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Mouse study links glyphosate to Alzheimer's-like brain changes and anxiety

Glyphosate exposure in mice exacerbates Alzheimer's-like neuropathologies, increases neuroinflammation, and leaves lasting effects, even after prolonged recovery.

9 Dec 2024

New guidelines developed for the diagnosis and management of premature ovarian insufficiency

New guidelines on the diagnosis and management of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) – developed by the Centre for Research Excellence in Women's Health in Reproductive Life (CRE-WHiRL) at Monash University, and key international women's health organizations with an international team of experts including women with lived experience – will be published today (TBC) simultaneously in three leading journals.

9 Dec 2024

Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers may hinder neurological recovery in spinal cord injury patients

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine along with scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany, provides first evidence that hospital-acquired pressure ulcers are a potent risk factor for poor neurological recovery among patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).

9 Dec 2024

New discovery reveals how exercise boosts muscle energy production

While it is common knowledge that physical exercise is good for us, a lot of the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be identified.

9 Dec 2024

Pioneering study discovers new genetic links to pancreatic cancer in Brazil

Pancreatic cancer has recently been included in the list of diseases about which Brazil's National Cancer Institute (INCA) periodically publishes statistics.

9 Dec 2024

Two studies show potential for newborn genetic screening

Two studies published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics show the potential for genomic screening in newborns to address high rates of infant hospitalization and mortality in the United States.

9 Dec 2024

Early bilateral oophorectomy linked to increased Alzheimer's disease risk

Women with early bilateral oophorectomy face higher Alzheimer's risk, especially with APOE4 allele; education and hormone therapy may offer resilience.

9 Dec 2024

Genetic factors increase prostate cancer risk for African men

Early testing is key to addressing the rise in cases of prostate cancer in Africa - and it doesn't have to be an invasive procedure.

6 Dec 2024

Young adults hit hardest by heat in Mexico, new study shows

Many recent studies assume that elderly people are at particular risk of dying from extreme heat as the planet warms.

6 Dec 2024

New technology guides immune cells to fight brain cancer and multiple sclerosis

Researchers have found a way to program immune cells to attack glioblastoma and treat the inflammation of multiple sclerosis in mice.

6 Dec 2024

45 years of progress: Prevention and screening avert millions of cancer deaths

Research shows that cancer prevention and screening efforts prevented 5.94 million deaths across five major cancer types, highlighting their critical role.

6 Dec 2024

AI predicts mortality with whole-body MRI for personalized health insights

Researchers developed a deep learning framework for whole-body MRI-based body composition analysis, predicting mortality more accurately than traditional methods. This innovative approach could revolutionize personalized risk assessments and clinical workflows.

5 Dec 2024

Cancer prevention and screening avert more deaths than treatment advances

Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than treatment advances, according to a modeling study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

5 Dec 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A colorful cast could lead key health agencies

President-elect Donald Trump has continued naming out-of-the-box choices to lead key federal health agencies.

5 Dec 2024

Homeownership linked to longer life for early 20th century Americans

A new study by an Oxford University researcher finds that owning a home in early adult life adds approximately four months to the lives of male Americans born in the early twentieth century.

5 Dec 2024

Redlining's legacy associated with shortened lifespan and health risks

Redlining - a mid-20th-century federal government practice of denying home loans in African American and other minority neighborhoods - has long been associated with poor health outcomes, including disparate overall mortality rates among racial and ethnic groups.

5 Dec 2024