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New RNA-based blood test offers insight into cancer and tissue damage

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting cancers, the ways cancer resists treatments and tissue injury caused by non-cancerous conditions.

21 Apr 2025

Only 13% of French adults have optimal heart health, study finds

Researchers assessed the Life’s Essential 8 cardiovascular health (CVH) scores in over 190,000 French adults, revealing that only 13% had optimal CVH. Higher scores were associated with being younger, female, well-educated, and having healthier lifestyle factors.

21 Apr 2025

Transcendental meditation greatly reduces PTSD symptoms, meta-analysis shows

Just published is the third new study showing that TM is highly effective in reducing stress in a wide array of populations.

21 Apr 2025

Long COVID poses lasting health risks for young people

Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney, gut, and cardiovascular system, according to a group of new studies led by investigators at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

21 Apr 2025

Discovery solves 67-year-old biochemical mystery about vitamin B1

Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water - a feat long thought impossible.

21 Apr 2025

Millions in the US live without local air quality monitoring

In 2024, more than 50 million people in the United States lived in counties with no air-quality monitoring, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development.

21 Apr 2025

Blood test detects early Alzheimer’s signs in people with memory concerns

A new study confirms that plasma p-tau181 levels can identify subjective cognitive decline (SCD) as a distinct early stage of Alzheimer’s disease. This biomarker predicts cognitive decline and clinical progression, offering potential for early diagnosis and trial stratification.

21 Apr 2025

Major breakthrough could turn IV drugs into oral treatments for brain cancer and Alzheimer's

A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn IV drugs into oral treatments for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

21 Apr 2025

Researchers find immune system proteins involved in severe cases of schistosomiasis

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis - a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm - have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.

21 Apr 2025

iPS cell transplants show early promise for treating Parkinson's disease safely

In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers transplanted iPS-cell-derived dopaminergic progenitors into patients with Parkinson’s disease and observed promising motor improvements with no serious safety concerns over 24 months. The therapy showed increased dopamine synthesis without tumor formation or graft-induced dyskinesia.

21 Apr 2025

Engineered brain cells offer new hope for treating Alzheimer's

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine scientists.

21 Apr 2025

New research aims to illuminate the causes of age-related macular degeneration

It's an unfortunate fact of aging: Live long enough and, eventually, reading this sentence will get difficult, even impossible.

21 Apr 2025

Fruit fly study reveals key brain proteins that help prevent seizures

One in ten people will have at least one seizure in their life, but effective treatments for seizures remain very limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain mechanisms involved.

21 Apr 2025

Telehealth matches in-person therapy for treating women with postpartum incontinence

Women who experience urinary incontinence after giving birth may get just as much relief from telehealth as they do from physical therapy, a new UC San Francisco study has found.

21 Apr 2025

Alzheimer's risk factors linked to cognition as early as young adulthood

A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Butler Aging Center suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized.

21 Apr 2025

Vaccinated children far less likely to develop long COVID

Unvaccinated children and adolescents were up to 20 times more likely to develop long COVID than their vaccinated peers, according to new research led by a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

21 Apr 2025

Vitamin D curbs colorectal cancer by boosting immunity and blocking tumor growth

Review highlights how vitamin D, particularly its active form calcitriol, modulates immune responses, inflammation, and tumor progression to help prevent colorectal cancer (CRC). Evidence suggests adequate vitamin D levels and supplementation reduce CRC risk and improve outcomes.

21 Apr 2025

U of M dental students bring smiles to underserved communities

Becky Klein needed a dentist for herself and her two teenage sons when she returned to Atlanta in northern Michigan after years living down state.

21 Apr 2025

Study reveals the rising popularity of Tusi in NYC nightclubs

"Tusi", also known as "tucibí" or "pink cocaine", is a drug concoction that emerged in Latin America and Europe within the past decade and is becoming increasingly popular in the USA.

21 Apr 2025

Gut microbiome pattern predicts future heart attack risk in coronary heart disease patients

A specific gut microbiota pattern was found to predict new cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease, based on data from the CORDIOPREV study. Researchers developed a microbiota-based risk score that may improve secondary prevention.

21 Apr 2025