Kidney atlas maps molecular landscape, unlocking clues to renal health and disease

Neither delivery of electronic nudge letters nor letters to general practice increase uptake of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 7 in Circulation.

Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have helped uncover how ticks mount a defense against a deadly virus increasingly found in parts of East Asia, a discovery that could help disrupt disease transmission.

A highly cited trial from 2007 used by international health agencies to support the use of medication for adolescents with depression has been critically reviewed by a team from the University of Adelaide.

Antimicrobial resistance is still spreading in the environment despite a reduction in the amounts of antibiotic drugs prescribed, according to a new study led by the University of Bath. Researchers warn that multiple approaches will be required to tackle the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance to public health.

Diabetes during pregnancy—whether pre-existing or gestational—may lead to increased fat accumulation around the fetal heart, according to a new meta-analysis published in Biomolecules and Biomedicine. The findings suggest a possible early marker for future cardiometabolic disorders in children born to mothers with diabetes.

There may be hopeful news ahead for families with a history of breast and ovarian cancer.

A new ICES study has found that 1.74 million patients in Ontario are attached to family physicians aged 65 or older, and that many of those patients are elderly and have complex medical needs.

Six out of 10 people with type 2 diabetes had fatty liver in a new study from Linköping University. Of these, only a small percentage had developed more severe liver disease.

A new Concordia study suggests that aquatic therapy for individuals with chronic low back pain can do more than strengthen the muscles around the spine. It can also have a beneficial impact on the negative psychological factors that are often associated with the disabling disease.

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have studied tissue from patients with atherosclerosis. They found that many of the cells in the diseased tissue carried the same genetic alteration and appeared to originate from a single ancestral cell that had divided repeatedly—a pattern otherwise associated with tumor biology.

Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are one of the main risk factors for health problems and premature death.

In a new study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) showed that partnering with doulas and midwives to support mothers with newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) significantly improves access to timely, essential health services during a critical period of care. The findings were reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM.

Living close to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms—which are present nationwide but are more common in coastal and Great Lakes states—heightens the rate of dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a study suggests.

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially those with BMI of 50 or more, according to a new study presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, information began to trickle in about who was at higher risk of a dangerous outcome from infection: men, those over 65, smokers, those with obesity. It turns out these seemingly unrelated categories of people have one thing in common: a signature of immune dysregulation.

When you lose your health insurance or switch to a plan that skimps on preventive care, something critical breaks.

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington reveals that people who live in rural areas are more likely to have chronic pain than those in urban settings. They're also more likely to go from having no pain or occasional pain to chronic pain. The findings may help explain higher opioid prescription rates in rural communities and could guide future research into the root causes of this disparity.