Day June 24, 2024

Researcher Tanja Tomson and her colleagues have developed a support tool for health care professionals whose patients want to quit nicotine. Tomson is an associate professor of Public Health who conducts research on tobacco cessation at the Department of Learning,…

What’s for dinner? It’s a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it—from cost to convenience to climate change—and it’s no wonder we spend so much time thinking about…

Examples of knowledge, self-efficacy, and control messages. Credit: OHSU, Lewis & Clark College, University of Oregon and The Ohio State University. It’s summer and time to enjoy the sunshine. But it’s also important to do so safely. Skin cancer is…

John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expecting the spinal anesthesia to kick in?’” Nicolas, 28, recalled…

Giving very premature babies high concentrations of oxygen soon after birth may reduce the risk of death by 50% compared to lower levels of oxygen, says new research led by University of Sydney researchers. When premature babies are born, they…

The faint blobs above the bright blobs are axonal growth cones, structures that guide axons to their targets in the nervous system. When src-1 is gone (pictured above), the growth cones are large and cannot focus where they are going.…

by KeAi Communications Co. Schematic diagram of variable relationship. Credit: Lu C, Li B Smart medical is the product of the deep integration of the health care service industry and information technology. With the advent of new-generation information technologies such…

Baseline social anxiety symptoms are associated with two-year suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms, according to a study published online June 10 in JCPP Advances. Kenny Chiu, Ph.D., from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, and colleagues investigated…

Teens and young adults who experience social problems related to alcohol may be at risk of relatively rapid development of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a new study suggests. Other behaviors that meet certain diagnostic criteria may also warn of the…

NIST researcher Thomas P. Forbes is working to ensure 3D drug printers work as designed. Credit: R. Eskalis/NIST Chocolate-flavored pills for children who hate taking medicine. Several drugs combined into one daily pill for seniors who have trouble remembering to…

Treating strokes right away is critical and best practices like immediately assembling a patient’s hospital care team can support a swift response. WVU research illustrates these best practices work and can be mastered even by “ad hoc” teams of clinicians…

Gold nanostars amplify brain-tumor selective laser interstitial thermal therapy. Credit: 2024 Haskell-Mendoza et al. A new editorial paper titled “Leveraging gold nanostars for precision laser interstitial thermal therapy” has been published in Oncotarget. In this new editorial, researchers Aden P.…

Credit: Journal of Hepatology (2024). DOI: 10.1016 A study led by clinician-scientists and scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has discovered unexpected molecular heterogeneity even within the same liver tumors. More…

Mindfulness—focusing on the present moment—can improve sleep, reduce stress and improve overall health. A new University of South Florida-led study helps explain why. Researchers studied 144 nurses over two weeks to see how well they could stay focused on the…

Moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise training are associated with improvements in clinical asthma outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. Sarah R. Valkenborghs, Ph.D., from the University of Newcastle in Callaghan,…

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear a case on a Tennessee law banning transgender minors from receiving certain medical treatments in that state. The banned treatments include puberty-blocking drugs or hormonal therapies. It’s the first time…

The rate of self-reported mental distress and depression among American adults who identify as transgender or gender-diverse (TGD) has more than doubled between 2014 and 2022, an analysis of federal health data reveals. During that time, “a record number of…

Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds. The number of Texas babies whose deaths…

For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation, posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) prophylaxis yields comparable relapse incidence (RI) and significantly lower incidence of GVHD than conventional prophylaxis, according to a study published online June 10…

Automated quantitative tests for NT-proBNP and interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 (IL-1 RL1) can identify high-risk congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Henning Clausen, M.D., from Lund University in Sweden, and colleagues…

Researchers identify G900-dependent mechanism of in vivo Th2 differentiation. Credit: Arifumi Iwata from Chiba University Asthma patients experience respiratory distress due to allergens like house dust mites or pollen. However, the various triggers for asthma share a common pathway involving…

For patients with resected stage III melanoma, adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib plus trametinib is associated with a nonsignificant benefit in terms of overall survival, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Georgina V. Long, M.D.,…

A researcher at the University of Missouri has developed a program that improves the quality of care and reduces avoidable hospitalizations in nursing homes—saving Missouri nursing homes and Medicare millions of dollars and allowing Missouri nursing homes to invest more…

A dying neuron damaged by tau protein. Tau is involved in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. A new model in nonhuman primates is opening the possibility of testing treatments before extensive brain cell death and dementia set in. Credit: Danielle…

A 3D rendered confocal image shows a single TGF- ?1 knockout microglia being activated while it is surrounded by normal microglia that do not have the gene deletion. Credit: Agnes (Yu) Luo A new study led by University of Cincinnati…

Connection Hydration is worn on the bicep and contains microchannels and a sensing module that vibrates once they fill with sweat to alert the wearer to rehydrate. Credit: Epicore Biosystems A device for monitoring sweat and hydration based on a…

Though exposure to “trace” (an extremely small amount) elements has been shown to affect ovarian functions in experimental studies, there has been little research on the impact of trace levels of non-essential elements, such as lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg),…

Early memory loss has been linked to wealth loss, but research has mostly focused on investments. Four years ago, clinical geropsychologist Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D., wondered what clues might be found in an older person’s financial decisions to indicate their vulnerability…

In a pooled analysis of three clinical trials, acupuncture significantly reduced hot flashes and other hormonal side effects of endocrine therapy taken by women with breast cancer. The analysis of data from the United States, China, and South Korea is…

A health worker administers a cervical cancer vaccine HPV Gardasil to a girl on the street in Ibadan, Nigeria, on May 27, 2024. African countries have some of the world’s highest rates of cervical cancer. Growing efforts to vaccinate more…

by Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times In coordinated raids last September, multiple California agencies stormed a network of illegal cannabis-growing warehouses across Oakland while state cannabis regulators singled out a salmon-colored warehouse complex surrounded by 7,000-volt security fencing. The…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded indications for AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) to now include pediatric patients (ages 2 years and older) with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Rinvoq is indicated for pediatric patients with…

Ultra-processed food is tasty and easy: Is it bad for you? As shoppers study food labels amid renewed concerns about the health impacts of processed food, General Mills isn’t worried. After all, it’s the flavor that makes the sale.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck’s Capvaxive pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults. Capvaxive is specifically designed to help protect adults against the serotypes that cause the…

Arizona and Florida—whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation—set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger. But their plans to expand coverage illustrate key ideological…

For Diana Perez, a medical resident at the Family Health Center of Harlem, the handwritten thank-you note she received from a patient is all the evidence she needs that she has chosen the right training path. Perez helped the patient,…

Independent living is important for seniors, but a new study shows it might not be the best thing for their health. Older adults living in senior housing tended to have better health than those who remain in their own homes,…

Inhaled insulin could be a better option than injections or pumps for some patients with type 1 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows. Patients using inhaled insulin (Afrezza) plus long-lasting insulin degludec injections had better control over their blood sugar…

by Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Firearm violence has become the leading killer of children and young adults under 24, surpassing deaths from vehicle collisions since 2017. And while daily headlines emphasize news of mass…

Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score in Women and Men. Credit: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2024). DOI: 10.1016 Semaglutide, a medication initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, significantly improves symptoms in men…