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Breakthrough study maps impact of thousands of variants in heart disease gene

An international research consortium co-led by scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Toronto and University of Pittsburgh has mapped the functional impact of more than 17,000 variants in a major gene associated with the development of premature atherosclerotic heart disease.

31 Oct 2025

Sharing happy moments with a partner may be good for older people's health

Sharing happy moments with a partner may be good for older people's health, lowering the level of the stress hormone cortisol in their bodies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

30 Oct 2025

Research identifies biomarkers in blood to fine-tune breast cancer interventions

Doctors may be able to spare patients unnecessarily aggressive breast cancer treatments by collecting and testing cancer cells in patients' blood, research from the University of Michigan and the University of Kansas suggests.

30 Oct 2025

Home exercise alone highly effective for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis pain, says study

People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers.

30 Oct 2025

Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics could halve costs to the NHS

Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the NHS and relieve pressure on hospital beds - according to a University of East Anglia study.

29 Oct 2025

Using AI and citizen science for vector-borne disease surveillance

Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi - an invasive and deadly malaria-carrying mosquito - ever detected in Madagascar.

28 Oct 2025

BU researcher secures grant to investigate the link between nursing home architecture and health outcomes

Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a $270,418 grant from the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation for her project "Investigating the Relationship between Nursing Home Architecture and Health Outcomes."

28 Oct 2025

Subtle brain changes in football players could predict the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Brain scans from American football players reveal subtle differences in the brain's outer grooves when compared to scans from otherwise healthy men who never played contact or collision sports, a new study shows.

28 Oct 2025

New report maps Singapore's programs supporting children's mental health

A new report from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI), supported by the Octava Foundation, has mapped Singapore's programmes supporting children's mental health.

28 Oct 2025

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Medical educators and health professionals warn that new federal student loan caps in President Donald Trump's tax cut law could make it more expensive for many people to become doctors and could exacerbate physician shortages nationwide.

28 Oct 2025

An Arm and a Leg: A listener’s DIY project helps others deal with high medical bills

In April, Thomas Sanford, a medical student who regularly listens to "An Arm and a Leg," set out to create a resource he could easily share with patients to help them deal with unaffordable medical bills.

28 Oct 2025

UMass Amherst researcher receives $17.9 million to advance jail-based addiction and HIV care

A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has received four grants totaling $17.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue groundbreaking research that implemented and assessed medical treatment programs for incarcerated people with opioid use disorder, as well as develop a new program for HIV prevention and treatment.

27 Oct 2025

AI-powered app matches human-led programs in diabetes prevention

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered lifestyle intervention app for prediabetes reduced the risk of diabetes similarly to traditional, human-led programs in adults.

27 Oct 2025

Study finds higher rate of stillbirths in the U.S. than previously reported

Stillbirths occur at a higher rate in the U.S. than previously reported, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham.

27 Oct 2025

Unveiling the dual role of HIV integrase in viral replication

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

24 Oct 2025

Study reveals how brain activity, energy use, and blood flow interact during sleep

Findings from Mass General Brigham investigators highlight the intricate interplay of diverse physiological processes as the brain shifts from wakefulness to sleep.

24 Oct 2025

Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells

A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated, and that these compounds can harm human lung cells.

23 Oct 2025

International experts publish guidelines on the administration of gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss

Up to 60% of congenital and early-onset hearing loss is caused by genetic mutations in an inherited gene, and gene therapy has recently emerged as a potential treatment option.

23 Oct 2025

Physically fit individuals may better cope with dehydration stress

Individuals who are physically fit may be better equipped to handle the negative effects of dehydration, according to research from the University of California, Riverside. In a study using selectively bred "high-runner" mice, the scientists found that fitter animals increased their voluntary running activity when deprived of water - a finding that could have implications for human performance and health under environmental stress.

23 Oct 2025

Novel PET scan quickly predicts functional recovery after heart attack

A new approach to PET imaging offers a promising way for physicians to promptly identify patients who are at risk for poor functional recovery after a heart attack, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

23 Oct 2025

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Breakthrough study maps impact of thousands of variants in heart disease gene

Sharing happy moments with a partner may be good for older people's health

Research identifies biomarkers in blood to fine-tune breast cancer interventions

Home exercise alone highly effective for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis pain, says study

Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics could halve costs to the NHS

Using AI and citizen science for vector-borne disease surveillance

BU researcher secures grant to investigate the link between nursing home architecture and health outcomes

Subtle brain changes in football players could predict the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

New report maps Singapore's programs supporting children's mental health

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

An Arm and a Leg: A listener’s DIY project helps others deal with high medical bills

UMass Amherst researcher receives $17.9 million to advance jail-based addiction and HIV care

AI-powered app matches human-led programs in diabetes prevention

Study finds higher rate of stillbirths in the U.S. than previously reported

Unveiling the dual role of HIV integrase in viral replication

Study reveals how brain activity, energy use, and blood flow interact during sleep

Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells

International experts publish guidelines on the administration of gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss

Physically fit individuals may better cope with dehydration stress

Novel PET scan quickly predicts functional recovery after heart attack

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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