WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health

After having her head shaved by nurses at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, patient Catherine Klie's right hand shook as she tried to trace spiral circles and straight lines with a marker.

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

A new UCLA Health study highlights concerning gaps in how child neurologists understand and address motor difficulties in children with autism, despite research showing these movement problems affect the majority of autistic children and can significantly impact their development.

UF Health Cancer Center researchers have found a surprising culprit behind common health problems such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease: silent genetic glitches in the blood system that occur naturally as people age.

Cancer patients aren't just battling a deadly disease—part of their time and energy can also be spent fighting the system intended to cure them, a new study says. The findings are published in the journal JCO Oncology Practice.

A study by the University of Portsmouth in England has mapped the biological journey of anxiety in the brain when people are faced with a no-win situation.

People who are female, younger, more educated and have reported suicidal ideation are more likely to go to therapy or use psychiatric medications, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Sungkyunkwan University researchers in Korea ran a nationwide cohort analysis linking allergic diseases to increased optic neuritis risk, with allergic rhinitis showing the strongest association.

Combined treatments for both aspects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a compromised airway anatomy and unstable breathing—have shown promise in a Monash and Harvard-led trial.

Indonesian authorities found traces of radioactivity at a clove farm on Sumatra island, a government spokesperson said Tuesday, as Jakarta expanded an investigation launched after the US health authority detected Cesium-137 contamination of spices from Indonesia.

Researchers led by Dr. Roberto Goya-Maldonado at the University Medical Center Göttingen have identified a rapid physiological marker that predicts which patients with major depression will respond to magnetic brain stimulation therapy.

A peer-reviewed viewpoint article published in Psychedelics by Prof. Xiaohui Wang and colleagues examines the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances for treating stress-related psychiatric disorders through novel neurobiological mechanisms. The article is titled "Psychedelics in the context of stress and psychiatric disorders: A new horizon in mental health treatment."

In British Columbia's Lower Mainland, 90% of people have detectable antibodies against measles, indicating high vaccine coverage and population protection, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study.

Quitting smoking in middle age or later is linked to slower age-related cognitive decline over the long term, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD. Now, scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas involved in processing and control of emotions, the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. In some women, synchronization between these areas can drop to near zero. This work was presented at the ECNP conference in Amsterdam.

Our genitals are such an important and sensitive part of our bodies. So it's not surprising that keeping them healthy was as important in antiquity as it is today.

A target trial emulation was conducted to assess the effectiveness of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) accounting for prior receipt of live zoster vaccine (ZVL) and immunocompetence.