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Tiny cell messengers in obese individuals accelerate Alzheimer’s-linked plaque buildup in the brain, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has…
Medical opposition to capital punishment is needed as executions surge, researcher argues
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The health care community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff…
Brain imaging reveals connection between dopamine levels and chronic depression in young women
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new brain imaging study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook…
Survivors struggle to access cancer rehabilitation, research finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The number of cancer rehabilitation programs in Australia has more than doubled in the past decade, but availability remains limited, with many survivors struggling to get…
Poor sleep may accelerate brain aging
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are. This is according to a comprehensive brain…
AI tool can scan social media for hidden health risks
A close-up of a smartphone screen showing social media app icons, namely Reddit. Credit: Ralph Olazo, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new artificial intelligence tool can scan social media data to…
As Trump punts on medical debt, battle over patient protections moves to states
by Noam N. Levey, Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans from medical bills they can’t pay,…
10-year clinical trial report finds radiation comparable to surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new clinical trial report finds that stereotactic radiation therapy offers long-term survival outcomes comparable to surgery for patients with small, early-stage non-small cell lung cancer…
An allergy-free future? mRNA vaccine prevents dangerous reactions in mice exposed to allergens
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci194080 A new mRNA vaccine stopped allergens from causing dangerous immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation in mice, according to researchers from…
