Uterine cancer incidence and mortality rates expected to significantly increase in the US by 2050

Cookouts on the Fourth of July aren't just a tradition—they're expected as part of a day of outdoor games, fireworks and fun.

Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has found that bile acid diversion in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces colorectal tumor growth and metastasis independent of weight loss, potentially reshaping future cancer treatment approaches.

New research has uncovered an imbalanced sex ratio at birth among Australia's migrant populations, with some migrant mothers seeming to prefer boys to girls.

Suriname has become the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria after 70 years of fighting the mosquito-borne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday.

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

A new study challenges the belief in a universal "pet effect" on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents' well-being when they acquired or lost a pet in their household.

A UCSF analysis has found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction of the patients who are recommended to take them based on new guidelines.

For people recovering from substance use disorders, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult—but most crucial—steps toward long-term health.

It's a debilitating disease that affects more than 500,000 Australians, but new research from the University of South Australia is offering fresh hope to people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Novel research has revealed that adolescent vaping of current delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) has increased between 2021 and 2023. Also, adolescents are increasingly unsure about the substances they vaped in their e-cigarettes.

The three most common reasons schools called emergency medical services (EMS) were for neurological crises such as seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma-related injuries, according to data from the national EMS registry analyzed by researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Scientists have found that eating too much dairy could ruin your sleep. Researchers questioned more than 1,000 students about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link between the two, and found a strong association between nightmares and lactose intolerance—potentially because gas or stomach pain during the night affects people's dreams.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast cancer risk in women before age 55. The study, "Hormone therapy use and young-onset breast cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohorts included in the Premenopausal Breast Cancer Collaborative Group," was published in The Lancet Oncology.

A study presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) reveals that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have distinct gut microbiota and metabolic signatures linked to premature endometrial aging and a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

A brief research report evaluated obesity among U.S. children and adolescents from 2011 to August 2023 and compared changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that severely reduces quality of life. MC is responsible for over 30% of all chronic diarrhea cases in people over 65 years of age, and its prevalence is rising worldwide.

Organ transplantation has significantly revolutionized the treatment of patients with organ failure. However, the recipient's immune system recognizes transplanted organs as foreign and elicits a defensive response that can lead to serious complications.

Oncologists utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in their tests to spot pancreatic cancer at an early stage can also gain an overall picture of how the deadly disease is bound to develop, scientists from the University of Sharjah have revealed in a new study.