Health & Medicine News
April 7, 2025
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Apr. 2, 2025 — Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible wearable patch that sits on the patient's chest. ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% -- more than any other known ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer's disease over ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a new study. The findings suggest -- for the first time in a clinical ...
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Apr. 7, 2025 — Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence-based method to more accurately detect antibiotic resistance in deadly bacteria such as tuberculosis and staph. The breakthrough could lead to ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas -- tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to inflammation. It's the most inflammatory of the interstitial lung diseases ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — A study found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six diagnoses changed after ten years ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Findings from a new study could help doctors select more effective treatments earlier for patients suffering from leishmaniasis, a disfiguring skin ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD ...
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Apr. 4, 2025 — Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — New research could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A cohort study was conducted in Spain to compare the health and environmental benefits of the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) and the Mediterranean Diet. Compared to participants with low adherence, ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Collaborative research defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic programs will drive cell growth and maturation. The method, ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A retrospective observational study found that 22% of cases of sudden cardiac death were due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). Syncope, seizure-like episodes and changes in ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled innovative, label-free ratiometric fluorosensor designed for the selective and sensitive detection of enteroviral RNA. The research promises to deliver even more advanced ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A novel cell therapy approach using cord blood-derived natural killer (NK) cells pre-complexed with AFM13, or acimtamig, a CD30/CD16A bispecific antibody, was safe and generated strong response rates ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A study followed the development of children's motor skills over a three-year period, from early childhood education to school age. The study showed that independent outdoor time and multisport ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Do physicians or artificial intelligence (AI) offer better treatment recommendations for patients examined through a virtual urgent care setting? A new study shows physicians and AI models have ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — C. difficile (C. diff) is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought. C. diff can ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic 'marks' in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may keep at ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Retired adults who habitually exercised outperformed sedentary adults in physical and cognitive ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Engineers have created new technology that can move cells without touching them, enabling critical tasks that currently require large pieces of lab equipment to be carried out on a benchtop ...
Friday, April 4, 2025
- No Bones About It: New Details About Skeletal Cell Aging Revealed
- New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines
- An Antiviral Chewing Gum to Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus Transmission
- Planetary Health Diet and Mediterranean Diet Associated With Similar Survival and Sustainability Benefits
- How Cells Repair Their Power Plants
- Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
- Signs Identified That Precede Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome in Young People
- A Leap in Viral Research: More Sensitive Viral RNA Detection
- Molecular Stool Test Could Improve Detection of Tuberculosis in Adults With HIV
- NK Cells Complexed With Bispecific Antibody Yield High Response Rates in Patients With Lymphoma
- Discovery of Bacteria's Defense Against Viruses Becomes a Piece of the Puzzle Against Resistance
- How Can Science Benefit from AI? Risks?
- Outdoor Time and Multisport Activities Develop Children's Motor Competence
- Artificial Intelligence Has Potential to Aid Physician Decisions During Virtual Urgent Care
- How a Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus
- Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked With Worsening Mental Health Conditions
- Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections
- Pancreatic Cells 'remember' Epigenetic Precancerous Marks Without Genetic Sequence Mutations
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Exercise as an Anti-Aging Intervention to Avoid Detrimental Impact of Mental Fatigue
- Touchlessly Moving Cells: Biotech Automation and an Acoustically Levitating Diamond
- Drug-Delivering Aptamers Target Leukemia Stem Cells for One-Two Knockout Punch
- Successful Therapy Confirmed for Newborns With the Fatal Metabolic Disorder MoCD Type A
- MIT Engineers Develop a Way to Mass Manufacture Nanoparticles That Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors
- Global Study Establishes Long-Term Risk of Stroke
- Researchers Find Intestinal Immune Cell Prevents Food Allergies
- New Vaccine Concept Tackles Harmful Bacteria in the Intestine
- Cellular Regulator of mRNA Vaccine Revealed... Offering New Therapeutic Options
- Powerful New Software Platform Could Reshape Biomedical Research by Making Data Analysis More Accessible
- Revealing Capillaries and Cells in Living Organs With Ultrasound
- How the Brain and Inner Ear Are Formed
- Surgery Doesn't Always Help With Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- A New Risk Score Predicts Treatment Efficacy
- Thirst and Hunger Neurons
- Could Targeting Parkinson's Outside of the Brain Improve Symptoms?
