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Antipsychotics linked to increased behavioral problems in nursing homes

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022.

6 Dec 2024

New method detects unrecognized chemicals in the human body

From the 1960s to the 1980s, the use of lead in fuel, paints, and pipes caused widespread contamination.

6 Dec 2024

More plant protein, less animal protein tied to lower heart disease risk, not stroke

Research shows that increasing the plant-to-animal protein ratio in diets may lower cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease risks, excluding stroke.

6 Dec 2024

E.coli toxin-producing bacteria linked to bladder and bowel cancer

Certain intestinal bacteria are found more frequently in countries such as Norway than in a number of other countries and there is also a higher incidence of bladder cancer, bowel cancer and prostate cancer.

6 Dec 2024

Rethinking public health measures based on game theory

With flu season upon us and coronavirus a persistent threat, Dartmouth researchers propose a new way of thinking about masking and social distancing rules that is more responsive to what people feel is necessary at a given time - and may help increase cooperation.

6 Dec 2024

How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases.

6 Dec 2024

New computational pipeline identifies key biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed a novel computational pipeline designed to identify protein biomarkers associated with complex diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).

6 Dec 2024

New study links specific E. coli strains to higher cancer incidence rates

Higher rates of certain cancers in countries, such as the UK, may be linked to two particular strains of bacteria.

6 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

Deforestation undermines malaria prevention efforts

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that.

5 Dec 2024

Study sheds light on Kif23's role in embryonic brain development and microcephaly

A team of researchers from Tohoku University, the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University has uncovered a novel molecular mechanism through which Kif23 (a motor protein belonging to the kinesin family) plays a vital role in embryonic brain development.

5 Dec 2024

Does air pollution worsen Long COVID? Researchers weigh in

Exposure to air pollutants, particularly particulate matter, may increase Long COVID risk by worsening initial infection severity, but noise, light, and green spaces show no significant impact, a Catalonian study reveals.

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