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Doctors explain why breast cancer screening should start at age 40

Advances in breast cancer screening and treatment are helping doctors detect the disease earlier, tailor therapies to individual patients and, in some cases, spare women from unnecessary chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.

24 Oct 2026

Massive study identifies genetic variants associated with five major personality traits

A massive genetic study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of how DNA contributes to personality, identifying genetic variants associated with five major personality traits.

24 Oct 2026

Non-dairy creamer drives up calorie count in coffee cups

While Americans have been drinking roughly the same amount of coffee over recent years, the calories in those cups have increased thanks primarily to the addition of non-dairy creamer, according to a new study from researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

24 Oct 2026

Study: Cats on vegan diets show lower rates of obesity

A large-scale survey has found cats fed vegan diets had lower rates of obesity and related health problems, than those fed conventional meat-based diets.

24 Oct 2026

Queensland study reveals shifting Australian attitudes toward smacking children

A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehavior.

24 Oct 2026

Reddit discussions could help improve public health messaging on heat

Two years ago, Robbie M. Parks, an environmental health scientist at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, director of climate and disaster resilience at Americares, founded an online community on Reddit, r/heat_prep, where members share information and advice about coping with extreme temperatures.

24 Oct 2026

Food quality concerns unite Americans far beyond MAHA political support

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement emerged as part of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign following former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of Trump.

24 Oct 2026

Nearly one third of patients with advanced melanoma saw tumors disappear completely after receiving TIL therapy plus pembrolizumab immunotherapy

Results from a clinical trial have revealed nearly one third (29.2 percent) of patients with advanced melanoma saw their tumors disappear completely on scans after receiving lifileucel TIL therapy alongside an immune checkpoint inhibitor, pembrolizumab, as a first-line treatment.

24 Oct 2026

Newly discovered protein controls the space between mitochondrial membranes

Mitochondria are the tiny powerpacks that supply most of the energy our cells need. Their ability to generate this energy relies on a distinctive architecture: two membranes, one tucked inside the other, separated by a narrow gap called the intermembrane space (IMS).

23 Oct 2026

LGBTQ+ college students facing discrimination report higher mental health risks

LGBTQ+ college students who experience discrimination are significantly more likely to experience depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and avoid needed health care, according to a new national study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

23 Oct 2026

Movement helps people learn complex patterns more effectively, study finds

Punching a virtual response box or swinging a virtual lightsaber can dramatically improve learning on certain tasks, according to new research from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, which challenges long-standing assumptions about how people learn.

23 Oct 2026

Six-gene score could improve survival predictions for acute myeloid leukemia

The activity of six different genes can help determine patient survival of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a study published today in Science Advances.

23 Oct 2026

Study reveals how cancer cells survive chemotherapy in a zombie-like state

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells can evade the cell-killing effects of chemotherapy and enter a "zombie-like state", called premature senescence, that can attract the wound healing properties of the immune system.

23 Oct 2026

Taurine helps regulate inflammation linked to aging, Yale study finds

Sustained low-level inflammation is a hallmark of the aging process. The accumulating damage persistently activates the innate immune system-the body's first line of defense-leading to what is known as inflammaging, functional decline and chronic diseases of old age.

23 Oct 2026

Nephrologist shortages linked to higher kidney disease mortality along US-Mexico borde

New research indicates that US-Mexico border counties experience disproportionately elevated rates of death from chronic kidney disease (CKD), alongside reduced availability of nephrologists. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2026 October 22–25.

23 Oct 2026

New guidance expands reproductive care for people with cystic fibrosis

For much of the history of cystic fibrosis (CF) care, reproductive health was not a major part of the conversation. Fertility challenges were the norm for men and women with this genetic disorder, and many grew up assuming biological parenthood was not possible.

23 Oct 2026

Novel immunosuppressant improves kidney function and quality of life after transplantation

The Phase 2 BESTOW clinical trial showed that tegoprubart (a novel anti-CD40L antibody therapy) was better at preserving kidney function than tacrolimus (the current standard of care) in immunosuppressive regimens in adults receiving their first kidney transplant.

23 Oct 2026