- Precision Medicine Could Be Possible in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
- Western Diet Causes Inflammation, Traditional African Food Protects
- How Researchers Are Shining a Light on Kidney Disease
- Some Gut Bacteria Could Make Certain Drugs Less Effective
- PEPITEM Sequence Shows Effects in Psoriasis, Comparable to Steroid Cream
- Cognitive Decline Comes Sooner for People With Heart Failure
- 17 Modifiable Risk Factors Shared by Stroke, Dementia, and Late-Life Depression
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Key Differences Between Visual And Memory-Led Alzheimer's Discovered
- New Brain Organoid Model
- Novel Point-of-Care Technology Delivers Accurate HIV Results in Minutes
- Study Finds Nearly Five-Fold Increase in Hospitalizations for Common Cause of Stroke
- Study Reveals How Alcohol Abuse Damages Cognition
- Scientists Unveil Starfish-Inspired Wearable Tech for Heart Monitoring
- Guideline on Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Calls for Changes in Practice
- Multi-Resistance in Bacteria Predicted by AI Model
- Gold Battles Cancer
- Nurses and AI Collaborate to Save Lives, Reduce Hospital Stays
- Being Physically Active, Even Just a Couple of Days a Week, May Be Key to Better Health
- Blood Test May Rule out Future Dementia Risk
- 'Is That My Career Over?': Reflections of Elite Athletes During Pregnancy
- New Antibiotic for Multidrug Resistant Superbug
- Smartwatch Technology Could Help With Future Alcohol Interventions
- When It Comes to Obesity-Related Cancers, Where You Shop for Food Matters
- Older Adults Experience Similar or Even Less Muscle Damage Than Young Adults After Exercise
- Researchers Use 'smart' Bomb Therapy to Destroy Breast Cancer
- Miso Made in Space Tastes Nuttier
- Rates of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Nearly Four-Fold Higher Than Lung Cancer Screening Among Those Eligible
- Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism, Study Finds
- Researchers Concerned About Rise in Nitrous Oxide Misuse, Deaths in US
- In Pancreatic Cancer, a Race Against Time
- Retinal Therapy May Restore Lost Vision
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- New Insight Into Factors Associated With a Common Disease Among Dogs and Humans
- Balance Between Two Competing Nerve Proteins Deters Symptoms of Autism in Mice
- Use of Antifungals in Agriculture May Increase Resistance in an Infectious Yeast, Study Suggests
- How Specialized Diet Can Improve Gut Disorders
- Combination Immunotherapy Shrank a Variety of Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers
- New 3D Technology Paves Way for Next-Generation Eye-Tracking
- Mpox Could Become a Serious Global Threat, Scientists Warn
- Exposure to Air Pollution in Childhood Is Associated With Reduced Brain Connectivity
- Researchers Develop Test Using Machine Learning to Help Predict Immunotherapy Response in Lymphoma Patients
- Researchers Develop New Way to Match Young Cancer Patients With the Right Drugs
- Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds
- Awareness Grows of Cancer Risk from Alcohol Consumption
- New Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
- An Immune Cell May Explain How Maternal Inflammation Causes Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Monday, March 31, 2025
- New Study Validates Lower Limits of Human Heat Tolerance
- New Flexible Hydrogel Could Improve Drug Delivery for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Treatment
- Clinical Trial Unearths Hidden Hypertension With Automated Searches of Health Records
- Patient Navigators Improve Colonoscopy Rates After Abnormal Stool Tests, Study Shows
- Mouse Study Identifies Shared Genes Involved in Hearing and Vision Regeneration
- My Robot Therapist: The Ethics of AI Mental Health Chatbots for Kids
- PTSD Can Undermine Healthy Couple Communication When People Fear Their Emotions
- The Proportion of Harmful Substances in Particulate Matter Is Much Higher Than Assumed
- Highly Accurate Blood Test Diagnoses Alzheimer's Disease, Measures Extent of Dementia
- New AI Models Possible Game-Changers Within Protein Science and Healthcare
- Delicate Balancing Act Determines How Many Genome Gateways Form in Cells
- Change in Oxygen Standards for Trauma Patients?
- Machine Learning Model to Predict Virus Reservoirs
- Common Anticancer Drugs May Offer New Hope to PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome Patients
- Martian Dust Could Pose Health Risks to Future Astronauts
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Researchers Identify Mutations That Can Lead to Resistance to Some Chemotherapies
- How a Critical Enzyme Keeps Potentially Dangerous Genes in Check
- Meniscus Injuries May Soon Be Treated by Customizable Hydrogel
- Cold Plunges Actually Change Your Cells
- Researchers Develop New DNA Test for Personalized Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
- Brain Channels 'stopped in Time' Reveal Chemical Flow That Enables Learning and Thinking