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Gut bacteria turn bile acids into allies against cancer

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine, known as the gut microbiota, can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking androgen signaling, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

16 Apr 2025

New genetic study reveals hundreds of clues to osteoarthritis

About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

15 Apr 2025

Understanding key risk factors behind shoulder injuries in athletes and aging adults

Shoulders are, in many ways, a marvel. One shoulder has four separate joints, packed with muscles, that allow us to move our arm in eight different major ways, giving us the most degrees of freedom of any joint in the body.

10 Apr 2025

Oral health emerges as key factor in women's pain disorders

New research from the University of Sydney has revealed poor oral health is significantly associated with higher instances of migraines, abdominal and body pain in women.

9 Apr 2025

Weekend exercise can offer the same health benefits as daily workouts

Being physically active for one to two days a week, often called a "weekend warrior," may provide comparable health and life-prolonging benefits as smaller doses of daily physical activity if the physical effort is moderate to vigorous and totals 150 minutes a week in line with recommended guidelines for weekly physical activity, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Apr 2025

Football proven to prevent and treat lifestyle diseases

Danish researchers, in collaboration with the Danish Football Association, have released a White Paper that describes football as an effective recipe in the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases.

2 Apr 2025

Queen Mary scientists invent a new way to repair osteochondral defects

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have invented a new way to repair osteochondral defects – a common form of joint damage often caused by sports injuries or trauma – and to prevent progression to osteoarthritis.

1 Apr 2025

$Unraveling CD47's role in bone fracture healing$

Unraveling CD47's role in bone fracture healing

Bone fracture healing is a highly coordinated process involving inflammation, fibrovascular formation, and mineralization.

27 Mar 2025

Study links multimorbidity to increased fall risk and mortality in older adults

A new study by researchers at Peking University and the Chinese PLA General Hospital has found that multimorbidity-living with multiple chronic diseases-is closely associated with worsening fall conditions and mortality among middle-aged and older adults in China.

26 Mar 2025

New guidelines to build trusted AI in healthcare research

A new set of guidelines have been launched to create trustworthy AI systems in healthcare. The first of its kind, the FUTURE-AI guideline provides recommendations covering the entire lifecycle of medical AI, from design, development and validation to regulation, deployment, and monitoring.

18 Mar 2025

Sports cardiologists advocate for personalized approaches to heart health

Exercise is generally considered healthy and beneficial, even for individuals living with cardiovascular disease. However, there is a growing demand for personalized heart health advice that considers individual differences.

17 Mar 2025

Long-COVID symptoms persist for two years in over half of cases

23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long-COVID, and in more than half of them the symptoms persisted for two years.

14 Mar 2025

Study uncovers new insights into pain pathways linked with temporomandibular joint disorders

A groundbreaking study has uncovered new insights into the pain pathways associated with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

13 Mar 2025

Exercise intervention reduces fall risk in elderly women on multiple medications

An exercise intervention aimed at elderly women was successful at reducing falls, especially among those with polypharmacy, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

11 Mar 2025

AI model automatically segments major structures in MRI images

Research scientists in Switzerland have developed and tested a robust AI model that automatically segments major anatomic structures in MRI images, independent of sequence, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

18 Feb 2025

Scientists pinpoint metabolic failure as the cause of muscle loss in aging

A multi-omics study reveals that impaired branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism is a key driver of sarcopenia, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target.

17 Feb 2025

Study reveals drastic variations in U.S. health care spending across counties

Researchers present the most comprehensive study on U.S. health care spending and variations across 3,110 counties by four payers, 148 health conditions, 38 age/sex groups, and seven types of care.

14 Feb 2025

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

Regeneron UK Limited today announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Libtayo® (cemiplimab) for use on the National Health Service as a second-line monotherapy treatment for adults with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy, irrespective of PD-L1 expression level or tumor histology.

14 Feb 2025

Systemic racism may play a role in genetic testing disparities, study suggests

For children with signs of neurological conditions such as autism, epilepsy and global developmental delay, genetic testing can help make the diagnosis, identify possible treatments and determine whether family members could be affected, among other benefits.

13 Feb 2025

University of Oulu advances biosensor technology for disease detection

The University of Oulu is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge biosensor technology that could revolutionize the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

10 Feb 2025