Research in brief: Best practices for GI endoscopy during pregnancy

Extreme heat can be hard on your heart. As temperatures rise, the heart pumps faster to move blood toward the skin to cool the body. This added strain on the cardiovascular system can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, especially for those with existing heart conditions.

The growth in firearm use for violent purposes in the most popular U.S. movies over more than two decades closely paralleled the increase in firearm use in real-world homicide rates among young people 15 to 24 years old, according to a new analysis published today.

Women in counties with repeatedly lower cervical cancer screening rates suffer nearly double the rate of cervical cancer diagnoses, particularly of late-stage disease, and death from cervical cancer, according to a new analysis by researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that the outcome of treating complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections with two intravenous (IV) doses of the antibiotic dalbavancin seven days apart is just as good as daily IV doses of conventional antibiotics over four to six weeks.

Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Based on their analysis of data from a large U.S. study of smoking and health, researchers believe the results clearly show the benefit of pairing smoking cessation with addiction recovery efforts.

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Tickle College of Engineering and UT Institute of Agriculture are partnering with technology development firm CFD Research Corporation to create a groundbreaking device that uses biomarkers in the blood to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder and other complex conditions.

Addiction is a widespread health issue that will affect about 1 in 5 Canadians over their lifetimes. For example, addiction to opioids has led to opioid and overdose crises in many cities, which has brought the social question of addiction to the forefront.

Exposure to harmful chemicals has long been linked to disease, but the specifics surrounding gynecological conditions are largely unknown. A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives by Joanna Marroquin, Ph.D., a Public Health, Epidemiology student, is the first to evaluate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in endometrial (uterine) tissue.

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), have made a significant advancement that could reshape the treatment landscape for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, which often resists treatment and recurs. This cancer is especially prevalent in Southeast Asia and China.

In the beginning, not even Hynek Wichterle's postdoc thought his idea to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) had a chance.

A David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA-led research team reports that vitiligo is associated with increased depression risk, with higher risk among Black and Hispanic patients.

With heat waves becoming more intense and frequent across the U.S., experts gathered for a Harvard webinar on how to protect children's health amid soaring temperatures.

It may be time to rethink certain genetic mutations associated with two devastating neurodegenerative disorders—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—according to a new Nature Neuroscience study from researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM).

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancers. The current medical playbook—surgery followed by chemotherapy—initially shows promise. Tumors shrink, sometimes disappearing entirely. But in more than 80% of patients, the cancer not only comes back, but returns more aggressive and increasingly resistant to the very treatments that once seemed effective.

Late nights, alcohol, and smoking on weekends may be doing more than disrupting your Monday mornings. They could also be triggering a newly identified sleep health concern known as "social apnea," warn researchers from Flinders University.

An unvaccinated child who lives in Kootenai County was diagnosed with measles just weeks after the virus was found in the area's wastewater. It's the second confirmed case of measles in Idaho this month.

John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their benefits elsewhere.

Adults aged 65 years and older are becoming the fastest-growing demographic, yet, the sexual health of older women is often understudied and untreated.