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Glucose-fructose mix found in sugary drinks fuels colorectal cancer metastasis

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 22:36
A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that the glucose-fructose mix found in sugary drinks directly fuels metastasis in preclinical models of advanced colorectal cancer.

Study points to a surprising new ally in the fight against type 2 diabetes

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 22:18
A new study from Duke University School of Medicine is challenging long-standing views on blood sugar regulation - and pointing to a surprising new ally in the fight against type 2 diabetes.

Metabolic activity found to control the tempo of embryo segmentation clock

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 21:03
Pregnant women rely on a balanced diet and supplements to deliver proper nutrients to their babies, to ensure they grow healthfully.

UNM researcher develops new model for characterizing different forms of vascular dementia

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 20:50
Vascular dementia - cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain's small blood vessels - is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer's disease, in which abnormal plaques and protein tangles are deposited in neural tissue.

Adults with both Down Syndrome and congenital heart defects show remarkable resilience

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 20:43
Adults with both Down Syndrome and congenital heart defects, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD), are showing remarkable resilience despite facing significant medical challenges, according to a new MUSC study in Pediatric Cardiology.

National Institute of Mental Health awards $3.6M grant to advance ADHD medication response research

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 20:33
Approximately 7 million children in the United States between the ages of three and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Survey reveals why some people turn to unregulated cannabis to treat medical conditions

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 20:25
Use of medical cannabis has been on the rise since it first became available to Utah patients in 2020. A medical cannabis card, which can be prescribed for difficult-to-treat conditions including PTSD and chronic pain, allows a patient to access licensed cannabis products in designated pharmacies.

Closed Loop Medicine launches first personalized GLP-1 dosing platform In U.S.

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 01:28
Closed Loop Medicine Ltd (CLM), a leader in personalized pharmaceutical dosing, today announced the U.S. launch of WeDosify, which enables clinicians to personalize GLP-1 titration at scale.

AI tool analyzes brain activity to support and prioritize autism assessments

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 00:38
Scientists have developed and tested a deep-learning model that could support clinicians by providing accurate results and clear, explainable insights – including a model-estimated probability score for autism.

New findings support low-dose ATG to delay progression of type 1 diabetes

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 00:30
New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) and published simultaneously in The Lancet shows that a much lower dose than previously thought of the old immunomodulatory drug anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is safe and effective in preventing progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.

Study uncovers new strategy to boost life-saving cervical cancer screenings

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 00:24
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, according to the World Health Organization. It accounted for 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths in 2022.

Genomic testing speeds patient accrual in high-risk prostate cancer trial

Rss Feed - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 00:07
The NRG Oncology NRG-GU009 (PREDICT-RT) study evaluating intensified and de-intensified concurrent radiation regimens based on the genomic risk of patients with high-risk prostate cancer completed accrual and met its accrual milestone of 2,478 patients approximately two years earlier than the trial's anticipated accrual completion date.

Hyperemesis gravidarum associated with increased neuropsychiatric disorders in pregnancy

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 23:04
The largest study on pregnant women with excessive nausea and vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum) has identified increased risks of numerous neuropsychiatric and mental health outcomes.

Study identifies immune biomarkers for personalized therapies in pediatric germ cell tumors

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 23:03
A study conducted by the Molecular Oncology Research Center (CPOM) at Hospital de Amor in Barretos (formerly Barretos Cancer Hospital) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, has identified possible biomarkers that could guide the development of more personalized therapies for pediatric germ cell tumors (GCTs).

Study reveals how a little-understood protein contributes to blood vessel leakage

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 22:59
A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel leakage, a process that initiates inflammation but becomes dangerous when it occurs during severe inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.

Genomic studies reveal human influence on mosquito evolution and disease spread

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 22:44
Two of the world's deadliest mosquito vectors – Aedes aegypti and Anopheles funestus – have evolved, spread, and adapted in ways that complicate global disease control, two studies show.

Study reveals early nicotinamide use reduces risk of aggressive skin cancers

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 20:37
A large U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cohort study found that Nicotinamide use was associated with a 14% lower risk of new keratinocyte skin cancers, driven by a 22% reduction in cSCC and no reduction in BCC. The strongest benefit (56% lower risk) appeared when nicotinamide was started after a patient’s first skin cancer, with diminishing returns after multiple cancers.

Climate change is already driving heat mortality and massive economic losses

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 20:07
Researchers systematically identified just 20 studies directly linking human-driven climate change to specific health impacts and deaths worldwide. They estimate tens of billions in annual economic losses and warn of inequities in research leadership and data coverage.

AI model maps lifetime disease risks to transform future healthcare planning

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 19:30
Researchers developed Delphi-2M, a transformer-based AI trained on UK Biobank and Danish health data to predict and simulate lifetime trajectories for 1,256 diseases. It accurately forecasted long-term multimorbidity risks, generated synthetic health records, and highlighted comorbidity patterns while exposing key biases.

PANoptosis emerges as a promising strategy against liver cancer

Rss Feed - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 18:59
Liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), remains one of the deadliest cancers, driven by high recurrence and resistance to therapy.

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