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Highlighting the global "care gap" in life-threatening injuries

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:27
A new international study published in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries, highlighting significant variation in care worldwide and opportunities for health systems to learn from one another.

Mapping the year-one weight trajectory after stopping GLP-1s

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:20
A year after stopping taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain, on average, 60% of their lost weight – but beyond this, their weight regain plateaus, with individuals managing to keep off 25% of the weight lost to treatment, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.

A sharp rise in "very short sleep" among US teens

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:08
Teenagers across the country are getting less sleep, a researcher from the University of Connecticut reports on March 2nd, 2026, in JAMA. And the problem appears to be societal.

Low-intensity preconditioning boosts neurological outcomes

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:01
The team led by Prof. Lin Zhu from Guangzhou Sport University have demonstrated that 4-week low-intensity treadmill exercise before the onset of an ischemic stroke can significantly reduce brain injury and improve neurological outcomes.

Brain imaging study reveals distinct subtypes of ADHD in children

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 22:32
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often talked about as if it were a single condition. But anyone who works with children with ADHD-or raises one-knows that symptoms can look very different from one child to another.

GLP-1 drugs may be effective at treating and preventing substance use disorders

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 22:03
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis show in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be effective at treating and preventing substance use disorders across all major addictive substances studied, suggesting these drugs target a common biological pathway underlying addiction.

Georgia Tech receives major funding to develop lymphatic disease therapy

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 21:54
The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded up to $21.8 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to deliver a first-of-its-kind therapy to patients with lymphatic disease.

Why dancing may be one of the most joyful ways for older adults to stay healthy

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 21:43
A qualitative case study examined how older adults experience joy, accessibility, and well-being while participating in a community dance program at Canada’s National Ballet School. Using video elicitation and focus groups, participants described how inclusive class design, music, storytelling, and social connection supported meaningful engagement in later life.

Armored CAR T cells overcome tumor defenses in solid cancers

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 21:37
UCLA scientists have developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy that can overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, a protective shield that tumors use to weaken immune cells, block their attack and fuel tumor growth.

A hidden movement map discovered in the brain’s insula

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 21:33
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain - a discovery that could help surgeons reduce side effects from epilepsy procedures and guide future treatments for speech and movement disorders.

Why measles remains one of the most contagious viral diseases worldwide

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 21:04
This review synthesizes current evidence on measles virus biology, immune responses, complications, treatments, and prevention strategies. It highlights how measles can suppress immune memory, increasing susceptibility to other infections, and underscores vaccination as the most effective control measure.

Study finds most sustainable diet indices overlook industrial food processing

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 20:03
A scoping review of 57 studies found that most tools used to assess sustainable diets focus on food production and consumption while largely ignoring food processing and other stages of the food system. The findings suggest that overlooking ultra-processed foods and processing impacts may lead to incomplete sustainability assessments and highlight the need for more comprehensive evaluation frameworks.

Nearly 70 weeks after infection, long COVID patients show no detectable inflammation in blood tests

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 19:25
A controlled Norwegian case-control study examined circulating biomarkers of inflammation and neuronal injury in people with long COVID about 69 weeks after infection. The researchers found no significant differences in systemic inflammatory or neuroinjury markers compared with recovered controls after statistical correction.

Enhancing myelination may help sustain therapeutic effects of psychedelic-assisted PTSD treatment

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 14:12
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks.

New study examines blood clot risks for female astronauts in microgravity

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 14:07
Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women's blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who can spend six months or more in orbit, say Simon Fraser University researchers.

Study offers new insight into the earliest steps of cataract formation

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 14:06
Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization.

Breathing patterns and brain activity become more independent during the deepest sleep

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:51
Could the deepest parts of the brain hold some of the secrets of sleep that still remain elusive to science?

Newer nurses at the highest risk of developing moral injury symptoms

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:41
Moral injury remains prevalent among critical care nurses, with newer nurses at the highest risk of developing symptoms, according to new research published in American Journal of Critical Care.

Restoring cellular vibration reduces aggressiveness of advanced vocal cord cancer

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:34
The continuous movement of the vocal cords weakens and eventually stops as laryngeal cancer progresses.

Protein linked to Parkinson's may drive faster Alzheimer's disease progression in women

Rss Feed - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:19
Alzheimer's-related brain changes progressed up to 20 times faster in women who also had abnormal levels of a Parkinson's-related protein, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in JAMA Network Open.

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