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Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates

Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those who are eligible in the U.S. get screened for lung cancer, but a study coming out in NEJM Catalyst on Wednesday provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve those numbers.

15 Oct 2025

Study links gut dysbiosis with severe steatosis in MASLD

A new study in eGastroenterology links gut dysbiosis with severe steatosis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

15 Oct 2025

ALS and MS share striking geographic patterns, research shows

A new study published in Nature's Scientific Reports indicates that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) have an extremely high geographic association, even after controlling for race, gender, wealth, latitude, and access to neurological healthcare.

15 Oct 2025

Living environment may influence dementia markers in the brain

The conditions where you live may influence your brain health and risk for dementia, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine

15 Oct 2025

Nemours neurologist wins major NIH award to study hippocampal dysfunction in brain disorders

Rodney Scott, MBChB, MRCP, DipStat, PhD, Division Chief of Neurology, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Transformative Research Award.

15 Oct 2025

Researchers explore the use of virtual reality to reduce stress in young adults with diabetes

Researchers at Wayne State University and Johns Hopkins University are exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) to reduce stress in young adults suffering from diabetes.

15 Oct 2025

Low-fat vegan diet shown to reduce insulin use and costs in type 1 diabetes

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn't limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use and insulin costs, according to new research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in BMC Nutrition.

15 Oct 2025

New research aims to develop targeted therapy for hard-to-treat osteosarcoma

For children and young adults diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a common type of bone cancer for that age group, the odds of survival can be devastatingly low (20-30%) when the disease spreads to the lungs.

15 Oct 2025

Climate change fuels worry and hopelessness among Canadian teenagers

More than a third of Canadian teens say climate change is impacting their mental health, according to a national study led by Athabasca University researchers.

15 Oct 2025

Combination therapy shows promising results in patients with rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Combining an epigenetic therapy with an anti-PD-1 antibody, which uses the body's natural response to viral infections, showed promising results in patients with relapsed or refractory natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (R/R NKTL), a rare and aggressive cancer with limited treatment options.

15 Oct 2025

Global drug addiction mortality rates double despite fewer new cases

The global drug use disorder deaths have more than doubled since 1990, even as new addiction cases declined, highlighting a widening gap in harm reduction and treatment access, especially in wealthy nations.

15 Oct 2025

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs fails to catch on

April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she's fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels are down, too. "I'm not as fatigued as I used to be, and I've been able to go back to church," she said.

15 Oct 2025

AI-powered wearable device could cut Parkinson’s care costs

With STAT-ON™, continuous monitoring of Parkinson's symptoms can enhance treatment efficacy and significantly lower healthcare costs for patients and systems.

15 Oct 2025

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

The study uncovers high reliance on oral corticosteroids for asthma in Italy, pointing to gaps in guideline adherence and the need for better patient support.

15 Oct 2025

Pioneering personalized medicine by deciphering depression's complex biological web

In a compelling Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Najaf Amin unveils transformative insights that fundamentally reshape international understanding of depression genetics.

15 Oct 2025

New insights into MDMA therapy for PTSD and beyond

A comprehensive peer-reviewed invited review published today in Psychedelics by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and colleagues (Dr. Mingming Zhao and Dr. Jianjun Yang) synthesizes the evolving landscape of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, examining robust clinical evidence in treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder while identifying promising applications in autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, and existential distress

14 Oct 2025

Predictive models identify high-risk liver cancer recurrence

Liver cancer is one of the world's deadliest malignancies, ranking as the third leading cause of cancer-related death.

14 Oct 2025

Ateneo scientists advance toward a vaccine for stomach ulcers

Since ancient times, it was thought that painful stomach ulcers were caused by eating spicy foods or having an unhealthy diet.

14 Oct 2025

Combination strategy may optimize interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis B

Peginterferon-α treatment exhibits low rates of the serological conversion rate of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and the negative conversion rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, with significant myelosuppression leading to treatment discontinuation in some patients.

14 Oct 2025

Estradiol and estriol may protect nerve function in multiple sclerosis

About 100,000 of the estimated million people in the United States with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a progressive form of the disease, with symptoms that worsen continuously or after periods of remission.

14 Oct 2025

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Medical Condition News

Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates

Study links gut dysbiosis with severe steatosis in MASLD

ALS and MS share striking geographic patterns, research shows

Living environment may influence dementia markers in the brain

Nemours neurologist wins major NIH award to study hippocampal dysfunction in brain disorders

Researchers explore the use of virtual reality to reduce stress in young adults with diabetes

Low-fat vegan diet shown to reduce insulin use and costs in type 1 diabetes

New research aims to develop targeted therapy for hard-to-treat osteosarcoma

Climate change fuels worry and hopelessness among Canadian teenagers

Combination therapy shows promising results in patients with rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Global drug addiction mortality rates double despite fewer new cases

In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage of weight loss drugs fails to catch on

AI-powered wearable device could cut Parkinson’s care costs

Why doctors and patients in Italy still rely on oral corticosteroids for asthma

Pioneering personalized medicine by deciphering depression's complex biological web

New insights into MDMA therapy for PTSD and beyond

Predictive models identify high-risk liver cancer recurrence

Ateneo scientists advance toward a vaccine for stomach ulcers

Combination strategy may optimize interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis B

Estradiol and estriol may protect nerve function in multiple sclerosis

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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