Automated smoking interventions offered to parents may curb their tobacco habits

Exposure to high concentrations of air pollution may worsen Alzheimer's disease (AD) by accelerating the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain and speeding up cognitive decline.

A recent project aimed to study the mental health of adolescents aged 14 to 17 living in Spain and to analyze which support networks are important at this stage. To do so, both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were combined, yielding several samples: a representative sample of 806 adolescents nationwide and an additional sample of 228 LGTBI+ adolescents for the survey and 44 LGTBQI+ participants in discussion groups.

A population-based cohort study evaluated the risk for spontaneous pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies in offspring of women exposed to computed tomography (CT) ionizing radiation before conception.

Federal health officials have withdrawn a government report warning that even small amounts of alcohol could raise the risk of cancer and other serious health problems.

From 2000 to 2023, the rate of exposure to medications, dietary supplements, and psychoactive substances increased among children aged 6 to 12 years, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in Pediatrics.

A salmonella outbreak tied to Metabolic Meals home-delivery products has sickened at least 16 people in 10 states, and another seven have been hospitalized, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of Vonvendi (von Willebrand factor [recombinant]) for routine prophylactic use in adults with all types of the blood-clotting disorder von Willebrand disease (VWD), as well as for on-demand treatment of bleeding episodes and perioperative use in children with VWD.

The cure rates for adolescents and young adults (aged 15 to 39) with cancer are high. However, the intensive therapies required to achieve a cure carry the risk of long-term side effects for those affected. Due to the variety of diagnoses and therapies, there is currently little data on which individual follow-up care is relevant to young adults for ensuring their long-term physical and mental health and quality of life.

Exercising less, skipping parties and struggling at work: the expectation of chronic pain and itching can lead to avoidance behavior. But this is by no means the case for everyone with chronic pain, as Ph.D. candidate Gita Nadinda discovered. What does this mean for health care?

Researchers ushered in a new chapter for personalized and precise cancer diagnostics using technology that can automatically and simultaneously isolate circulating tumor cells (CTC) and circulating cancer-associated fibroblasts (cCAF) from blood.

New research has demonstrated that a combined regimen of growth hormone and testosterone is safe, well-tolerated, and is associated with meaningful improvements in muscle mass, strength, and mobility for men living with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Researchers believe that this regimen could benefit patients with other forms of muscular dystrophy.

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have developed a new method that shifts the behavior of immunosuppressive cells in tumors, turning them from cancer protectors into tumor fighters.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be associated with an increased risk for tinnitus, Meniere disease, vestibular dysfunction, and sensorineural hearing loss, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.

University at Buffalo researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral mucositis increase infection risks in stem cell transplant patients and how artificial intelligence can be used to more accurately predict those risks.

What if a simple blood test could tell how fast you're really aging, or warn you of potential health issues before symptoms appear? A team of scientists from CIC bioGUNE, member of BRTA, led by Prof. José M. Mato, General Director of the center, and Dr. Óscar Millet, head of the Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, has developed a metabolic aging clock that does just that.

A randomized placebo-controlled Finnish study showed that aspirin therapy does not provide significant relief for people suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who are hypersensitive to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The results of a joint study performed by the University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki and HUS Inflammation Center were published in the journal Allergy.

When something happens in life that you want to vent about, most people have a go-to listener. Being this person for others serves an important purpose in the workplace, providing emotional and problem-focused support.

As every bodybuilder knows, a deep, restful sleep boosts levels of growth hormone to build strong muscle and bone and burn fat. And as every teenager should know, they won't reach their full height potential without adequate growth hormone from a full night's sleep.