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How food choices and cooking methods drive brain inflammation and disease
Researchers reviewing evidence in NeuroSci show how dietary AGEs and their interaction with RAGE drive oxidative stress, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. They highlight how cooking methods and diet choices could lower AGE burden and protect brain health, while calling for rigorous clinical trials.
Scientists outline how future therapies could change type 1 diabetes care
Researchers writing in The Lancet review breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes treatment, from immunotherapies that delay onset to stem-cell β-cell replacement and automated insulin delivery. They stress that equitable access, validated surrogate endpoints, and scalable technologies are crucial for lasting impact.
Three in five U.S. children enroll in Medicaid and many experience uninsurance by age 18
By age 18, three in five U.S. children have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and two in five have experienced a period of being uninsured, according to a microsimulation model developed by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Researchers identify protein crucial for tick-borne encephalitis virus to infect human cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein that is crucial for the TBE virus to infect human cells.
How DNA methylation changes during brain development influence autism and schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development and aging of the human brain, offering new insights into how conditions such as autism and schizophrenia may arise.
NIH awards $3.4 million to support research on Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, or CCHFV, is a biosafety level 4 pathogen and a Category A bioterrorism agent, causing severe viral hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates reaching up to 40%.
Developing a wearable device to track deadly postpartum hemorrhage
In the delivery room, circumstances can turn dire on a dime if the patient starts losing excessive amounts of blood. One minute she seems fine, and the next, vital signs plummet, the patient crashes, and the care team may need to scramble for a blood transfusion or perform surgery.
FAU study explores how a new drug may help treat PTSD and its common companions
About 12 million adults in the United States are affected by PTSD, impacting between 4% and 8% of the adult population – and up to 30% of military personnel and veterans.
Lipoprotein(a) testing remains uncommon in the United States
Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that testing for lipoprotein(a) - a genetic risk factor for heart disease - remains uncommon in the United States, despite modest increases over the past decade.
New diagnostic methods and treatments needed to fight against Alzheimer's disease
The diagnosis and medical treatment of Alzheimer's disease, a condition that according to leading researchers in the field should be treated, has now advanced significantly.
Early warning signs of MS appear years before diagnosis and affect all communities in similar ways
A major UK study has revealed that the early warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) - including pain, mood changes, and neurological symptoms such as numbness and tingling – may appear years before diagnosis and affect all communities in similar ways.
Scientists show for the first time how fibroblasts go 'rogue' in different diseases
Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go 'rogue' in many different diseases affecting multiple organs – from acne and psoriasis, to rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
High levels of albumin in the urine linked to increased risk of dementia
A study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing dementia. The study, led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the scientific journal Journal of Internal Medicine.
Groundbreaking discovery could transform leishmaniasis treatment
Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease prevalent across 90 countries, affects approximately 12 million people worldwide, with 350 million more at risk of infection.
Research highlights how the gut microbiome can affect epigenetics
The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Scientists study how nanoplastics transfer across generations
You can't see nanoplastics with the naked eye, but they're everywhere - including your body.
Misaligned perceptions lead to pediatric antibiotic overprescribing
Researchers from USC and Duke report that the persistent "know-do gap" - where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently - is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric diarrhea in India's private sector, not lack of knowledge, point-of-sale profits, or stockouts of clinically recommended treatments such as oral rehydration salts (ORS).
Expanding education boosts lifestyle medicine adoption across health systems
Expanding access to lifestyle medicine education opportunities-such as continuing medical education (CME) courses, professional certification, webinars, mentoring and peer-to-peer connections, and conference participation-can facilitate the adoption of the medical specialty across health systems, according to a new study published in Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Study reveals how the brain narrows attention over time
How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us.
Research shows different EML4-ALK variants drive lung cancer aggressiveness
About five percent of lung adenocarcinomas, one of the most common forms of lung cancer, are driven by a faulty fusion of two genes, EML4 and ALK.