Kaplan–Meier curves by IRC assessment for PFS (A) and OS (B) in patients with CR overall and by pLOT. Credit: Blood Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024026830 An international team of doctors…
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Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being. Under…
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
Red 3 – also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely…
Risk preference is governed by different hypothalamus–habenula circuits, study finds
Task structure of the two-alternative choice task employed by the team. After a 1-s baseline (BL) period, an auditory tone indicates the start of the DP (arrow and black vertical…
Youth mental health admissions surge 65% over past decade in England
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of…
Statue found embedded in ancient wall at Philippi
Recent fire safety works at the ruins of Philippi have uncovered significant archaeological findings, including a public building with a statue embedded in its walls. Philippi was a prominent Greek…
Targeting Reward Pathways to Treat Depression
Summary: New research highlights how the brain’s reward-learning system can guide personalized treatments for depression. By studying two brain signals, expected value and prediction error, researchers identified markers that predict…
How artificial intelligence can make MRI more accurate and reliable
T1w MR images and their histograms from different sites across the lifespan. The x-axis shows MRIs from different age groups with dynamic tissue contrast. The y-axis shows MRIs from different…
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower risk of 42 health conditions, but also pose risks
Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic – previously used only to treat diabetes – emerged as a promising new drug for weight management. The Food and Drug Administration’s…
Neuroimaging reveals distinct patterns of brain activation
Brain oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) response to viewing nature, art, and meditation videos. Credit: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1440177 Past research suggests that meditation and exposure to art or…
