Study looks for markers that predict risk of severe chlamydia infection

For many breast cancer survivors, fatigue may linger long after treatment ends, which can have a significant impact on cognitive function, ability to work, and overall quality of life. A new study from George Mason University's College of Public Health suggests that this is not just a subjective feeling but a measurable reality.

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Clinic for Special Children found that complement factor I (CFI) deficiency, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that can cause debilitating neuroinflammation, is more than 4,500 times more likely to be found in individuals of Old Order Amish ancestry than the rest of the global population.

Gait analysis and pain measures show that subtly adjusting the angle of the foot during walking may reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. This approach may also slow progression of the condition, an incurable disease in which the cartilage cushion inside a joint breaks down.

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist colonoscopies is linked to a reduction in the ability of endoscopists (health professionals who perform colonoscopies) to detect precancerous growths (adenomas) in the colon without AI assistance, according to a paper published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical assistants, finds a review of the available research on the topic, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open.

Taste and price, rather than calorie content, seem to be the key considerations for those ordering takeouts online, despite calorie labeling legislation designed to help consumers make healthier food choices, suggests an analysis of survey responses, published in the open-access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

Overweight patients waiting for operations could safely use a particular type of weight-loss treatment to reduce the risk of surgical complications linked to their obesity, a new study reveals.

There seem to be reciprocal links between certain groups of gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia, suggests a Mendelian randomization study, published in the open-access journal General Psychiatry.

Anxiety symptoms among U.S. adults, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, appear to have remained stable, according to a massive online study spanning more than a decade. The findings, published in Clinical Psychological Science, challenge assumptions that the pandemic caused a widespread, enduring spike in psychological distress.

While the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be widely studied and debated, the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual patients is less understood. To address this gap, Rush University Medical Center researchers have analyzed self-reported data from more than 3,600 participants in the INSPIRE (Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Registry) to assess return-to-work, work productivity, and financial toxicity.

For decades, amblyopia has been considered a disorder primarily caused by abnormal visual experiences early in life. But new research from Mary Whitman, MD, Ph.D., pediatric ophthalmologist in the Department of Ophthalmology at Boston Children's Hospital, and her colleagues suggests the story is more complicated.

Up slightly from 16% last year, only 19% of women say a health care provider has discussed with them nutrition's role in breast cancer risk in a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. However, fewer of those same women specifically mention diet this year when asked what steps they're aware of that women can take to lower their chances of developing breast cancer.

A new study demonstrates that maternal oral dysbiosis increases the risk of intestinal inflammation in offspring. Specifically, periodontal disease promotes the growth of oral pathobionts (e.g., Klebsiella aerogenes), which are then transmitted to the infant gut.

New research is challenging long-standing assumptions about autism and physical activity, offering fresh insights into the experiences of autistic adults.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately death, most often within three to five years of symptom onset. About 90% of cases occur sporadically, while about 10% are inherited through known genetic mutations.

Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery, reveals research led by Lancaster University.

Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and peritoneal metastasis, wherein the cancer spreads to the peritoneum or the lining of the abdominal cavity, represents the most common form of recurrence after gastric cancer surgery. This form of metastasis is particularly associated with poor survival outcomes, as current first-line treatment options, including anti-PD-1 therapy combined with chemotherapy, have proven ineffective against peritoneal dissemination.

We're all born with mammary glands—better known as breasts. These are made of glandular tissue, fat and the ligaments that attach them to our chest wall.