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Many drugs are prescribed for conditions they weren’t tested for—here’s what you need to know
All prescription drugs need a license from a regulator to treat a specific condition. But licensed…
Researchers discover a protein that stimulates optic nerve regeneration
Damage to the optic nerve can lead to irreversible blindness. A newly investigated regeneration factor could…
Aspirin cuts liver fat in clinical trial
The most common chronic liver disease—metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—is characterized by an increased buildup…
Global fertility rate to keep plummeting, major study warns
The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, a…
US life expectancy rose overall, but overdose deaths still set records
As the pandemic wound down, life expectancy in the United States began to bounce back in…
Navigating the maze of cancer: How precision medicine unravels the unknown
In our journey to unravel the obscurities of high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs), we’ve embarked on…
New bioinformatics tool to identify chromosomal alterations in tumor cells
A team of the University of Barcelona and the Biomedical Research Institute of Barcelona (IRB Barcelona)…
Reorganization of prefrontal cortex circuitry during adolescence enables cognitive maturation of mice
Neuroscientists have been trying for decades to understand how the brains of humans and other animals…
Biologists discover propionate supplementation as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
A research team led by Professor Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at The…
Study finds middle-aged Americans are lonelier than European counterparts
Middle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European…
Very low calorie diets safe for teens with obesity when monitored by a dietitian, say researchers
Short-term very low calorie diets are safe for teenagers living with moderate to severe obesity when…
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new…
Abnormal brain structure identified in children with developmental language problems
A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with…
Bariatric surgery linked to heart health improvements in people with severe obesity
Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and…
Precautions needed when folks taking Ozempic, Wegovy undergo anesthesia
Nurses who specialize in anesthesia have issued new guidelines to reduce the risk that patients taking…
‘Not enough therapists’: Georgia lawmakers aim to support mental health workforce
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,200 state psychiatric hospital employees left their positions, and just…
France’s Macron announces bill for assisted dying
French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in…
Male hormonal birth control? It may be closer than you think
Matthew Treviño and Emily Fletcher are self-described DINKWADs—double income, no kids, with a dog. The Sacramento…
Blood pressure control in veterans declined during the COVID-19 pandemic
A multi-institution team led by researchers at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont…
US study says treatment 90% effective against RSV in infants
A new treatment for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—a leading cause of severe illness in US…
How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages…
Quit medicine for farming? South Korean doctors speak out
From the outside, Seoul’s main hospitals seem unchanged: ambulances pull up, patients walk in, staff in…
Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. Africa
In her quest for “fair skin”, an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan…
The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from Feb. 12 to…
Dietitian answers questions on probiotics
Brian S., from Lincoln, asks, ” Can you please provide some trusted clinical studies, books or…
Large-scale study explores link between smoking and DNA changes across six racial and ethnic groups
Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer…
Post-pandemic vaccine hesitancy fueling latest measles outbreak
Cases of measles are rising across the country and seem to be striking counties at random,…
TikTok make-up influencers spark health warnings
Pressed by parents to pose in videos with make-up and skincare products, pre-teen girls dubbed “Sephora…
Understanding genetic risk could save sight and predict multiple sclerosis earlier in young people
Young people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could…