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CT images taken before patients begin treatment with bone resorption inhibitors may contain measurable clues about who will later develop medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), according to a retrospective…
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is a treatment for some life-threatening cancers and nonmalignant disorders. As HCT is a curative treatment, it is used to treat children where necessary. It has historically…
As temperatures on Earth continue to rise, some researchers have been trying to understand how climate change influences people's physical and mental health. Some past studies have found an association between warmer…
The types of cells in the microenvironment of a breast tumor may affect how well the hormone therapy tamoxifen works over the long term. A study from Karolinska Institutet, published in BMC Medicine, shows this. The…
Approximately 68,000 women in Germany are living with breast cancer that has metastasized—meaning that the tumor has spread to other organs. At this stage, the cancer is no longer curable. With the help of modern…
Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope.
For years, doctors advised against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?
Researchers warn betting on clinical trials could incentivize insider trading and interfere with drug development. But Kalshi and Polymarket say they provide valuable information to patients.
Supplements are a $70 billion industry that's growing fast. But there's little evidence that many supplements actually do what they promise.
Psychology suggests that immediately searching online for symptoms isn't automatically a sign of hypochondria. More often, it reflects a natural desire to reduce uncertainty, make sense of unfamiliar ...
Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, or IBMFS, describes a group of disorders in which inherited genetic abnormalities impair the bone marrow's ability to produce sufficient healthy blood cells. Patients with these…
Days of poor air quality from thick wildfire smoke are pushing more Oregonians into emergency rooms and urgent care clinics, state health officials say.
A disease surveillance strategy modeled on the body's immune system detected more disease-carrying insects than the traditional top-down approach, according to a study led by researchers from the Perelman School of…
E-scooter riders in England and Wales may face a higher risk of brain and internal organ injuries than motorcyclists and cyclists, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The authors recommend increasing…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets to treat narcolepsy type 1 in adults. Orzeyful marks the first medication approved for the full range of symptoms associated with…
Researchers have shown that measurements taken from a person's fingertip could help identify physical patterns associated with stress, anxiety and depression. The international study, involving experts from Aston…
The first evidence that night work and chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing long COVID comes from a new study led by ISGlobal, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the…
LMU researchers have elucidated how different organs adapt the same clock machinery to regulate their individual needs over the course of a day.
When the signal sounds, all the runners push off from their starting blocks and set off sprinting. We can act within fractions of a second because we plan movements in our brains in advance, before carrying them out. At…
Researchers have deciphered the role of an ion channel in iron homeostasis, opening new possibilities for treating iron metabolism disorders.
Experts at City of Hope, one of the nation's largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations, are shining a spotlight on the risk of skin cancer faced by hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT)…
A new study from the laboratory of Gemma Carvill, Ph.D., associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology's Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, has uncovered variants in noncoding…
After ovulation, an egg travels through the oviduct (Fallopian tube) toward the uterus (womb). This journey is essential for reproduction: Fertilization normally occurs in the oviduct, and the resulting zygote continues…
The human body experiences allergic reactions when the immune system mistakenly overreacts to harmless substances, known as allergens, such as pollen, dust or certain foods. While this often causes mild symptoms such as…
Each year, more than 250,000 people in the United States experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Approximately 90% of patients do not survive.
Multitasking while walking—be it mentally drafting a grocery list or replying to a text message on a phone—is simply second nature to many. For stroke survivors with weakened mobility and cognitive abilities, however…
Researchers at WashU Medicine have found a significant decline in mammography use among certain groups of women. A recent study, led by Adetunji Toriola, MD, Ph.D., a professor of surgery and a William H. Danforth…
When humans and other animals move through familiar or unfamiliar environments, their brains rely on numerous intricate neural processes to decide which path to take next. Past studies have identified a specific…
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections has been linked to fresh jalapeño peppers imported from Sinaloa, Mexico, according to federal health officials.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, painful joint disease and a leading cause of disability. Despite its prevalence, therapies for osteoarthritis are limited and focus on symptom management. Now, researchers are combining…
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