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Brain imaging reveals structural and functional differences in withdrawn adolescents

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, schools, and broader networks. This expansion is critical for healthy development, but it also heightens susceptibility to social stressors.

3 Oct 2025

Scientists directly visualize protein clusters linked to Parkinson’s for the first time

Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualized and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson's, marking a major advance in the study of the world's fastest-growing neurological disease.

2 Oct 2025

Study finds limited value of CGM data for non-diabetic individuals

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are wearable technologies that track blood sugar in real time and help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control.

2 Oct 2025

Shift workers face higher risk of developing kidney stones

A study evaluating how various shift work patterns contribute to kidney stone risk has revealed that shift workers have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones, especially younger workers and those with low levels of manual labor.

2 Oct 2025

Neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest found to be similar across income levels

People who have a cardiac arrest in their own homes have similar neurological outcomes regardless of socioeconomic background, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Wednesday).

2 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Democrats make this shutdown about the ACA

As long predicted, much of the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to agree on spending bills that keep most programs running.

2 Oct 2025

New molecular sensor for taste-based detection of influenza

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum.

2 Oct 2025

Novel insight into why males and females age differently

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods.

2 Oct 2025

Genetic risk score can help identify women at higher risk of invasive breast cancer

Studying a person's genetic makeup can predict if they will go on to develop invasive breast cancer after abnormal cells have been found in their breast tissue.

2 Oct 2025

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog

Even though many years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2 are not completely understood.

30 Sep 2025

Poor sleep habits associated with faster aging of the brain

People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are.

30 Sep 2025

In hepatitis B vaccine debate, CDC panel sidesteps key exposure risk

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children.

29 Sep 2025

Modifiable risk factors could double global kidney cancer cases by 2050

Modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and hypertension are projected to be one of the main drivers of a steep rise in kidney cancer cases, doubling the amount worldwide over the next 25 years, according to a new study recently published in European Urology.

26 Sep 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Public health further politicized under the threat of more firings

In a highly unusual White House news conference this week, President Donald Trump — without evidence — boldly blamed the painkiller Tylenol and a string of childhood vaccines for causing a recent rise in autism.

25 Sep 2025

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom.

22 Sep 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Ousted CDC officials clap back at RFK Jr.

Fired less than a month after being confirmed as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez appeared at a dramatic Senate hearing this week alongside another ousted CDC official and directly contradicted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's earlier testimony about why she was fired.

18 Sep 2025

Decline in pediatric rescue breathing increased deaths during the pandemic

Cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood properly, cutting off oxygen to the brain and other vital organs.

16 Sep 2025

Limited uptake of over-the-counter naloxone despite initial surge in sales

Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following debut of over-the-counter sales, according to a new RAND study.

16 Sep 2025

AI can predict which patients need treatment to preserve their eyesight

Researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict which patients need treatment to stabilize their corneas and preserve their eyesight, in a study presented today (Sunday) at the 43rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).

15 Sep 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Countdown to government shutdown

Oct. 1 is the start of the next fiscal year, and unless Congress reaches agreement on continued spending, big parts of the government could shut down that day.

11 Sep 2025