Research reveals transgender Americans fear losing medical care

A research team has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological mechanism in memory formation: ripple-type brain waves—high-frequency electrical oscillations that mark and organize the different episodes or fragments of information that the brain stores as memories.

In the last decade, the incidence of restrictive eating disorders in children, like anorexia-nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders (ARFID), has doubled. These disorders have severe consequences for growing children, resulting in nutritional deficiencies and problems with bone development, statural growth and puberty. Most studies have focused on the effects of these disorders in older individuals, and little is currently known about how restrictive eating disorders affect the brain in children or what mechanisms in the brain might be responsible for this restrictive eating behavior.

From the moon landing to the Kennedy assassination and, most recently, to the fate of Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged client list, conspiracy theories have long captivated Americans' attention.

More than 10,000 adults each day are celebrating their birthdays with 65 candles on the cake. Although that may be a cause for alarm for some, it's never too late to develop healthy aging habits and change mindsets on aging, a Texas A&M University expert says.

A new study published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship sheds light on the value of a novel peer psychosocial support for breast cancer patients in Adama, Ethiopia.

With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an inexpensive test found in many doctors' offices may soon be used to screen for hidden heart disease.

Chronic inflammation, already tied to heart disease and cancer, may also worsen the emotional toll of poor sleep. A new UCLA Health study found that older adults with insomnia who experience inflammatory exposure face triple the risk of developing depressive symptoms compared to sound sleepers.

Waymark, a public benefit company dedicated to improving access and quality of care in Medicaid, today published peer-reviewed research in JAMA Health Forum examining the projected health system and economic impacts of 2025 Medicaid policy changes.

Living near Coldwater Creek—a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis that was polluted by nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb—in childhood in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s was associated with an elevated risk of cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say the findings corroborate health concerns long held by community members.

When electrical activity travels across the brain, it moves like ripples on a pond. The motion of these "brain waves," first observed in the 1920s, can now be seen more clearly than ever before thanks to instruments and techniques created by a Stanford-led team.

Rutgers researchers have found that firearm owners are more likely to consider temporary out-of-home storage when worried about the safety of others.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and often originates in atherosclerosis, a chronic condition in which inflammation and fat deposits cause arteries to harden and narrow. Although clinical practice already targets causal factors like cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking, detecting atherosclerosis in its early stages remains challenging.

For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should be approved for Americans grappling with depression, trauma and other hard-to-treat conditions.

Drones can deliver pizza, and maybe one day your online shopping. So why not use them to deliver urgent medicines or other emergency health-care supplies?

Last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) released its safety review of seven active ingredients commonly used in sunscreens.

The omicron BA.2.86 lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is known to have emerged suddenly with approximately 30 genetic mutations in the spike protein, similar to the earlier omicron BA.1 variant. However, BA.2.86 was not sufficiently infectious to become a dominant strain, and it was only after further mutating into the JN.1 variant that a significant surge in infections began to occur.

Imagine two people talking over a walkie-talkie set. Successful communication depends on them being tuned to the same frequency. If others try to communicate nearby, interference can occur, and important messages may be lost.

When we listen to a symphony, a jazz performance, or a pop song, we naturally tend to assume that our ears are the primary judges of quality. For many people, music is primarily an auditory experience, and they instinctively believe that the true essence of a musical performance lies in factors such as its acoustic fidelity, proper intonation, or rhythmic precision.