Why we all need a 'climate safe room' (and how to create one)

The human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause six types of cancer. It's responsible for almost all cervical cancer cases. HPV now causes the majority of oropharyngeal (throat) cancers. It can also cause anal, vaginal, vulvar and penile cancers.

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people maintain "immune youth"—a new term coined by Mayo researchers to explain a young immune system in someone over age 60.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in older people, affecting up to one in 20 individuals aged 65 and above. In addition to environmental and lifestyle factors, genetic mutations can predispose an individual to AD and some rare forms of inherited "familial" AD (fAD) are caused by known genetic mutations, with these affected individuals developing AD at a high probability and at a relatively young age.

Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment.

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that affects how individuals communicate, behave and interact with others. Despite increasing awareness, misconceptions about autism persist—from when it can be detected to whether it can be "cured."

As 100-year lives become increasingly common, Stanford psychologist Laura Carstensen is working to understand the implications—and to ensure we can make the most of our extra years. The following are the researchers' own words, edited and condensed for clarity.

High levels of triglycerides, the most common type of fat in the body and the foods we eat, directly cause abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a study in mouse models led by Michigan Medicine.

A procedure performed under mild sedation in less than two hours by an interventional radiologist relieves chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, an NYU Langone Health study shows.

A study led by researchers from King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has found that the Basophil Activation Test (BAT) is more accurate than standard allergy tests for detecting cow's milk allergy in children, and could reduce the need for oral food challenges in allergy diagnosis.

Researchers have long been able to use information from smartwatches to identify physical movement, such as sitting or walking, that wearers are performing in a controlled lab setting.

Duke University School of Medicine-led research finds male patients with dementia have higher mortality rates and higher use of many health care services, especially hospital stays, than comparable female patients.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness, which, when untreated, prevents infants with the most severe form from gaining motor development—never gaining the ability to sit—and typically leads to death before 2 years of age.

Immunotherapy employs patients' own immune systems to fight cancer, and it has shown itself to be an effective treatment in many cases. However, some cancers, like triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), show resistance to immunotherapy. This occurs when tumor cells find ways to evade immune detection—like suppressing immune signaling pathways. One such mechanism is the use of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which have been found to regulate cancer biology and immune evasion. These lncRNAs render immunotherapies, like the PD-1 inhibitor, pembrolizumab, ineffective.

Determining whether a cancerous tumor originated in a given location or spread there from another tissue or organ in the body is important when assessing the likely course of a patient's disease. When the origin of the primary tumor cannot be identified, it can be challenging to properly diagnose the malignancy and determine the best treatment strategy.

Having a furry friend in your therapy session could lead to your next big breakthrough, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology.

A diet rich in vegetables and fruit is associated with reduced psychological distress, a detailed analysis of health survey data from more than 45,000 Australians has found.

There have now been 90 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in central Harlem, and 15 people are currently hospitalized battling the disease, the city's health department announced.

The nationwide shortage of sodium chloride 0.9% intravenous (IV) saline has officially ended, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.