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Incarcerated individuals face unique health risks during wildfires

When a wildfire approaches a prison and an evacuation warning is issued, what are the health risks that incarcerated people face when officials decide to not evacuate?

7 Mar 2025

Insilico Medicine's AI-driven drug Rentosertib receives official generic name

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, recently announced that its breakthrough drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – Rentosertib (formerly known as ISM001-055) – has been granted an official generic name by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council.

7 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

Lack of sleep and insomnia may raise teenagers’ risk for hypertension

Teenagers who do not get the recommended amount of sleep may be at an increased risk for high blood pressure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2025.

6 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

Psychosocial stress during pregnancy may raise blood pressure after birth

Psychosocial stress during pregnancy could lead to higher blood pressure during the first year postpartum according to research from Keck School of Medicine of USC.

5 Mar 2025

New insights into how white blood cells clear pathogens

A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound.

4 Mar 2025

New CRISPR-based test enhances diagnosis of life-threatening fungal infection

Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) - a life-threatening fungal infection primarily affecting children and immunocompromised patients - more quickly and less invasively, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

3 Mar 2025

Study reveals key cause of ventilator-induced lung injury

A new study from Tulane University suggests that repeated collapse and reopening of tiny alveoli-air sacs in the lungs essential for breathing-during mechanical ventilation may cause microscopic tissue damage, playing a key role in ventilator-related injuries that contribute to thousands of deaths annually.

3 Mar 2025

Understanding obesity in pets and its health risks

Your 8-year-old chocolate Lab is putting on weight, and you know she should probably lose a pound or two. But when she looks at you pleadingly with those big brown eyes, how can you resist handing out just one more treat?

28 Feb 2025

Lactylation in the heart reveals key insights into cardiac regeneration

This study is led by Dr. Xiaodong Luan (Institute of Clinical Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Dr. Shuyang Zhang (Department of Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital) and Dr. He Huang (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences).

28 Feb 2025

Health organizations collaborate to address idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Rare Disease Day 2025

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), the PF Warriors, the Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC)-a program at the Black Woman's Health Imperative-and the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) announce their collaboration to address idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as a chronic disease on Rare Disease Day 2025.

28 Feb 2025