Overall schematic of the study. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00219-z Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for…
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More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an increase in…
Cannabis in Pregnancy Linked to Autism and ADHD Risk
Summary: Researchers identified a strong link between prenatal cannabis use disorder (CUD) and heightened risks of ADHD, ASD, and ID in children. The study analyzed over 222,000 mother-offspring pairs in…
Geometric petroglyphs at Toro Muerto may represent ancient songs
A new study, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, suggests that geometric petroglyphs found at Toro Muerto in Peru are representations of ancient songs. Toro Muerto, meaning “Dead Bull”, is…
Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either…
Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care
The Alabama Supreme Court handed down an unprecedented decision in February 2024, holding that stored frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, were “minor children” under a…
Meet Clostridium butyricum—the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we…
France to fine patients who miss medical appointments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain France is to introduce a five euro ($5.50) penalty for people who fail to turn up for millions of doctors’ appointments missed each year, the prime…
Electronic health record-based algorithm does not cut hospitalization in kidney dysfunction triad, trial shows
For patients with the triad of chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, the use of an electronic health record-based algorithm and intervention does not result in reduced hospitalization…
Oral vaccine for UTI is potential alternative to antibiotics, finds 9-year study
Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine and…
