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Toxic e-waste pollution linked to rising childhood hypertension

The study reveals a fourfold increase in hypertension risk for children in e-waste regions, emphasizing the health impacts of toxic environmental pollutants.

8 Oct 2025

Taste-based flu test that detects infection within minutes

Researchers examine the effectiveness of a novel taste-based sensor for the early detection of influenza infection.

8 Oct 2025

Calorie labeling in England linked to only small reductions in out-of-home food

Calorie labeling, which became law in April 2022 in England, is associated with only a small (2%) average reduction in the energy content of food that is available away from home, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health.

7 Oct 2025

GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to altered patterns on FDG PET-CT scans

The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research presented today at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM'25) has revealed.

7 Oct 2025

Exercise snacks may help improve heart and lung health in sedentary adults

Exercise snacks-intentional short bursts of physical activity-may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults, finds a synthesis of the available research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

7 Oct 2025

Tramadol found to offer limited relief for chronic pain while raising risk of serious side effects

The strong opioid painkiller, tramadol, is not that effective at easing chronic pain for which it's widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.

7 Oct 2025

Cesarean births in advanced labor linked to higher risk of womb scarring

Women who have Cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future pregnancies, UCL researchers have found.

7 Oct 2025

Whole genome sequencing may guide care for thousands of breast cancer patients

Whole genome sequencing offered to breast cancer patients is likely to identify unique genetic features that could either guide immediate treatment or help match patients to clinical trials for over 15,000 women a year, say scientists at the University of Cambridge.

7 Oct 2025

Geographic location and individual circumstances can impact caregiver's health, study finds

Roughly a quarter of adults in the U.S. are caring for elderly family members or children with an illness or disability - and sometimes both at the same time.

7 Oct 2025

Working with service dogs may help slow biological aging in female veterans

New research finds that "man's best friend" may help slow biological aging in women. This groundbreaking study, focused on female veterans in the United States, is among the first to examine the impact of working with service dogs on this often-overlooked population.

7 Oct 2025

Reelin protein may help heal both "leaky gut" and severe depression

What if a protein could be injected to help heal both "leaky gut" and severe depression? New research from the University of Victoria (UVic), published in Chronic Stress, shows that a glycoprotein called Reelin may one day be able to do just that.

7 Oct 2025

Multiple aspects of sleep linked to individual variation in health, cognition, and lifestyle

Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada, have used a complex data-driven analysis to uncover relationships among multiple aspects of sleep and individual variation in health, cognition, and lifestyle.

7 Oct 2025

State-of-the-art microchips help understand how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain

In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to better understand how the brain operates under healthy conditions and is damaged through neurodegenerative diseases or conditions like sepsis.

7 Oct 2025

Innovative approaches target PAR2 receptor to alleviate gut pain

Abdominal pain is a hallmark of many digestive disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

7 Oct 2025

Unlocking the mysteries of treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Advances in prostate cancer early detection and treatment have improved outcomes in men diagnosed with the disease.

7 Oct 2025

Unraveling the brain mechanisms behind social hierarchies in mice

Social hierarchies are everywhere-think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as most popular, or large companies, where the CEO makes the important decisions.

7 Oct 2025

Brain stimulation may help people with multiple sclerosis cut back on excessive cannabis use

A noninvasive device that delivers weak electrical currents to the brain may help those with multiple sclerosis cut back on excessive cannabis use, a new NYU Langone Health study of women with the condition shows.

7 Oct 2025

Prehabilitation program for older adults shows potential to improve postoperative outcomes

A pilot study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that a prehabilitation program that combines physical therapy, nutrition, and mindset support in the weeks leading up to major elective surgery is feasible and has the potential to improve postoperative outcomes.

7 Oct 2025

Protected areas of defined geographic zones may have unintended impacts on children’s diet

Protected areas of defined geographic zones can slow biodiversity loss and bolster conversation efforts, but they may have unintended impacts on the diets of children who live nearby, according to new research from scientists at Penn State.

7 Oct 2025

$4 million grant supports effort to turn enzyme-targeting science into treatments for Cryptosporidium infections

A University of Houston professor has received nearly $4 million in new support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to lead a translational effort turning enzyme-targeting science into urgently needed treatments for Cryptosporidium infections – which are caused by a life-threatening pathogen and have no existing cure.

7 Oct 2025

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Toxic e-waste pollution linked to rising childhood hypertension

Taste-based flu test that detects infection within minutes

Calorie labeling in England linked to only small reductions in out-of-home food

GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to altered patterns on FDG PET-CT scans

Exercise snacks may help improve heart and lung health in sedentary adults

Tramadol found to offer limited relief for chronic pain while raising risk of serious side effects

Cesarean births in advanced labor linked to higher risk of womb scarring

Whole genome sequencing may guide care for thousands of breast cancer patients

Geographic location and individual circumstances can impact caregiver's health, study finds

Working with service dogs may help slow biological aging in female veterans

Reelin protein may help heal both "leaky gut" and severe depression

Multiple aspects of sleep linked to individual variation in health, cognition, and lifestyle

State-of-the-art microchips help understand how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain

Innovative approaches target PAR2 receptor to alleviate gut pain

Unlocking the mysteries of treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Unraveling the brain mechanisms behind social hierarchies in mice

Brain stimulation may help people with multiple sclerosis cut back on excessive cannabis use

Prehabilitation program for older adults shows potential to improve postoperative outcomes

Protected areas of defined geographic zones may have unintended impacts on children’s diet

$4 million grant supports effort to turn enzyme-targeting science into treatments for Cryptosporidium infections

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