Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The first meta-analysis of its kind has shown a conclusive link between older adults experiencing spells of dizziness and a dramatically elevated risk of falling. The…
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Researchers identify role of Parkinson’s-related protein in cancer and T cell activation
Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI180983 A team from the Wistar Institute has demonstrated the role of Parkin—a protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease—in the body’s innate immune response…
Vaccine alliance secures deal for 500,000 mpox jabs for Africa
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at…
Studies indicate no major concerns about risks to offspring for would-be dads taking epilepsy meds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Would-be dads taking drugs to stop their epilepsy seizures—and valproate in particular—should be largely reassured that the available evidence on the developmental risks to their offspring…
Risk for pediatric firearm reinjury 6 percent at one year after initial injury, study finds
The risk for firearm reinjury among children who present with acute nonfatal firearm injury is 6 and 14 percent at one and five years, respectively, after initial injury, according to…
Scientists highlight widespread human exposure to packaging-related chemicals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new review is the first to reveal the extent of human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCC), with 3,601 chemicals used in food packaging and…
How wildfire smoke exposure is measured doesn’t capture long-term health effects and hides racial disparities
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Kids born in 2020 worldwide will experience twice the number of wildfires during their lifetimes compared with those born in 1960. In California and other western…
Scientists discover key features of language sites that could help preserve function after brain surgery
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When surgeons perform brain surgery on people with brain tumors or epilepsy, they need to remove the tumor or abnormal tissue while preserving parts of the…
Long-term metastatic melanoma survival dramatically improves on immunotherapy, clinical trial finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long-term data from a landmark international trial show about half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for…
