Chronic kidney disease may be tied to higher risk for tooth loss

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. A research team at Tohoku University and Keio University has uncovered a unifying mechanism in ALS revolving around the expression of UNC13A (a gene crucial for neuronal communication) that represents a common target for developing effective treatment strategies that could improve the lives of patients with ALS.

In a significant advancement for prostate cancer research, a first-of-its-kind study led by Emory researchers uncovered how the disease transforms into its most lethal form and identified a promising new treatment strategy.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are gathering data to create a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods.

YourChoice Therapeutics, working with Quotient Sciences and Incyte, reports that single oral doses of the investigational non‑hormonal male contraceptive YCT‑529 up to 180 mg produced no clinically relevant safety issues in 16 healthy men.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has joined with 40 other centers in the U.S. and Europe as a site in one of the first clinical trials testing cellular therapy for autoimmune disease in the U.S.

Despite lower speed limits in school zones, child pedestrian injuries are most common near schools. Now, a new study led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has found that automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras reduced the number of speeding vehicles by 45 percent in urban school zones.

Millions suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a debilitating condition often overlooked due to the lack of diagnostic tools, may be closer to personalized care, according to new research that shows how the disease disrupts interactions between the microbiome, immune system, and metabolism.

Using a novel method to analyze tumor growth rates, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have provided the most in-depth assessment to date of how fast breast cancers grow in patients and how surgical delays may affect breast cancer staging, which measures the extent of cancer spread in the body.

A potential target for experimental drugs that block PRMT5—a naturally occurring enzyme some tumors rely more on for survival—has been identified by researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C.

Two measles cases were confirmed in Kent County last week, bringing its total count to four, officials said.

A new study published by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), CIFOR-ICRAF, and institutional partners reveals a disconnect between media and public perceptions of the risks of consuming wild meat in Central Africa during COVID-19, and sheds light on the complex relationship between media reporting, community beliefs, and behavior change—offering important lessons for wildlife management and public health strategies.

Grief after the loss of a loved one is a natural response—an inevitable part of living and loving. But in a minority of the bereaved, grief is so overwhelming that it can lead to physical and mental illness, even if they don't necessarily qualify for a diagnosis of the mental health condition of prolonged grief disorder. For example, studies have shown that people who recently lost a loved one use health care services more often, and have an increased mortality rate over the short term.

An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution—including that coming from car exhaust emissions—plays in increased risk of dementia.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed off on the first-ever cream specifically approved for treating chronic hand eczema (CHE).

A seven-year international, multi-center clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a new ventilation mode called proportional assist ventilation (PAV+) could improve outcomes for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who require help breathing. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A new Penn Nursing study led by Jungwon Min, PhD, MS, Research Professor and Director of the BECCA Lab, uncovers a significant association between neighborhood firearm violence exposure, involvement in fighting, and adolescents' perceived ability to obtain a firearm outside the home. The research appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and systemic oxidative stress (SOS) score are independently associated with poorer prognosis of low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), according to a study published online July 4 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of a commonly prescribed thyroid medication due to what it described as "subpotent" active ingredients.