Precision genetic target provides hope for Barth syndrome treatment

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC), a psychoactive compound often sold as a legal alternative to marijuana, is most commonly used in states where marijuana use remains illegal and delta-8 THC sales are unregulated. The findings, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, highlight how gaps in cannabis policy may be inadvertently steering people toward less-regulated substances and have allowed manufacturers to evade restrictions placed on marijuana products.

Although the material damage from 2012's Hurricane Sandy may have been repaired, the storm left a lasting impact on cardiovascular health, according to new findings from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University researchers.

Obesity rates have climbed over the last several decades, as have mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. This is especially the case among children, but this particular population has not been closely researched when it comes to these issues.

In 2023, the opportunity to put her scholarship into practice led Vanessa Nicholson Robinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, to her home state of Mississippi. Working specifically in the Mississippi Delta, she joined a team of researchers engaging with the community to address nutritional challenges unique to the area.

How physicians feel about artificial intelligence in medicine has been studied many times. But what do patients think? A team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated this in a large study spanning six continents.

Teenagers who experience moderate or severe period pain are significantly more likely to develop chronic pain in adulthood, including pain beyond the pelvis, according to a major new study from the University of Oxford.

The first complete activity map of the brain has been unveiled by a large international collaboration of neuroscientists. The International Brain Laboratory (IBL) researchers published their findings in two papers in Nature, revealing insights into how decision-making unfolds across the entire brain in mice at the resolution of single cells.

Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems—but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study.

Cancer specialists have long known that anemia, caused by a lack of healthy red blood cells, often arises when cancer metastasizes to the bone, but it's been unclear why. Now, a research team led by Princeton University researchers Yibin Kang and Yujiao Han has uncovered exactly how this happens in metastatic breast cancer, and it involves a type of cellular hijacking. The research aims to help slow down bone metastasis—one of cancer's deadliest forms.

"My body is all used up, and I have no will left to live." Those are the first words of a new essay written by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz. They're the words of his late mother during the final days of her life.

A University of Oklahoma study published Sept. 3 in JAMA Surgery reports that acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH)—a blood-saving method in which a patient's blood is collected before going on heart-lung bypass and reinfused near the end of cardiac surgery—remains underused in the United States at 14.7%. Yet the study found that ANH lowered the likelihood of a transfusion by 27%, a decrease in blood use that could cut costs substantially while still protecting patient safety and outcomes.

Australia's fertility sector has been rocked by yet more reports of serious errors, this time involving sperm donors from overseas.

The hype around protein intake doesn't seem to be going away.

If you follow wellness content on social media or in the news, you've probably heard that processed food is not just unhealthy, but can cause serious harm.

Rett syndrome is a rare neurological condition that disrupts physical and linguistic development, affecting around one in 10,000 women and even fewer men. For decades, researchers assumed that people with the condition, many of whom lose speech during early childhood, were confined to a limited range of cognitive and linguistic abilities.

Sleep-related risks in young adults are more complex than previously thought. Overlapping sleep problems can potentially increase the chances of accidents on the road and at work, according to a new study from Murdoch University.

A new Australian study has found that an automated AI camera can accurately detect diabetic eye disease with more than 93% accuracy in non-eye care settings.

In the morning, before you even open your eyes, your wearable device has already checked your vitals. By the time you brush your teeth, it has scanned your sleep patterns, flagged a slight irregularity, and adjusted your health plan. As you take your first sip of coffee, it's already predicted your risks for the week ahead.