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Study shows protective effect of Medicaid expansion on early-stage cancer diagnosis

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care, including cancer screening and diagnosis, especially for medically underserved populations, leading to substantial underdiagnosis of early-stage cancers in 2020.

24 Oct 2025

A parent's guide to manage pediatric respiratory illnesses during the virus season

As we head deeper into fall and toward the holiday season, your little one may start to exhibit symptoms like a runny nose, cough, or fever.

24 Oct 2025

Rethinking the evolutionary history of human-biting mosquitoes

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern Europe over the past 200 years.

24 Oct 2025

Shaping future nurses through faith-based education

Nursing education is not only about clinical skills. It also shapes the values, attitudes, and sense of responsibility of those who provide care.

24 Oct 2025

Revolutionizing lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeted treatments

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines into cells.

24 Oct 2025

Discovering the role of lingual and buccal cells in tooth development

A novel study on the natural coordination of tooth development in time and space, led by Dr. Han-Sung Jung at the Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Korea, has discovered that "lingual" cells on the side of the tongue form the tooth, whereas those toward the cheek, called "buccal cells," form the bones and gums, guided by signaling molecules like WNT and BMP.

24 Oct 2025

Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Enterobacteriaceae Kit validated for detection of Enterobacteriaceae in infant formula and cereals

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced that MicroVal, the international certification organization for the validation and approval of alternative methods for the microbiological analysis of food and beverages, has approved iQ-Check™ Enterobacteriaceae Kit for the real-time PCR detection of Enterobacteriaceae (EB) in infant formula, infant cereal with and without probiotics, and related ingredients.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories 24 Oct 2025

Researchers identify nervous system components driving gastrointestinal cancer growth

Australian researchers have identified two nervous system components that drive tumor growth in gastrointestinal cancers, creating promising new avenues for treatment with existing approved therapies.

24 Oct 2025

Researchers uncover and inhibit a key cell death pathway in severe cutaneous adverse reactions

A collaborative research group led by Haruna Kimura (graduate student), Dr. Akito Hasegawa (Assistant Professor), and Prof. Riichiro Abe from the Division of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, together with Prof. Takemasa Ozawa from the Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, and Dr. Yoichi Ogawa (Lecturer) from the Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, has developed a novel therapeutic candidate that may improve the prognosis of severe cutaneous adverse reactions such as Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

24 Oct 2025

Cannabis use now linked to increased risk of regular tobacco use in US youth

Teens and young adults who use cannabis are more likely to become regular tobacco users – even if they haven't previously tried tobacco – compared to similar people who do not use cannabis, suggests a US study published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

23 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

Psilocybin and mindfulness offer new hope for depressive healthcare workers

Frontline healthcare workers struggling with depression after the COVID-19 pandemic experienced significant relief from a treatment combining psilocybin group therapy with mindfulness training, according to a new study from Huntsman Mental Health Institute at University of Utah Health.

23 Oct 2025

Breakthrough combo therapy lowers death risk in recurrent prostate cancer

Men whose prostate cancer returns after surgery or radiation therapy may now benefit from a new drug combination shown in clinical trials to cut the risk of death by more than 40%.

23 Oct 2025

How COVID mRNA vaccines may make cancer treatments more effective

Researchers found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, when given within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitors, were linked to significantly longer survival in lung and melanoma cancer patients. The vaccines trigger a powerful type-I interferon response that primes tumors to become more responsive to immunotherapy.

23 Oct 2025

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

Researchers compiled the first global database tracing how, when, and where non-native mosquito species that transmit human diseases have spread and established. The study reveals accelerating introductions since 1950, driven by trade, transport, and socio-environmental factors, highlighting actionable hotspots for global surveillance.

23 Oct 2025

How many headers are too many before football crosses the safety line?

A systematic review in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds major inconsistencies in how heading impacts are measured, urging the use of wearable technology and standardized metrics to safeguard players from potential long-term brain injury.

23 Oct 2025

Dietary fat dictates seasonal eating rhythms, study finds

A new study from UC San Francisco shows that our natural eating patterns are more closely tied to seasonal rhythms than previously thought.

23 Oct 2025

New discovery reshapes understanding of how brain inflammation arises in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have uncovered an unexpected molecular partnership that reshapes scientists' understanding of how brain inflammation arises in Alzheimer's disease.

23 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Health programs are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the food program for women, infants, and children, WIC, is likely to run out in November, and cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are keeping the agency from carrying out some of its primary public health functions.

23 Oct 2025

Revolutionizing gait analysis with wearable sensors and 3D depth cameras

A study from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Sensing Institute (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University reveals that foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera can accurately measure how people walk – even in busy clinical environments – offering a powerful and more accessible alternative to traditional gait assessment tools.

23 Oct 2025

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Study shows protective effect of Medicaid expansion on early-stage cancer diagnosis

A parent's guide to manage pediatric respiratory illnesses during the virus season

Rethinking the evolutionary history of human-biting mosquitoes

Shaping future nurses through faith-based education

Revolutionizing lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeted treatments

Discovering the role of lingual and buccal cells in tooth development

Bio-Rad’s iQ-Check Enterobacteriaceae Kit validated for detection of Enterobacteriaceae in infant formula and cereals

Researchers identify nervous system components driving gastrointestinal cancer growth

Researchers uncover and inhibit a key cell death pathway in severe cutaneous adverse reactions

Cannabis use now linked to increased risk of regular tobacco use in US youth

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

Psilocybin and mindfulness offer new hope for depressive healthcare workers

Breakthrough combo therapy lowers death risk in recurrent prostate cancer

How COVID mRNA vaccines may make cancer treatments more effective

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

How many headers are too many before football crosses the safety line?

Dietary fat dictates seasonal eating rhythms, study finds

New discovery reshapes understanding of how brain inflammation arises in Alzheimer's disease

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Revolutionizing gait analysis with wearable sensors and 3D depth cameras

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