Researchers develop novel virtual reality approach to support stroke rehabilitation

Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA damage is known to contribute to both aging and cancer, the precise connection—particularly how damaged stem cells shape long-term tissue health—has remained elusive.

A new study led by UCLA investigators found that combining zanzalintinib, a targeted therapy drug, and atezolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, helped patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death in the U.S., live longer and control their disease better than with the standard treatment drug regorafenib.

Sonoma County is known for its rolling fields and famed vineyards, making the region a pillar in California's wine industry. But a sweeping new survey from UC Berkeley has found that approximately 75% of agricultural workers there have worked during wildfires since 2017, raising questions about worker safety and a program that could further expose workers during wildfire evacuations.

Amid the escalating threat of climate change, environmental degradation and pandemics, global health depends more than ever on coordinated, cross-sectoral action. It's why a growing number of researchers, practitioners and institutions are embracing One Health, a cooperative model that recognizes the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health.

Spatial attention enhances the processing of specific regions within a visual scene as people view their surroundings, much like a spotlight. Do people orient spatial attention the same way when processing mental images from memory?

Does the way a person hears about an event shape their recollection of it later? In a new JNeurosci paper, Signy Sheldon and colleagues, from McGill University, explored whether different storytelling strategies affect how the brain stores that experience as a memory and recalls it later.

While studies have linked brain areas to remembering personal experiences, brain areas involved in learning more impersonal information about the world remain unclear. In a new JNeurosci paper, Scott Fairhall and colleagues, from the University of Trento, used fMRI on 29 human volunteers as they performed a learning task to shed light on how the brain acquires semantic, impersonal information.

Japan has given regulatory approval for an over-the-counter contraceptive pill, its manufacturer said on Monday, the first time the socially conservative country has greenlighted so-called "morning-after" medication without a prescription.

At a London park, dozens of young people gathered, awaiting the starting signal, then screamed at the top of their voices—all in a bid to release tension.

A major QIMR Berghofer-led study has found that Australians living with Parkinson's disease are nearly three times more likely to suffer from chronic pain compared to the general community, with two-thirds of patients experiencing the debilitating symptom.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba conducted a detailed investigation of changes in the arterial structure and function associated with athletic characteristics, focusing on the various functions of vascular endothelial cells in maintaining vascular health.

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who test positive for circulating tumor (ct)DNA after surgery to remove the cancer benefit from immunotherapy with atezolizumab compared to placebo whereas ctDNA-negative patients may potentially be spared unnecessary treatment. The finding is based on results from the global, randomized, phase 3 IMvigor011 trial co-led by investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Technical University of Munich, and Queen Mary University of London, UK.

A new multi-site study, published in JAMA, and co-led by researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a direct-to-patient digital health program can significantly increase recommended lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals.

More than three-quarters of women feel that they are not well-informed enough about menopause, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, highlighting the need for a nationwide menopause education program.

New research shows that veterans' mental health after leaving the military is shaped by more than just combat, with childhood trauma, deployment experiences and gender all influencing post-9/11 veterans' well-being, according to a team at Penn State.

A study by CUNY SPH doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu provides important new data on how mpox, especially the Clade Ib strain, transmits within households. The paper is published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have uncovered a key mechanism that protects the skin from harmful inflammation. The findings, published in Immunity, could open new avenues for treating chronic skin diseases and other inflammatory disorders.

New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn't changed substantially in the United States in recent years.