Study finds key role for non-neural brain cells in processing vision

Your thyroid gland may be small, but it plays a big role in keeping your body running. Located at the base of your neck where a bow tie would sit, this butterfly-shaped gland produces hormones that regulate your metabolism, acting like the throttle on an engine for your entire body.

The national TOP UP clinical trial, a partnership between University of Sydney researchers and aged care providers, found participants could walk and get out of a chair more easily, were less likely to fall, and experienced less pain.

New research published today as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the widespread, rapid acquisition of private physician practices by hospitals is pushing up health care prices across the United States.

Experts representing multiple societies and institutions across 14 countries have published guidance for computed tomography (CT) imaging in patients with residual lung abnormalities after COVID-19 illness. The consensus statement appears in Radiology.

Visible on chest CT scans, post-COVID-19 residual lung abnormalities, which affect up to 50% of patients who have had an infection requiring hospitalization, may be associated with persistent or progressive respiratory symptoms and are often related to changes in respiratory function tests.

An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of Manchester and Singapore's A*STAR Skin Research Lab scientists.

Scientists have uncovered a molecular "on–off" switch that helps lung adenocarcinoma—the most common form of lung cancer—grow and spread. The discovery pinpoints the protein calcyclin‑binding protein (CACYBP) as a key driver of tumor activity and suggests that blocking it could improve outcomes for patients who fail to benefit from current drugs. The study is published in the journal Biomolecules and Biomedicine.

Colon cancer remains a major global health concern, ranking third among the most diagnosed cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. One critical factor that makes treating colon cancer challenging is the presence of cancer stem cells.

Cannabis use disorder in adolescents in the United States remains a growing threat despite declines in cannabis use. Many adolescents begin using cannabis before high school, during crucial stages of brain development, which may pose short- and long-term risks for cognitive, academic and social challenges.

More than half of a sample of unregulated anabolic–androgenic steroid products sold in Australia were mislabeled or mis-sold, according to Australian research. The team collected 28 anonymously donated steroid products and chemically analyzed them, finding just four that had a clear labeled dosage that proved to be accurate within 5%.

Wonder why babies nap on some days but not on others? Or why older people wake up earlier? Mathematical modeling of sleep regulation provides some surprising answers to these and other questions, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventelä and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have developed a diagnostic tool that can revolutionize the treatment guidance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Nurses play a critical role in recognizing and responding to end-of-life needs in aged care, often identifying signs of decline up to a year before death.

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and collaborators have used genetic analysis and experiments to discover that the subjective responses of Japanese people to alcohol can be divided into three clear clusters. This research, published in Neuropsychopharmacology, could help identify people at risk for alcohol-related disorders.

Common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy have been linked to a higher risk of significant birth complications including preterm birth, stillbirth and babies born smaller than expected, according to a new, large-scale Curtin University study.

A new study by NYU Langone Health researchers found that the shutdown of a significant fossil fuel pollution source near Pittsburgh, PA, resulted in immediate improvements in respiratory health. The study is available online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

King County had two goals when it purchased more than a dozen hotels to convert into housing for people living on the streets—end homelessness for a bunch of people and improve their health.

In the wake of January's deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency responders to bring them to safety during disasters.