GLP-1 receptor agonist use linked to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening adults for unhealthy alcohol use and providing brief behavioral counseling interventions for those engaged in risky drinking. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Aug. 5.

A new study finds that kids with obesity are more likely to have obese parents because they inherit obesity-related genes, and to a smaller extent, are impacted indirectly by genes carried by the mother—even when those genes aren't passed down.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vizz 1.44% (aceclidine ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of presbyopia in adults.

A large new study will follow the health and well-being of thousands of transgender and gender nonconforming young people in the U.K., researchers at King's College London announced Thursday.

Among U.S. adolescents, current medical use of prescription stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased between 2005 and 2023, while nonmedical use decreased, according to a research letter published online July 29 in the JAMA.

New research has revealed that perilipin 2 protein modulates aggressive cancer progression in advanced lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, by regulating lipid droplet accumulation, which plays an important role in lipid metabolism by making cancer cells store more fat, acting as a fuel source.

Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood-based colorectal cancer screening test result receive a follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) within six months, according to a study published online July 29 in Gastroenterology.

Approximately one in five people on Earth lives with chronic pain. And the vast majority—up to two-thirds—are women. New research from Aalborg University sheds light on a possible cause: sleep.

The prevalence of disorders of the gut-brain interaction (DGBI) increased from before to after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 30 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Middle-aged adults who adopt an attitude of joyful acceptance toward all of life's experiences—both good and bad—enjoy better mental health, particularly when they feel socially connected, a new University of Michigan study suggests.

The patient–doctor relationship is built upon trust in not only doctors' knowledge and skills but also attitudes. Over time, notions of trust in medical education have focused increasingly on trainees becoming "entrustable" to proficiently complete important professional tasks.

In a preclinical study, Cedars-Sinai investigators found that boosting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in key immune cells called microglia in the brain helped protect the brains of specially bred laboratory mice against Alzheimer's disease. Their findings, published in Nature Aging, could lead to cellular therapies to help treat the disease in humans.

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to the point of requiring emergency care.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City has killed two people and sickened 58 since late July.

Long overlooked in the field of musculoskeletal study, the tendon is a highly complex anatomical structure that triggers a dynamic but mysterious cellular response when it's injured. In a new study in Nature Communications, University of Rochester researchers for the first time trace and manipulate a key player in the healing process—the epitenon cells that form a thin outer layer surrounding the tendon—and show the remarkable similarity between these cells' activity in mice and humans. Their discovery may pave a path to new translational treatments for a common, highly consequential but poorly understood health issue.

An AI-powered tool from Carnegie Mellon University and collaborators is helping uncover genetic clues to rare diseases, potentially accelerating diagnoses and treatments for conditions that affect only a fraction of the population.

People with the eating disorder ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) severely limit their food intake in terms of quantity or variety—leading to physical and psychological impairments. The condition usually begins in childhood and has so far been studied mainly in children or people who are underweight. Now, researchers at the University of Leipzig Medical Center have shown that adults with a higher body weight can also be affected. The findings have been published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered a completely new mechanism by which fat cells (adipocytes) control how they store and release fat.