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New guidance on diagnosing UTIs without an in-person exam

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:51
Researchers developed criteria for triaging suspected UTIs, focusing on antibiotic use and urine testing to improve outpatient care and telehealth efficiency.

How conflicting MIC breakpoints distort antimicrobial resistance data

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:29
The review emphasizes that differing CLSI and EUCAST breakpoints complicate AMR tracking, calling for standardized criteria to enhance global health security.

Aging alters social preferences through distinct brain mechanisms

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:57
The loss of social connectedness as people age increases the odds of cognitive-related disorders and can worsen health outcomes in older populations. But is there a direct relationship between social behavior and cognition? Subhadeep Dutta Gupta, Peter Rapp, and colleagues, from the National Institute on Aging, developed a rat model to probe social cognition in the aging brain.

Hopeful climate engagement may reduce mental health distress

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:56
Climate worry is associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms among Finns of all ages. However, these symptoms are less common among individuals whose climate-related hope is combined with various forms of action, such as volunteering, following a plant‑based diet or avoiding air travel.

One-third of adolescents report aggression toward parents

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:49
Physical aggression by young people toward their parents occurs quite frequently – yet the subject remains taboo.

Study tests digital energy management tool for Long COVID

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:08
The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with Long COVID manage their energy levels has been developed by a team of researchers.

Most commercially insured patients live with chronic conditions

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:06
The majority (57.5 percent) of commercially insured patients had at least one chronic condition in 2024. The average allowed amount for a patient with no chronic conditions was $1,590, while the average allowed amount for a patient with one chronic condition was nearly double ($3,039).

Study finds five distinct human sleep chronotypes

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 22:01
The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

Aging brains struggle to recycle synaptic proteins

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 21:59
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren't sure why.

Mouse study reveals mechanism driving first night insomnia

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 21:37
You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens.

Large gaps exist between Medicaid enrollment and actual care

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 21:30
Almost one-third of physicians who are enrolled in Medicaid don't actually care for a single patient covered by Medicaid insurance, according to new research led by Oregon Health & Science University.

Study provides insights into key factors driving PFAS body burdens in firefighters

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 14:44
A new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has identified clear occupational factors and demographic indicators associated with elevated serum levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among U.S. career firefighters.

Exploring how prenatal alcohol and stress affect rhesus monkey offspring in adulthood

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 14:38
New in JNeurosci, Mary Schneider and Alexander Converse, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led an interdisciplinary study to explore how prenatal alcohol and stress exposure affect rhesus monkey offspring in adulthood.

MET signaling plays a critical protective role in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 14:34
A new study has found that MET (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) signaling plays a critical protective role in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (ALF).

Researchers uncover a new cellular process linked to healthy aging

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 14:30
Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these added golden years are not spent in good health.

New prevention strategy can reduce deadly ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80%

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 13:52
A prevention strategy developed by Canadian researchers can reduce the risk of the most common and deadly form of ovarian cancer by nearly 80 per cent, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Playing pink noise during sleep could be harmful for children

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 13:10
Pink noise-often used to promote sleep-may reduce restorative REM sleep and interfere with sleep recovery.

Targeted therapy for the less impaired arm improves movement for stroke survivors

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 12:14
Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial has revealed that targeted therapy for the less impaired arm significantly improved movement and control for stroke survivors.

Bat viruses in Indochina Peninsula reveal viral diversity, PEDV origins, and spillover risks

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 12:01
Bats, critical reservoirs of viruses with significant cross-species spillover risks, have long been understudied in the Indochina Peninsula.

Sweden's wellbeing paradox: Young adults lag, elders thrive

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 10:43
Young adults in Sweden feel significantly worse than older people in almost all areas of life. While older Swedes rank among the happiest in the world, young adults struggle with loneliness and psychological distress.

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