While loneliness has been shown to harm one's health, framing it as a health issue shifts responsibility from society to healthcare, even though healthcare alone cannot rebuild social ties, a new University of Michigan study warns.

Mass shootings cause distress nationwide. Examining national data and internet search trends, Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered the disruption also manifests on the roadway.

About The Study: This economic evaluation characterizes U.S. lobbying spending in the mental health field between 2014 and 2024. 

The Martin-Hopkins equation to assess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in blood samples has been used by laboratories in the U.S. and other countries to guide efforts to lower cardiovascular disease risk. Now, a simplified machine learning version of this equation has been shown in a study of millions of U.S. adult and child blood samples to match the accuracy of the original — making it broadly accessible. The findings and code published today in JAMA Cardiology.

In a study in mice, MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may fuel the growth of intestinal tumors.  

Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers analyzed clinical trials to find people who use very low nicotine cigarettes do not smoke more or inhale deeper, debunking long held myths.