Hidden body fat linked to faster heart aging

Buying packs of trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering may be more similar to gambling than many realize, according to a new international study. Researchers found that spending money on both video game "loot boxes" and physical card packs is linked to problem gambling behaviors.

A cancer diagnosis often comes as a shock, leaving people feeling as though they have lost control over their lives. Conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, a recent collaborative autoethnographic study explored how communication and encounters with health care professionals influenced one patient's sense of control during her treatment journey.

Many people have experienced music arousing emotions. However, music sensibility varies considerably; some people experience intense emotions, while others barely notice it.

When I ask a lecture theater full of students how they would feel if they could never listen to a piece of music again, most are horrified. Many have been plugged into their headphones until the moment the class begins. But without fail, one or two will shyly admit that their lives would not change at all if music didn't exist.

Authorities in Tennessee reported a rare and tragic death after a hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake.

Individuals living in urban cities are experiencing the combined effect of increasing temperatures and poor air quality, often referred to as the urban heat dome. Pregnant mothers and their unborn children are especially at risk. New research from the City University of New York and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that the combined effect of summer heat and urban air pollution may trigger hormonal changes in children, with long term consequences on their behavioral development.

Researchers at Northeastern University can predict the emergence of a dengue fever outbreak with 80% accuracy—a breakthrough for public health officials tasked with preparing careworkers to handle spikes in the disease.

Media portrayals of disabled athletes that emphasize hardships overcome rather than achievements evoke pity and decrease perceived competency, contributing to a sense of "otherness" by reinforcing stereotypes, says a University of Michigan researcher.

Offering a modest gift card significantly increased enrollment of low-income individuals in a patient registry designed to accelerate Alzheimer's disease clinical trials, a new USC study published in JAMA Health Forum finds.

In the Age of AI, many health care providers dream of a digital assistant, unencumbered by fatigue, workload, burnout or hunger, that could provide a quick second opinion for medical decisions, including diagnoses, treatment plans and prescriptions.

UNSW Sydney and Macquarie University psychology researchers have written an article warning that psychedelic therapies may switch on visual mental imagery in people with aphantasia and could raise the risk of intrusive thoughts, while calling for more detailed informed consent.

Men assessed as healthy after a pathologist analyzes their tissue sample may still have an early form of prostate cancer. Using AI, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to find subtle tissue changes that allow the cancer to be detected long before it becomes visible to the human eye.

Eating animal-sourced protein foods is not linked to a higher risk of death and may even offer protective benefits against cancer-related mortality, new research finds.

Families with a child receiving treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incur almost 10 times more in health care costs than those of other children, including those diagnosed but not receiving any ASD treatment.

A large international study led by researchers at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, shows that major depressive disorder (MDD) not only increases risk for a wide range of diseases and social problems, but is also partly driven by factors such as loneliness, obesity, smoking, and chronic pain.

FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition 22/08/2025- ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released today. Famine conditions are projected to spread from Gaza Governorate to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis Governorates in the coming weeks. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have collectively and consistently highlighted the extreme urgency for an immediate and full-scale humanitarian response given the escalating hunger-related deaths, rapidly worsening levels of acute malnutrition and plummeting levels of food consumption, with hundreds of thousands of people going days without anything to eat. The agencies reinforced that famine must be stopped at all costs. An immediate ceasefire and end to the conflict is critical to allow unimpeded, large-scale humanitarian response that can save lives. The agencies are also gravely concerned about the threat of an intensified military offensive in Gaza City and any escalation in the conflict, as it would have further devastating consequences for civilians where famine conditions already exist. Many people – especially sick and malnourished children, older people and people with disabilities – may be unable to evacuate. By the end of September, more than 640 000 people will face Catastrophic levels of food insecurity – classified Read more...

Antiretroviral treatments for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) have been extremely successful in extending life expectancy and reducing transmission. But one major challenge has so far prevented researchers from developing a cure: HIV likes to hide.

Psychologists could play a vital role in helping Australians navigate voluntary assisted dying (VAD), but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows there are significant barriers preventing them from doing so.