Breathing interruptions after seizures may be risk factor for unexpected death in epilepsy patients

Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer among women globally, according to the World Health Organization. It accounted for 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths in 2022.

The production and use of over 400 million tons of plastic each year has polluted beaches, rivers, and even the deepest parts of the ocean, reaching depths of up to 11,000 meters. In addition to visible environmental impacts, plastic contributes to climate change. It is estimated that plastic production generates 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases per year. Scientific evidence also suggests that using plastic materials in everyday life has impacted human health.

A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel leakage, a process that initiates inflammation but becomes dangerous when it occurs during severe inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19.

Researchers led by Rice University's Yong Lin Kong have developed a soft but strong metamaterial that can be controlled remotely to rapidly transform its size and shape.

The way glucose is regulated at night plays a key role in fasting glucose levels the next morning, when blood sugar is expected to be at its lowest. This indicator is particularly important in people with dysglycemia, which is characterized by abnormal glucose levels. However, little research has been done in this area.

Patients in specialized psychiatric care face a variety of social risks that are intertwined, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland published in Nordic Social Work Research. Social risks tend to accumulate among the most vulnerable segments of the population. They include, for example, financial difficulties, housing challenges and violence.

The brain is famously plastic: Neurons' ability to change their behavior in response to new stimuli is what makes learning possible. And even neurons' response to the same stimuli changes over time—a phenomenon known as representational drift. Yet our day-to-day perception of the world is relatively stable. How so?

Rakesh Jain, Ph.D., director of the Edwin Steele Laboratories for Tumor Biology in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Andrew Werk Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, is senior and corresponding author of a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "Wnt Inhibition Alleviates Resistance to Anti-PD1 Therapy and Improves Anti-Tumor Immunity in Glioblastoma."

A new study from UC Davis Health researchers reveals a promising new way to treat various bone loss conditions, including age-related osteoporosis.

Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it, and causes long-term disabilities in half of the survivors. Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which reproduces in our red blood cells and then breaks out of them to continue infecting new cells. Once the parasite makes it to the blood–brain barrier (BBB), a structure that protects the brain from harmful substances, it is able to damage it, causing severe complications.

Spinal cord injury is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, often impacting young people who face a lifetime of physical and neurological challenges ahead. A new study questions a widely accepted treatment strategy in the critical first days after injury, findings that could reshape ICU protocols and improve patient outcomes.

A new study from researchers at the Fairbanks School of Public Health examined how accurate health care settings are at measuring food insecurity, housing instability, financial strain, transportation barriers and legal issues.

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have identified a new way to weaken pancreatic cancer's defenses by targeting two key proteins that help the deadly disease resist treatment. The study, recently published in Redox Biology, revealed that a drug combination blocking the proteins together may offer a more effective strategy against pancreatic cancer and potentially other aggressive cancers.

Regular dental checkups are vital for overall health, yet dental care in the United States is still excluded from medical health insurance coverage, and usually not integrated with public health initiatives that promote preventative care.

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an article appearing in Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

Type IIb fast-twitch myofibers, known for their rapid contraction speed, are plentiful in small mammals but have largely diminished in humans. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered that the overexpression of a protein called the large Maf group transcription factor in human muscle cells can reactivate the dormant "Type IIb fast-twitch muscle program."

The prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics in the human body is an increasing concern. Studies revealed that human brain tissues contain seven to 30 times more particles than other organs, such as the liver and kidneys. Individuals are estimated to consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles annually through food and water. These findings underscore the urgent need to accurately assess the potential health impacts of nanoplastics.

While acute myocardial infarction—commonly referred to as a heart attack—remains a leading cause of death in the United States, deaths have decreased significantly over the past two decades in part due to improved treatment methods, according to Charleen Hsuan, associate professor of health policy and administration at Penn State. However, not all patients may receive the recommended treatment.