Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A groundbreaking new study of young people’s digital media use has revealed surprising results, including evidence that smartphone ownership may actually benefit children. The study also…
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Delay of more than 42 days for breast cancer surgery raises death risk for certain subtypes, study finds
Adjusted risk (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR]) of breast cancer-specific mortality (BCSM) associated with continuous TTS in HR + /HER2 −, HER2 + , and HR −/HER2 − locoregional breast cancer patients in a SEER-Medicare cohort. Credit: Breast…
Study uncovers key role of RNA modifications in prostate cancer progression
The m6A landscape of localized prostate cancer. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02128-y Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Toronto have revealed how…
Childhood TB cases rising in Europe, Central Asia: health agencies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children under 15 accounted for 4.3% of new and relapsed cases of tuberculosis in the WHO’s European region in 2023, 10% more than in the previous…
Thousands of lives could be saved by combining two cholesterol-lowering drugs, study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given…
Low-glucose alerts beneficial for insulin-treated drivers with diabetes
For individuals with type 1 diabetes, low-glucose alerts improve the time below range for drivers and reduce the incidence of low glucose while driving, according to a study published in…
High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Biopsies guided by high resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an international clinical trial has shown. The technology, called…
Second TB vaccination boosts immunity in bladder cancer patients and reduces cancer recurrence, pilot study suggests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccination after surgery helps the immune system fight cancer cells and could greatly improve patient outcomes for the most common…
Automated insulin delivery improves glycemic control of type 2 diabetes in randomized trial
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Jaeb Center for Health Research conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of automated insulin delivery (AID) in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. AID…
Researchers make progress toward non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis
Communication within the endometriotic lesion shows significant cross talk between the epithelium and macrophage compared to the tissue from the uterine endometrium. Credit: Gregory Burns Roughly 200 million women around…
