indiana University

11 days ago

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe -- Jake Scott, Stanford University

15 days ago

Why Americans seeking affordable doctor visits and medicines abroad may misjudge healthcare quality -- Kelli Frias, American University and Deidre Popovich, Texas Tech University

1 month ago

Elite sports are laboratories of health and performance innovation, but not every experiment belongs in your routine -- Adam Annaccone, University of Texas at Arlington

9 days ago

How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician's step-by-step guide -- Lucy McGowan, Wake Forest University

22 days ago

Flawed studies linking hormone therapy to breast cancer made doctors reluctant to prescribe it for menopause relief – especially for breast cancer survivors -- Versha Pleasant, University of Michigan

29 days ago

Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time ... again -- Beth Ann Malow, Vanderbilt University

1 month ago

US immigration policies interfere with prenatal care and parenting choices, hurting people and communities -- Jallicia Jolly, Amherst College

2 months ago

I'm a doctor who helped rename PCOS to PMOS – a 10-year process of listening to 14,000 patients and health professionals speak on how to improve care -- Melanie Cree, University of Colorado Anschutz

2 months ago

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth -- Yenupini Joyce Adams, University of Notre Dame

3 months ago

Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice -- Liana Woskie, Tufts University and Kimberly Turner, University of Pittsburgh

3 months ago

People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts -- Eliza Zhitnik, UMass Amherst and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

3 months ago

Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here's how to protect yourself -- Bill Sullivan, Indiana University

16 days ago

First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the future – though a few hurdles remain before mRNA can move beyond vaccines -- Li Li, UMass Chan Medical School

21 days ago

Cholera still kills thousands each year – in places without clean water, it's far from history -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

30 days ago

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue -- Charles N. Haas, Drexel University and Robert Promisloff, Drexel University

2 months ago

World Cup creates perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread – here are the biggest threats health experts are watching for -- Andrés Henao, University of Colorado Anschutz

2 months ago

If you think someone has an eating disorder, should you say something? A dietitian explains how to express concern without body shaming -- Miranda Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic

11 days ago

In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain-related healthcare -- Rasheera Dopson, Northern Arizona University; Eric Cerino, Northern Arizona University; Megan McCoy, Northern Arizona University, and Paulina German, Northern Arizona University

24 days ago

Millions of family caregivers manage complex diets for older relatives – often with little nutritional guidance -- Minakshi Raj, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

1 month ago

Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture -- Gabriel E. Hales, Michigan State University

1 month ago

New therapies help people with schizophrenia – but access is woefully inadequate -- Matthew Kurtz, Wesleyan University

7 days ago

Traumatic memories are often fragmented – a psychologist explains how and why that happens -- Michele Patterson Ford, Dickinson College

9 days ago

16% of Pennsylvania teens have considered suicide – but everyday connection may help -- Xue Zhang, Penn State and Jonathan Wright, Penn State

7 days ago

Many youth athletes quietly struggle with eating disorders – Colorado mandates new training that could turn things around -- Erin Harrop, University of Denver

10 days ago

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here's how to keep kids safe -- Phoebe S. Moore, UMass Chan Medical School; Megan Kelly, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yael Dvir, UMass Chan Medical School

14 days ago

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition -- Hilary Smith, University of Denver

3 days ago

One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both 'all in your head' and beyond it -- Mackenzi Moore, University of Colorado Anschutz

11 days ago

Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food? -- Joan Rose, Michigan State University

18 days ago

Should you wash your prewashed lettuce? An infectious disease expert explains how to eat your greens safely during the cyclospora outbreak -- Lisa Cuchara, Quinnipiac University

29 days ago

Chronic pain is missing from America's heat warnings -- Feinuo Sun, University of Texas at Arlington

18 days ago

Many cancer survivors have impairments that make using mobile devices and websites difficult -- Rachel F. Adler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Devorah Kletenik, Brooklyn College

1 month ago

What Pennsylvania's AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust -- Gretchen Chapman, Carnegie Mellon University

2 months ago

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use -- Layla Bouzoubaa, Drexel University

7 months ago

Focused sound energy holds promise for treating cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases -- Richard J. Price, University of Virginia

10 months ago

Florida lost 450,000 ACA enrollees in 2026 as premiums rose an average of 37% nationally, new data shows -- Robert Applebaum, Miami University

10 days ago

US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad -- Holly Jarman, University of Michigan; Claire L. Ma, University of Michigan, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

11 days ago

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet -- Jacob Lederman, University of Michigan Flint

21 days ago

What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move -- Kiki Crawford, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

1 month ago

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential -- Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

4 days ago