Growing crisis of communicable disease in Canada in tandem with US cuts

New research presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) reveals the presence of microplastics in human reproductive fluids, raising important questions about their potential risks to fertility and reproductive health.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists found that activating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) exclusively in the fat tissue of adult male mice prolonged lifespan under sustained high-fat diet feeding, achieving extended life-spans without previously associated reductions in growth or bone density.

Scientists have revealed how certain immune cells may be quietly helping prostate cancer grow—and how blocking them could help the body fight back.

When a person starts to lose their balance on a slippery surface, the natural reaction is to raise the arms to restore balance. Adults aged 65 and older may move their arms more slowly when slipping, which could increase their risk of falling, according to a University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study.

There has been a lot of research focused on understanding women's experiences with depression during the menopause transition and early menopause, but there are few studies on perimenopausal women's experiences with emotional arousal, such as anger. A new study shows that women's anger traits significantly decrease with age starting at midlife.

A new study examining racial disparities in unmet pain treatment finds that patients suffering from acute pain whose opioid treatment preferences were not met during an emergency department visit are at elevated risk of misusing them three months later. This was particularly true for Black patients, who were likelier than whites to be sent home without an opioid prescription.

Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet reports. Hearing improved in all 10 patients, and the treatment was well-tolerated.

A new AI model is much better than doctors at identifying patients likely to experience cardiac arrest. The linchpin is the system's ability to analyze long-underused heart imaging, alongside a full spectrum of medical records, to reveal previously hidden information about a patient's heart health.

Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help.

A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low-grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

New cutting-edge software developed in Melbourne can help uncover how the most common heart tumor in children forms and changes. And the technology has the potential to further our understanding of other childhood diseases, according to a new study.

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle—specifically, a diet rich in fiber but light on red/processed meat, regular exercise, not smoking, and sticking to a normal weight—is linked to a significantly lower risk of diverticulitis, finds a large long-term study, published online in the journal Gut.

University of Tennessee assistant professor Dr. Fei Wang's latest research, published in Research on Aging, uncovers how resilience plays a key role in shaping mental health outcomes among U.S. caregivers—especially distinguishing between those caring for individuals with dementia vs. non-dementia. The study also highlights how perceived gains from caregiving can enhance caregiver well-being.

For adults with obesity or overweight, tirzepatide-linked improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with the degree of weight reduction, according to a study published online June 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Fluctuations in ovarian sex hormones across the menstrual cycle may influence women's likelihood of alcohol consumption, according to a study presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol, held June 21 to 25 in New Orleans.

Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to well-being in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn't seem to have broken through into popular discussions about well-being, happiness and self-help. That's a shame, because it has so much to contribute.

Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.