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Cycling may significantly improve brain health and well-being

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 22:51
A new peer-reviewed publication published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, highlights bicycling as a powerful, accessible tool for improving brain health and overall well-being.

Specific gene fusion patterns tied to solitary fibrous tumor outcomes

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 22:34
Specific genetic fusion patterns in solitary fibrous tumors may help identify which patients face a higher risk of metastasis, recurrence and more aggressive disease behavior, according to new research that could improve how physicians assess and eventually treat this rare cancer.

Vitamin B12 analog targets deadly brain cancer cells

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 15:22
A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on April 2, 2026, titled "Selective blood–brain barrier penetration and tumor targeting of nitrosylcobalamin in glioblastoma: Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and synergistic activity with trail and temozolomide."

Researchers discover unexpected cellular triggers for precancerous pancreas lesions

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 15:15
In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer.

NHS cost to treat youth mental health crises quadruples over a decade

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 14:35
The annual cost to the NHS to treat children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis in specialised acute hospital wards in England quadrupled to £87.5 million between 2012 and 2022, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Targeting tumor-specific inflammatory process may prevent drug resistance in colon cancer

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 14:16
Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse.

Researchers discover how overpopulation reduces fertility

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 13:59
Scientists have reported it for decades: Overpopulation can impair reproduction.

Swedish study reveals fitness benefits outweigh atrial fibrillation risks

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 12:30
It has previously been shown that young, very fit people have an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

Researchers find no meaningful health impacts from wind energy turbines

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 12:18
A joint research paper involving work from the University of Pittsburgh has found that, despite some public concern, turbines used to produce wind energy are not responsible for any detectable adverse health outcomes.

Healthcare systems need human connection to prevent employee burnout

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 11:53
Healthcare has lost its human, moral, and relational foundations and must reconnect with its core values to improve both patient and staff well-being, argue experts in The BMJ today.

New study shows how exercise hormone reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 09:48
A new study offers clues as to why exercise can improve neurological symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

HonorHealth Research Institute tests steam therapy for diabetes treatment

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 09:40
HonorHealth Research Institute is looking to become the first research facility in the nation to begin a new clinical trial that aims to modify the lining of the digestive tract with the use of steam energy to control type II diabetes without the use of drugs.

Scientists discover how vitamin K pathway regulates bone remodeling

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 09:29
Bone is continuously renewed through a process known as bone remodeling, in which osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) build new bone, while osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells) remove older mineralized tissue.

Structured approach to a healthy lifestyle may help slow important aspects of aging

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 09:08
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine found evidence of slowed aging from lifestyle behaviors like healthy eating and exercise as part of a major clinical trial.

Uneven grey matter loss serves as a powerful new biomarker for early neurodegeneration

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 06:10
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Alzheimer's disease begins to weave a web in the brain and remodel neuronal tissue 15 to 20 years before the first symptoms appear. From the time this happens, however, until the disease is diagnosed and, later, enters an advanced phase, it progresses along a continuum of changes to the brain.

Elevated blood glucose during pregnancy signals a significantly higher future diabetic risk

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 05:56
Gestational diabetes is a strong risk factor for future type 2 diabetes, even in women with normal pre-pregnancy weight, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. The researchers call for earlier testing and better follow-up.

Muscle-specific molecular signal regulates how human heart cells produce and utilize critical energy

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 05:48
Researchers have identified a key protein that may help failing hearts regain function, offering new insight into why some hearts recover while others do not.

First-of-its-kind pregnancy hormone test reveals why female IBD patients face severe symptom flares

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 05:43
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which comprises the inflammatory conditions Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, affects about 1.6 million Americans, many of whom cannot be effectively treated.

Key neural circuit helps the brain “change gears”

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 03:23
Most people have experienced the feeling: switching from one task to another, only to find the brain momentarily stuck in the old mode of thinking. Sometimes, even after realizing a strategy no longer works, the mind keeps returning to it anyway.

New gene expression signature may guide immunotherapy for resistant prostate cancer patients

Rss Feed - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 03:15
Researchers with the James P. Allison Institute™ at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new gene expression signature within tumors that can help identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are more likely to experience lasting benefits from combined immunotherapy treatment.

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