Health and Well-Being
Latest research news on health and well-being
Fri, 01/10/2025
In a new study, John Symons, professor of philosophy at the University of Kansas, and researchers at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita reveals the outlooks and concerns about use of artificial intelligence among frontline physicians and physicians’ assistants.
Wed, 01/08/2025
Jeffrey Hall, professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, finds that the latest research on links between social media use and well-being does not support dire claims or bans. His findings were published in the 25th anniversary edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Fri, 12/20/2024
A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that inflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year.
Tue, 12/17/2024
Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas, assisted in developing Vyalev, a new Parkinson's drug therapy marketed by pharmaceutical firm AbbVie.
Tue, 12/17/2024
In a new paper, Elizabeth Felix, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, investigates the presence of a potentially unique actor in the stigma process: the aversive stigmatizer. These are individuals who deliberately reject negative cultural stereotypes but still hold implicit mental illness-related biases that may inadvertently influence discriminatory behaviors.
Mon, 12/16/2024
Better understanding of eating disorders is necessary to both identification and development of effective treatment, but the Latina demographic has historically been underrepresented in research.
Wed, 12/11/2024
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome may be more common than people realize because it looks so much like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases. Some physicians may even be unaware of the condition.
Thu, 12/05/2024
A KU School of Architecture & Design professor and alumnus promote leveraging health care to radically revamp small-town main streets in a new journal article.
Thu, 12/05/2024
KU project documents the experiences of 1,051 Douglas County tenants to help the community understand how the experiences of people facing housing insecurity.
Mon, 11/25/2024
A new project at the Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies (IHDPS) at the KU Life Span Institute aims to examine how health care challenges rooted in prejudices, known as medical ableism, affect people with disabilities.