General practice nurses could be key to better contraception and abortion care

A cancer patient's sense of agency as an active individual is not fixed, according to a study from the University of Eastern Finland. The study, published in Qualitative Health Research, explored how a cancer patient's experience of agency, i.e., their sense of being able to influence their life, changes during diagnosis and treatment, as well as in response to wider societal crises. Conducted as a co-research project, the study followed the long-term experience of a single patient.

A new statement from leading heart and blood vessel experts in Europe is providing clinical guidance for treatments to prevent blood clots in patients with a serious condition called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), after they have had procedures to restore blood flow in their lower limbs. The statement, and the systematic review it is based on, comes from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases and Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is as complex as its name is difficult to pronounce. It's sometimes referred to as simply "chronic fatigue," but this is just one of its symptoms.

A team of faculty, students, and staff from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute published a review of the impact of unhealthy food marketing on adolescents and young adults in the most recent issue of Obesity Reviews.

Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it's estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.

There's a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they're engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it's not just time you're losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to take risks.

For adults aged 65 years and older, the unintentional fall death rate was 69.9 per 100,000 population in 2023 and increased with increasing age, according to a June data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

University of Michigan researchers have uncovered new details of the process that HIV uses to hijack cells' transportation systems for its own survival.

Wildfires might inadvertently increase the risk of flu and COVID-19 outbreaks, a new study argues.

The gut microbiome and the metabolites it produces offer promising insight into disease severity in critically ill patients. In a collaborative effort, researchers from the U.S. and the Netherlands developed the metabolic dysbiosis score (MDS), a novel biomarker index based on the levels of 13 key fecal metabolites—the chemical byproducts of digestion. The designed index can identify high-risk patients early and guide timely interventions that could save the lives of critically ill hospitalized patients.

Kennedy researchers have uncovered key design parameters for bispecific T-cell engagers (TcEs)—a class of cancer immunotherapy drugs. The findings may help unlock the full potential of TcEs and revolutionize cancer treatment for patients.

Winter is here, along with cold days and the inevitable seasonal surge in respiratory viruses.

What happens on the skin often begins much deeper. In women living with chronic inflammation, pain, and recurrent skin lesions, the root of the problem may be linked to hormonal, immune, and metabolic imbalances.

For centuries, humans have searched for ways to extend life. Alchemists never found the philosopher's stone, but scientists have consistently shown that a longer life can be attained by eating less—at least in certain lab animals. But can we find a way to live longer while still enjoying our food?

The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new study published in Nature zooms in to the single-cell level to see how this cellular communication may be going wrong in brains affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A research team at the University of Osaka has unveiled the molecular mechanism behind genome ejection from adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, a crucial delivery vehicle in gene therapy.

Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be like decades later, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published in the journal PNAS.

A straightforward nightly activity may act as a memory-boosting tool, a new study has revealed.