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Women non-smokers still around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, research finds
Women are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic…
Advanced molecular test can improve diagnosis of a genetic form of COPD
National Jewish Health researchers with the Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories have developed a molecular diagnostic test capable…
A healthy diet in childhood is linked to starting menstrual periods later, regardless of BMI or height
Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period…
Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years, study finds
People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events,…
ED visits for asthma spiked during 2023 Canadian wildfires, study finds
New research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found an increase in asthma-related emergency department (ED)…
How does consciousness work? Dueling scientists test two big theories but find no winner
“Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use…
Two-week radiotherapy proven as safe and effective as eight-week course for prostate cancer: 10-year follow-up
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men worldwide, accounting for more than 1.4…
Medicaid unwinding disrupted kids’ and young adults’ access to chronic disease medicine, study finds
Children and young adults with depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, asthma and epilepsy can get great relief from…
Gabapentinoids unlikely to be directly linked to self-harm risk, study finds
Treatment with gabapentinoids—drugs such as gabapentin and pregabalin—is not directly associated with an increased risk of…
Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks
Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year—and cases have spiked in…
Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more…
Health workers in Sierra Leone see surge in mpox cases
Sierra Leone is facing an increase in recorded mpox infections, with 177 new cases reported in…
Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak
Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two…
‘Zombie’ skin cells may be harmful or helpful, depending on their shapes
Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without…
Autism not linked with increased age-related cognitive decline, finds study
There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have…
Age-related genetic changes in the blood associated with poor cancer prognosis
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, Gustave Roussy and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK),…
Federal COVID websites now promote lab leak theory
The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for COVID information with a new page…
Combining brain stimulation with speech therapy shows promise for restoring language in primary progressive aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There…
Reunion hospital boss urges reinforcements amid chikungunya outbreak
The head of the hospital service on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday…
Could CT scans be fueling a future rise in cancer cases, as a new study suggests?
CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics,…
Research identifies new cut-off points for overweight and obesity in male athletes
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May)…
Study details role of protein that may play a key role in the development of schizophrenia
Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1,…
A changing climate may jeopardize global blood supply
A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests a changing climate threatens the continuous…
Mapping study pinpoints key brain regions for reasoning skills
A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are…
Analysis reveals one firearm injury was treated every 30 minutes in emergency departments in 10 jurisdictions
A cross-sectional analysis of firearm injury-related emergency department (ED) visits found that between 2018 and 2023,…
Review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborns
A Cochrane review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in…
Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix
New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can…
Study identifies promising biomarker for early sepsis detection in neonates, children and pregnant women
A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a…
Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis,’ say researchers
The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an…