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Peer health navigator program improves access to affirming care for transgender individuals

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals often experience additional difficulties navigating health care.

27 Jan 2025

Urgent action needed to prevent rising heat deaths across Europe

Climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths.

27 Jan 2025

Researchers discover link between protein aggregation and bacterial dormancy

Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research revealed a mechanism involving protein aggregation that allows bacteria to enter a dormant state, a phenomenon that is associated with the persistence of infections and the challenge of antibiotic resistance.

27 Jan 2025

Global cannabis boom brings unexpected cardiovascular risks to light

This review examines the cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis, revealing its potential to cause severe heart health issues and inform public policy.

27 Jan 2025

Endometriosis linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers explore the association between endometriosis and cardiovascular risk.

27 Jan 2025

Researchers reveal the role of texture and taste in shifting to a planet-friendly diet

Understanding the science behind meaty tastes and textures could be the key for more people switch to a planet-friendly plant diet, researchers suggest.

27 Jan 2025

Study highlights novel approaches to treating diabetic cardiomyopathy

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a specific type of cardiomyopathy that is independent of hypertension and coronary artery disease, and is closely associated with the high incidence and mortality of heart failure in people with diabetes.

27 Jan 2025

New research highlights critical challenges facing radiology

In one of the largest global surveys of radiologists from across 50 countries, new research from Everlight Radiology highlights critical challenges facing the field of radiology. Radiology Unlocked: The Global Radiologist Report 2025, reveals radiologists’ first hand insights on the critical pressures facing the field of radiology, including the incidence of burnout and stress, the dangers of overnight working, the potential (and pitfalls) of AI, and the opportunities presented by outsourcing, as well as exploring potential solutions.

25 Jan 2025

Review highlights the role of mitochondrial Ca2+ imbalance in neurodegenerative diseases

Mitochondria are crucial organelles for cellular homeostasis, regulating processes such as ATP production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) management and Ca2+ signaling.

24 Jan 2025

Research develops framework to compare lab, AI, and simulation data

The successful and safe delivery of therapeutics relies on understanding how easily drugs can pass through biological barriers which protect cells.

24 Jan 2025

Volunteering reduces loneliness in older adults

Researchers examine how social volunteering affects the social and emotional aspects of loneliness among older adults in China.

24 Jan 2025

Parental divorce in childhood tied to 61% higher stroke risk in older adults

Experiencing parental divorce in childhood is associated with a significantly higher risk of stroke in older adulthood, even after accounting for key risk factors such as income, depression, and diabetes.

23 Jan 2025

New genomic insights could transform bipolar disorder treatment

Study published in Nature identifies nearly 300 genomic regions associated with bipolar disorder, and 36 key genes involved in the disease.

23 Jan 2025

Prehabilitation associated with fewer complications and improved recovery after surgery

Actively preparing for major surgery by exercising and improving diet (known as "prehabilitation") is associated with fewer complications, less time in hospital, and improved recovery and quality of life in adults, finds an analysis of clinical trials published by The BMJ today.

23 Jan 2025

Study links PTSD and anxiety to lower ovarian reserve in women firefighters

A new study led by University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researchers in collaboration with fire service partners and other researchers around the country through the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study showed that post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety are associated with lower levels of anti-Müllerian hormone, a marker of ovarian reserve, among women firefighters.

22 Jan 2025

Strong heart, strong bones: How cardiovascular health influences bone density

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with stronger associations in younger individuals, women, and those with normal BMI, suggesting heart-healthy habits may protect bone strength.

22 Jan 2025

New copper detection tool may lead to lung cancer treatment breakthrough

The Chang Lab at Princeton Chemistry continues in its mission to elucidate the role of metal nutrients in human biology: last year, iron; this year, copper.

22 Jan 2025

Genomic insights and new treatment paradigms related to HER2-low breast cancer

A new review was published in Oncotarget's Volume 16 on January 20, 2025, titled "Evolving concepts in HER2-low breast cancer: Genomic insights, definitions, and treatment paradigms."

22 Jan 2025

Study reveals how gut bacteria influence immune cell training and inflammation

A study led by David Sancho at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid reveals how an increase in intestinal permeability allows the natural gut bacteria to cross the intestinal barrier and reach the bone marrow, where they induce epigenetic changes-modifications that alter gene activity without affecting DNA sequence-in the stem cells that give rise to immune cells.

22 Jan 2025

Study links parental divorce to increased stroke risk in adult children

A recent study by researchers from the University of Toronto, Tyndale University and the University of Texas at Arlington found that older adults are at greater risk of having a stroke if they experienced their parents divorcing during childhood.

22 Jan 2025