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Certain ketogenic diets may increase inflammation through saturated fats

New University of Cincinnati Cancer Center research found a ketogenic diet high in long-chain saturated fatty acids can increase inflammation.

13 Nov 2026

Study highlights healthcare barriers facing volunteer firefighters in Texas

In recent years, several organizations have recognized the firefighting profession's unique and substantial work-related health hazards, including cancers, heart disease, chronic respiratory illnesses and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

12 Nov 2026

Unusual allergy triggers cause anaphylaxis in children and teenagers

When people think about anaphylaxis, peanuts, shellfish, or even bee sting often come to mind. Three medically challenging cases presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting show that severe allergic reactions can come from far less obvious places: a fish ingredient hidden in an energy drink, a natural hair oil and a popular children's sensory toy.

12 Nov 2026

Clinicians continue ordering food allergy panels despite false positive risks

New research being presented at the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) showed many clinicians in a survey knew that food allergy panel testing often results in false positives- yet they kept ordering it anyway.

12 Nov 2026

Your fitness may say less about cellular aging than you think

In a study of 84 middle-aged adults, researchers found that higher perceived stress and older age were associated with shorter telomeres, while physical fitness, body composition, and lifestyle habits showed no consistent independent associations. The findings suggest that telomere length may reflect psychosocial and health-related burden more closely than current physical performance, although the reported chronic disease association requires clarification because of an inconsistency in the paper's statistical coding.

12 Nov 2026

Liver-derived protein helps protect brain cells and improves memory in Alzheimer's mice

Researchers identified 92 circulating proteins that cross the blood-brain barrier and enter brain tissue, revealing how proteins such as liver-derived APOA1 help regulate astrocyte cholesterol metabolism and support neuronal synapses. In an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, APOA1 transport was impaired, but increasing its production in the liver reduced selected inflammatory and amyloid-related abnormalities, improved synaptic integrity, and enhanced some measures of memory.

12 Nov 2026

Stress worsens quality of life in adults with multiple illnesses

Perceived stress is more strongly associated with poorer health-related quality of life among adults living with two or more chronic conditions than among those without chronic conditions, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

12 Nov 2026

Immune and metabolic shifts drive acute pancreatitis into chronic disease

Pancreatitis is clinically classified into acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP). Most patients with AP recover without residual pancreatic dysfunction; a subset develops recurrent AP, and only selected high-risk individuals-particularly those with ongoing etiological exposure, genetic susceptibility, or severe necrotizing disease-progress to CP.

12 Nov 2026

Doctors share simple ways to avoid illness during holiday travel

Thanksgiving and the winter holidays bring with them some of the busiest travel days of the year, and while it's a festive time for families and other loved ones, it can also create problems for your health.

12 Nov 2026

Stocking epinephrine in schools protects students and eases family financial burdens

For school kids with severe food allergies, having epinephrine on hand at school can mean the difference between a scary moment and a life-threatening one.

12 Nov 2026

Language barriers delay early peanut introduction for many infants

Feeding peanut products to infants early in life is one of the best tools doctors have to help prevent peanut allergy.

12 Nov 2026

Researchers associate personality shifts with frontotemporal dementia functional decline

Frontotemporal dementia often results in early changes in personality or behavior before changes in cognitive skills.

12 Nov 2026

Study decodes combinatorial p53 modification networks

A recent review highlights that p53 activity is orchestrated by a combinatorial network of post-translational modifications (PTMs), in which writers, erasers and reader proteins dynamically shape protein stability, DNA binding, subcellular localization, co-regulator assembly and transcriptional output.

12 Nov 2026

Yale Cancer Center offers team-based care for breast cancer patients

Hilary Axtmayer can pinpoint the moment her life changed. In 2023, Axtmayer-then a 40-year-old mother of two from Madison, Conn.-was receiving her regularly scheduled breast exam when her gynecologist paused mid-palpation. She'd found a lump.

12 Nov 2026

BNP hormone may actively promote blood clot formation, study finds

A hormone found in the blood and long viewed as a biological "check engine light" may do more than signal cardiovascular distress, according to researchers with the Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Texas A&M Health.

11 Nov 2026

New statement highlights urgent need to improve veterans' heart health

Fewer than 5% of U.S. military veterans may achieve optimal cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ metrics, highlighting an urgent opportunity to improve prevention and help veterans live longer, healthier lives, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship journal, Circulation.

11 Nov 2026

Positive psychology may help young adults build lifelong resilience

For a long time, scientists thought that brain development was an exclusive feature of childhood, but now we understand that the brains of older teenagers and young adults undergo one of the most remarkable reorganizations in human lifetime.

11 Nov 2026

Chronic stress promotes oral cancer through a brain–immune pathway

Chronic psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for cancer, but how the brain communicates with the immune system to promote tumors has remained unclear.

11 Nov 2026

Gut microbial metabolites may reshape fat tissue through Wnt pathways

Fat tissue grows in two ways: existing fat cells swell, or progenitor cells spawn new fat cells. When new-cell formation falls behind long-term energy surplus, lipids pile up inside aging fat cells-bringing inflammation, insulin resistance, and fat deposits in the liver and muscle.

11 Nov 2026

Ice massage, massage guns or rest? Runners tried three ways to recover

In a randomized trial of 80 recreational runners, repeated ice massage, percussive massage, and combined treatment improved reactive strength, reduced muscle soreness, and produced greater reductions in calf and Achilles tendon stiffness over 72 hours than passive rest. Combined treatment produced the largest improvement in reactive strength, although its advantage over individual treatments was based on exploratory comparisons, and none of the interventions showed a sustained benefit for the biochemical marker LDH.

11 Nov 2026