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WSU study reveals acute effects of cannabis on physiological stress-related outcomes

Cannabis is often used as a stress reliever, but a new study suggests that some of the body's stress response systems don't get the message.

23 Sep 2026

UVA study evaluates safety and real-world outcomes of histotripsy

UVA Health researchers have reviewed patient outcomes from a new, noninvasive way to treat liver tumors called histotripsy and concluded that while the procedure was associated with low rates of laboratory toxicity and procedural complications, the findings highlight the need to better define which patients are most likely to benefit.

23 Sep 2026

Overheard adult speech shapes word learning in young children

Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in the child's presence), constitutes over half of children's language exposure, but its role in language development remains underexplored.

23 Sep 2026

Baseline liver fibrosis severity predicts treatment response in patients with HBeAg-positive CHB

The impact of baseline liver fibrosis severity on the effectiveness of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) combined with nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) in the treatment of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) has not been fully clarified.

23 Sep 2026

Dietary changes can prevent Hirschsprung disease symptoms

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered for the first time that dietary interventions might prevent inflammatory symptoms associated with Hirschsprung disease, a bowel motility disorder.

23 Sep 2026

Voluntary exercise reduces stress-linked bladder pain and urinary frequency

Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

23 Sep 2026

Hormonal shifts alter brain patterns linked to female mood

During the menstrual cycle, when progesterone levels are higher, patterns of brain activity emerge that make it more difficult to distinguish between less and more emotionally demanding situations.

23 Sep 2026

New technique improves detection of central nervous system infections

New research led by Aston University's Dr Ghaniah Hassan-Smith, has found a new technique to diagnose infections of the central nervous system, such as meningitis and encephalitis, which can be difficult to determine using conventional methods.

23 Sep 2026

Early childhood BMI trajectories predict later cardiometabolic health risks

Childhood obesity predicts later cardiometabolic disease, but single-time weight measures may miss dynamic growth information.

23 Sep 2026

New accreditation framework improves drug and alcohol care for veterans

Embedding veteran identification within existing accreditation processes under the AOD National Quality Framework – a national policy mechanism that requires treatment providers to be accredited against an approved quality standard – offers a practical means of strengthening and improving responsiveness to veterans' needs.

23 Sep 2026

US mortality rates outpace peer nations as young adult deaths rise

Research in The Milbank Quarterly reveals that for decades, US mortality rates have exceeded rates in peer countries and have been increasing across many causes of death, especially in young adults and people living in certain regions of the country.

23 Sep 2026

Socioeconomic factors explain racial differences in disability insurance approvals

A study in Contemporary Economic Policy examined whether racial and ethnic differences in US disability insurance approval rates reflect disparities in the determination process or broader differences in applicants' circumstances.

23 Sep 2026

Genetic system converts scar-forming cells into neurons to restore movement after spinal cord injury

What if cells that form scars after a spinal cord injury could become part of the repair process? Researchers have developed a genetic system that converts certain scar-forming cells into neurons, improving movement in mice and rats with spinal cord injuries.

23 Sep 2026

Study finds no causal link between prenatal paracetamol and neurodevelopmental disorders

Various studies over the years have linked prenatal use of the pain reliever paracetamol (acetaminophen) with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, but many of the studies were small, poorly designed, or found only weak associations

23 Sep 2026

Pharmacist-led reviews improve medication strategies for older cancer patients

There is a pressing need to optimize medication strategies in older adults with cancer, many of whom take ≥5 medications.

23 Sep 2026

People with dementia can participate in research without experiencing significant burden

A multidisciplinary study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland has shown that people with dementia and their caregivers can participate in demanding research without experiencing a significant burden.

23 Sep 2026

NCI awards $3.46 million grant to study resistance to acute myeloid leukemia treatment

A five-year, $3.46 million grant from the National Cancer Institute recently was awarded to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

23 Sep 2026

New study highlights difficulty of detecting gastric ulcer pain in horses

A new study led by Australian veterinarians has exposed the challenge of identifying pain in horses with gastric ulcers and highlights an urgent need to better detect when horses are suffering.

23 Sep 2026

Brain activity study reveals five distinct profiles for depression

As two people with considerably different symptoms may receive the same depression diagnosis, researchers wanted to determine whether this individuality also manifests in brain activity.

23 Sep 2026

New slow-release drug delivery system provides weeks of pain-numbing anesthetic effects

Most local anesthetics used in medicine only last eight to 12 hours or a day tops. Now Boston Children's Hospital researchers have formulated a more effective slow-release injectable drug delivery system that achieved pain-numbing anesthetic effects lasting two to three weeks in rats compared to a commercial formulation lasting about four to eight hours.

23 Sep 2026

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WSU study reveals acute effects of cannabis on physiological stress-related outcomes

UVA study evaluates safety and real-world outcomes of histotripsy

Overheard adult speech shapes word learning in young children

Baseline liver fibrosis severity predicts treatment response in patients with HBeAg-positive CHB

Dietary changes can prevent Hirschsprung disease symptoms

Voluntary exercise reduces stress-linked bladder pain and urinary frequency

Hormonal shifts alter brain patterns linked to female mood

New technique improves detection of central nervous system infections

Early childhood BMI trajectories predict later cardiometabolic health risks

New accreditation framework improves drug and alcohol care for veterans

US mortality rates outpace peer nations as young adult deaths rise

Socioeconomic factors explain racial differences in disability insurance approvals

Genetic system converts scar-forming cells into neurons to restore movement after spinal cord injury

Study finds no causal link between prenatal paracetamol and neurodevelopmental disorders

Pharmacist-led reviews improve medication strategies for older cancer patients

People with dementia can participate in research without experiencing significant burden

NCI awards $3.46 million grant to study resistance to acute myeloid leukemia treatment

New study highlights difficulty of detecting gastric ulcer pain in horses

Brain activity study reveals five distinct profiles for depression

New slow-release drug delivery system provides weeks of pain-numbing anesthetic effects

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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