Medical study

New study reveals: Why do most humans write with their right hand?

A new study published in the scientific journal PLOS Biology offers an explanation for a question that has accompanied scientists for decades: Why are about 90% of humans right-handed.

Why do most humans write with their right hand?
An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing

Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows

Migraine (illustrative)

Air pollution and extreme heat linked to more migraine attacks, Israeli study finds

Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women's Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, US.

FDA launches safety study of abortion pill Mifepristone with White House approval


1.5 billion people at risk: New tablet promises to battle parasitic worms with greater efficacy

The current control strategy relies on regular deworming with albendazole and improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene.

 A Woman suffering Elephantiasis disease, caused by parasitic worms.

Woman's 45-Minute gym sauna workout becomes medical case study

Doctors warn: Saunas may cause life-threatening heat stroke without proper hydration.

 Doctors warn: Saunas may cause life-threatening heat stroke without proper hydration.

Study of 25,000 people finds coffee lowers head and neck cancer risk

Studies indicate a 41% reduction in head and neck cancer risk associated with drinking three to four cups of coffee daily.

 Study of 25,000 people finds coffee lowers head and neck cancer risk. Illustration: Viktor Shmihinskyi.

New study reveals dark microglia's role in Alzheimer's disease, paving way for treatments

Blocking stress response in microglia reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice, researchers report.

 Microglia and neurons.

Pooling the Middle East's medical resources, physicians compare notes

Senior physicians from Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, and the US compare notes on health disparities in the Middle East.

AS A GLOBAL society, nations must not only understand the increasing complexities of their own healthcare systems but also those in other regions of the world without universal access to healthcare (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/TNS) PROF. ALON HERSHKO, head of the internal medicine C department at H

These two occupations can shield you from Alzheimer's, new study suggests

Analyzing nearly nine million death certificates from 2020 to 2022, researchers linked occupational data across 443 professions with Alzheimer's disease as a cause of death.

 These two occupations can shield you from Alzheimer's, new study suggests.

Strength training may reduce biological age by up to eight years, study finds

The research team observed the correlation between strength training and biological age in 4,800 participants.

  Lifting weights three times a week may help reduce a person's biological age by about eight years.

Not the same Vikings: Genetic study reveals surprising differences between Iceland and Faroe Island

Discovery challenges assumptions about the uniformity of Viking settlements in the North Atlantic.

 A viking woman.

No more needles? MIT unveils needle-free microjet inspired by squids for painless drug delivery

Microjet delivery systems mimic how cephalopods expel water and ink.

 No more needles?

An immune system imbalance can be a trigger for depression - study

A new study by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression

 A NEW STUDY by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression.