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Millions in US live in places where doctors don’t practice and telehealth doesn’t reach

Green lights flickered on the wireless router in Barbara Williams' kitchen. Just one bar lit up — a weak signal connecting her to the world beyond her home in the Alabama Black Belt.

10 Mar 2025

These simple diet tweaks could slash microplastics in your body

Researchers identify dietary and lifestyle-based strategies that may reduce human exposure to microplastics and nanoplastics.

9 Mar 2025

Fentanyl poisonings among children in the U.S. increase sharply over eight years

Incidents of children in the U.S. being poisoned by the synthetic opioid fentanyl "increased and became more severe", a new study reveals.

8 Mar 2025

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Researchers determine the risk of long-term health complications following recovery from COVID-19.

7 Mar 2025

Novel treatment approach shows promise for advanced HPV-negative head and neck cancer

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated the potential of a novel treatment approach including immunotherapy to treat advanced human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

7 Mar 2025

Snoring regularly? Your diabetes risk jumps if you had gestational diabetes

Short sleep duration and frequent snoring significantly raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with prior gestational diabetes. Regular snoring is also linked to poorer glucose metabolism biomarkers.

6 Mar 2025

How tobacco and cannabis affect male fertility and genetic integrity

A study reveals cannabis and tobacco use harm sperm quality and DNA integrity, with cannabis causing greater damage, raising concerns for reproductive health.

6 Mar 2025

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if misused.

6 Mar 2025

Chronic stress may raise stroke risk for younger women

Some people living with chronic stress have a higher risk of stroke, according to a study published on March 5, 2025, online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Mar 2025

Nearly 17 million children affected by parental substance use disorders in the U.S

Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

4 Mar 2025

Brain connectivity could predict adolescent substance use risk

Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future addiction and related disorders. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is critical for early prevention and intervention.

3 Mar 2025

Research reveals key parental risk factors for child abuse

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by UQ researchers, who examined the main parental risk factors that lead to child abuse, as well as the behavioural impacts later in life.

3 Mar 2025

Hallucinogen use linked to increased risk of mortality in emergency care patients

People seeking emergency care for hallucinogen use were at 2.6-fold higher risk of death within 5 years than the general population, according to a new study published in CMAJ.

3 Mar 2025

Mediterranean diet reduces risk of obesity-related cancers

Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a modest reduction in obesity-related cancer risk

2 Mar 2025

First-ever clinical trials evaluate fenofibrate as treatment for HPV-related cancers

A team from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is launching the nation's first-ever clinical trials evaluating the cholesterol drug fenofibrate (Triglide, Fibricor, Lipofen) as an investigational and potential treatment for patients with HPV+ cervical and HPV+ head and neck cancer (HNSCC).

28 Feb 2025

Study unravels the link between colorectal cancer risk and steatotic liver disease

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are well-known risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC).

27 Feb 2025

Greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in seniors

A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study suggests greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, raising new concerns about how climate change and heat waves could affect long-term health and aging at the molecular level.

26 Feb 2025

Alcohol News and Research

Millions in US live in places where doctors don’t practice and telehealth doesn’t reach

These simple diet tweaks could slash microplastics in your body

Fentanyl poisonings among children in the U.S. increase sharply over eight years

COVID-19 hospitalization linked to long-term organ damage and mortality

Novel treatment approach shows promise for advanced HPV-negative head and neck cancer

Snoring regularly? Your diabetes risk jumps if you had gestational diabetes

How tobacco and cannabis affect male fertility and genetic integrity

Telehealth for ADHD treatment linked to higher substance use disorder risk

Chronic stress may raise stroke risk for younger women

Nearly 17 million children affected by parental substance use disorders in the U.S

Brain connectivity could predict adolescent substance use risk

Research reveals key parental risk factors for child abuse

Hallucinogen use linked to increased risk of mortality in emergency care patients

Mediterranean diet reduces risk of obesity-related cancers

First-ever clinical trials evaluate fenofibrate as treatment for HPV-related cancers

Study unravels the link between colorectal cancer risk and steatotic liver disease

Greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in seniors

Los Angeles county has cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase that gain

Lean and oily fish consumption linked to slower disability progression in MS

Breast cancer cases and deaths set to surge by 2050—are we prepared?

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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