Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report that physicians who attract more unsolicited patient complaints also tend to accept larger…
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Parental workplace chemical exposure linked to autism severity and behavior in children
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health finds parents’ workplace chemical exposure may be linked to a range of behavioral challenges…
Genomics-guided tool helps guide immunotherapy choices for advanced kidney cancers
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cancer Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.010 A study led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain why a rare and hyper-aggressive subtype of kidney cancer is susceptible…
Did you walk or cycle to school as a child? Your children are likely to follow in your footsteps
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If you used physically active modes of commuting to school, your children are likely to do the same. A study published in the European Journal of…
Mouse study reveals gut microbe balance may be key factor in early-onset colorectal cancer
Graphical abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00040.2025 With colorectal cancer on the rise in people under 50, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
Exercise linked to decreased mortality, heart events in those with new type 2 diabetes but no previous heart disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) shows…
How to protect yourself and your pets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California. The good news is there are several common-sense ways to protect your…
New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak death toll climbs to 3; 67 ill
Legionella pneumophila. Credit: public domain The deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with…
Walking further and faster linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in people with high blood pressure
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of over 36,000 people with high blood pressure has shown that taking more steps, even below the recommended daily target of 10,000 steps, and…
Intranasal stem cell treatment offers hope for newborns with brain damage
Cora Nijboer and Manon Benders at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, part of the UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands. Credit: Hersenstichting/Ilco Kemmere Oxygen deprivation around birth can lead to brain damage…
