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UCLA researchers identify proteins that guard the liver against damage during transplantation

In a mouse model of liver transplantation, UCLA researchers have identified proteins that act as "protective switches" guarding the liver against damage occurring when blood supply is restored during transplantation, a process known as ischemia-reperfusion injury.

23 Sep 2025

Alcohol-related mortality in the US surged 89% since 1999

A national study reveals a sharp rise in alcohol-induced deaths during COVID-19, with women and Native communities facing the greatest impact.

23 Sep 2025

European heat-related deaths exceed 62,000 in 2024, highlighting regional vulnerability

The year 2024 broke several temperature records: it was the hottest ever recorded, and its summer was also the warmest to date. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has estimated that 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred in Europe between 1 June and 30 September of that year.

23 Sep 2025

Machine learning unlocks blood test secrets for spinal cord injury

Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an injury and even provide insights into mortality after spinal cord damage, according to a recent University of Waterloo study.

23 Sep 2025

Higher arsenic exposure linked to increased risk of metabolic liver disease

While metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with obesity, the cause of its rapidly rising prevalence is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between arsenic exposure and MASLD in humans.

22 Sep 2025

Study maps distribution of disease-carrying ticks across Illinois

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.

22 Sep 2025

How much apple cider vinegar reduces weight? Meta-analysis points to 30 mL daily

A new meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows apple cider vinegar can modestly but significantly reduce body weight, BMI, and waist circumference in adults, particularly those with obesity or type 2 diabetes.

22 Sep 2025

Psychological distress after a heart attack emerges as a critical risk factor for heart health

Many people experience one or more types of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, psychosocial stress or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after a heart attack, which can affect their physical recovery and long-term heart health, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

22 Sep 2025

Childhood exposure to plastic chemicals linked to long-term health risks

Childhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health report.

21 Sep 2025

Study in Florida finds racial disparities in heart attack treatment

While acute myocardial infarction - commonly referred to as a heart attack - remains a leading cause of death in the United States, deaths have decreased significantly over the past two decades in part due to improved treatment methods, according to Charleen Hsuan, associate professor of health policy and administration at Penn State.

19 Sep 2025

Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC meeting

Public health officials watched with dread as a panel shaped by the Trump administration took up an agenda to begin dismantling six decades of vaccination development and progress.

19 Sep 2025

New framework proposes lactate clearance as key marker for managing cardiogenic shock

A new initiative by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) proposes a new framework and call to action for managing cardiogenic shock (CS), establishing lactate clearance potentially as the standardized, time-based marker of patient trajectory to improve outcomes in one of the deadliest cardiovascular emergencies.

19 Sep 2025

New study warns of millions of undiagnosed and missing people with type 1 diabetes

The global type 1 diabetes (T1D) burden continues to increase rapidly driven by rising cases, ageing populations, improved diagnosis and falling death rates, according to the results of a new modeling study being presented at this year's Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Vienna (15-19 Sept).

19 Sep 2025

WHO's new report highlights the urgent need to address NCDs and mental health

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled "Saving lives, spending less", revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could yield economic benefits of up to US$1 trillion by 2030.

19 Sep 2025

Climate change is already driving heat mortality and massive economic losses

Researchers systematically identified just 20 studies directly linking human-driven climate change to specific health impacts and deaths worldwide. They estimate tens of billions in annual economic losses and warn of inequities in research leadership and data coverage.

18 Sep 2025

AI model maps lifetime disease risks to transform future healthcare planning

Researchers developed Delphi-2M, a transformer-based AI trained on UK Biobank and Danish health data to predict and simulate lifetime trajectories for 1,256 diseases. It accurately forecasted long-term multimorbidity risks, generated synthetic health records, and highlighted comorbidity patterns while exposing key biases.

18 Sep 2025

Real-time blood testing shows promise for preventing maternal deaths from hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage, severe bleeding after childbirth, is a leading cause of maternal mortality around the world.

18 Sep 2025

Oral microbiome linked to threefold higher pancreatic cancer risk

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center shows.

18 Sep 2025

Rising wildfire smoke could drive thousands of additional deaths in the United States by 2050

Wildfires burning across Canada and the Western United States are spewing smoke over millions of Americans – the latest examples of ashy haze becoming a regular experience, with health impacts far greater than scientists previously estimated.

18 Sep 2025

Outdoor walking programs cut frailty in older adults

Findings indicate that while outdoor walking reduces frailty in older adults, maintaining these gains necessitates continuous, diverse intervention approaches.

18 Sep 2025

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Mortality News and Research

UCLA researchers identify proteins that guard the liver against damage during transplantation

Alcohol-related mortality in the US surged 89% since 1999

European heat-related deaths exceed 62,000 in 2024, highlighting regional vulnerability

Machine learning unlocks blood test secrets for spinal cord injury

Higher arsenic exposure linked to increased risk of metabolic liver disease

Study maps distribution of disease-carrying ticks across Illinois

How much apple cider vinegar reduces weight? Meta-analysis points to 30 mL daily

Psychological distress after a heart attack emerges as a critical risk factor for heart health

Childhood exposure to plastic chemicals linked to long-term health risks

Study in Florida finds racial disparities in heart attack treatment

Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC meeting

New framework proposes lactate clearance as key marker for managing cardiogenic shock

New study warns of millions of undiagnosed and missing people with type 1 diabetes

WHO's new report highlights the urgent need to address NCDs and mental health

Climate change is already driving heat mortality and massive economic losses

AI model maps lifetime disease risks to transform future healthcare planning

Real-time blood testing shows promise for preventing maternal deaths from hemorrhage

Oral microbiome linked to threefold higher pancreatic cancer risk

Rising wildfire smoke could drive thousands of additional deaths in the United States by 2050

Outdoor walking programs cut frailty in older adults

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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