Category: 6. Health

The Tigray war of 2020–2022 damaged critical infrastructure and disrupted health services in the southern zones of Tigray, in Ethiopia. As a consequence, families were unable to safely access routine immunisation for nearly four…

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In the summer of 2016, Zika virus made headlines around the world. The mosquito-borne illness had swept across Brazil—then hosting the Rio Olympics—and caused global alarm when infections in pregnant women were linked to babies…

Walking is low impact, accessible, and free. But does walking build muscle?

In a study on global participation rates in sport, walking was found to be the most popular physical activity among adults in four of six global regions including the…

THERAPEUTIC USE of stem cells and growth factors would provide significant improvements in the healing of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), according to a new review paper. This meta-analysis assessed the application of mesenchymal stem cells,…

Empowering LGBTQ+, Black, and Hispanic/Latino communities to live free from nicotine addiction

Health disparities related to systemic inequities including health care access, poverty, stigma, discrimination, insurance…

The developers of a new convolutional neural network say their method can improve accuracy in multiple sclerosis (MS) lesion segmentation using standard diagnostic imaging.

In a new study published in the Journal of Neuroimaging, they say their…

Holiday lights are up, and Hanukkah has begun, but man, it’s hard to hold onto cheer as the world delivers blow after blow. This week brings outbreaks of once-forgotten diseases, rising respiratory illness, and more mass shootings. All…

By Susan Benvenuti

Throughout 2025, The Marfan Foundation continued its longstanding commitment to accelerating research that improves the lives of people affected by Marfan syndrome and related genetic…