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Understanding behavioral changes in early dementia

When most people think of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, they probably think of memory loss first.

7 Oct 2024

New insights into immune mechanisms that prevent cancer metastasis

Metastatic disease-;when cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body-;is the cause of most cancer deaths.

7 Oct 2024

One-dose HPV vaccination could eliminate cervical cancer in Canada

Canadian vaccination programs could switch to a 1-dose gender-neutral human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination approach and eliminate cervical cancer, suggests new modeling in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.240787.

7 Oct 2024

Single-cell genomics unveils secrets of the human microbiome

The human microbiome plays a critical role in our health, influencing everything from disease development to treatment responses.

7 Oct 2024

Young Australians face stagnating life expectancy trends

Australians under 50 are experiencing stagnating life expectancy while older cohorts, especially men, are living longer, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).

7 Oct 2024

Comprehensive review highlights impact of tobacco control measures

Tobacco use remains a significant global health challenge, despite extensive control measures at both national and international levels.

7 Oct 2024

Scurvy is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, study shows

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows.

7 Oct 2024

Researchers identify key mechanism behind atherosclerosis in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A team of researchers from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC), and the Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the underlying causes of cardiovascular disease in patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), an ultra-rare genetic disorder that accelerates the aging process.

7 Oct 2024

Improved cancer survival rates among young adults under ACA

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010 includes a Dependent Coverage Expansion (DCE) provision that permits dependents to remain on their parents' health insurance plans from age 19 to 25 years, the age group that has historically had the highest uninsured rate in the United States.

7 Oct 2024

Researchers uncover secret to regulating the body's internal clock

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered the secret to regulating our internal clock.

7 Oct 2024

Exploring the challenges of auditory magic tricks

Magic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat or sawing someone in half, but tricks that rely on sound are scarce.

7 Oct 2024

Uncovering the 'needles' in the bacterial haystack

Imagine a country with a billion people, where every individual has different interests and different goals. You will never know their interests and goals until you ask them, but asking a billion people is not an easy task.

7 Oct 2024

FDA’s promised rules on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias

The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of organ failure and death.

7 Oct 2024

Catholic hospital offered bucket, towels to woman it denied an abortion, California AG said

When Anna Nusslock showed up at her local hospital 15 weeks pregnant and in severe pain earlier this year, she said, a doctor delivered devastating news: The twins she and her husband had so desperately wanted were not viable.

7 Oct 2024

Study reveals bias in substance use screening for injured adolescents

Injured adolescents from marginalized groups treated at pediatric trauma centers are more likely to be tested for drugs and alcohol than white adolescents, even when accounting for injury severity, a study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles suggests.

4 Oct 2024