Patient education in cardiac rehab: A personal reflection on building a more inclusive and empowering future

Given the rising rates of childhood obesity and its association with multiple chronic diseases, a team of Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers examined the relationships between financial adversity, changes in the brain, and weight gain in adolescents. Economic hardship has been associated with changes in subcortical neurodevelopment and the risk of developing obesity, but studies have yet to illuminate how these different factors interact, and in what sequence.

For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of Bayreuth. Their recommendations, published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science, aim to settle long-standing controversies and dispel common myths surrounding stretching.

Pollen levels were so extreme in parts of Europe during spring that even people not known to suffer allergies felt the effects of hay fever, new data showed on Thursday.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. would lose their coverage through Medicaid—the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals—under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act making its way through Congress.

1 in 100 people in Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the body's immune system attacking its own joints. RA can strike quickly at any age—but is most common for people aged 40–60.

In a recent study, Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) and his team of researchers successfully established a method to generate jawbone-like organoids (mini-organs) from iPS cells. Their research is published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

New research has highlighted the often-overlooked strengths of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) adolescents.

Have you heard people say eating cheese before bed will cause you to have vivid dreams or nightmares?

Critically ill patients often experience substantial and rapid muscle loss, leading to poor recovery. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have been exploring the impact of a high-protein nutritional formula in a new trial aimed at improving outcomes.

Peak performance in elite sport relies on a myriad of physical and mental capacities—and now there is an increasing consideration of the role of good sleep for training and competition performance.

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused—largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

Pathologists' examinations of tissue samples from skin cancer tumors improved when they were assisted by an AI tool. The assessments became more consistent and patients' prognoses were described more accurately. This is shown by a study led by Karolinska Institutet, conducted in collaboration with researchers from Yale University.

Hearing loss doesn't just affect how people hear the world—it can also change how they connect with it.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 and one third of people aged 85 and above. Besides environmental factors, the genes have a strong influence on whether or not a person develops AD during their lifetime.

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural environment. One PFAS, perfluorohexanoic acid or PFHxA, is made up of a shorter chain of molecules and is thought to have less of an impact on human health.

Oral nicotine pouches—small, smokeless, nearly invisible and placed between the lip and gum—are rapidly gaining popularity among teens, sparking new concerns from public health experts.

It's hot and you're thirsty, so you pop into a store to up your hydration levels. In the water aisle and in the coolers, you're confronted with a plethora of labels boasting benefits from specific types of water, like alkaline water, electrolyte water, enhanced water, and even flavored water.

Avid golfer Robert Knorr found he was no longer able to hit the links last year, due to neuropathy in his legs and feet.