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A recent study in BMC Medicine found that type 2 diabetes significantly increases the risk of various cancers, with the risk being even higher in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

A recent study in Nutrients reviewed the efficacy of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in slowing the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) by reducing inflammation and supporting joint health.

A recent study in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research found that community pharmacists can provide high-quality, cost-effective care for minor ailments, reducing the financial burden on the healthcare system compared to primary care physicians, urgent care, and emergency departments.

A recent study in Nature Communications found that intermittent fasting with protein pacing (IF-P) is more effective than continuous calorie restriction (CR) in improving gut microbiota and metabolomic profiles, leading to greater weight and fat loss.

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) may be associated with the insomnia experienced by an estimated one third of adults.

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children in most developed countries, and at least a quarter of these patients are diagnosed with aggressive high-risk or relapsed cancers, with an expected five-year survival rate of less than 30%.

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability and a key target of state and federal quality measures for hospitals.

In the years prior to an Alzheimer's disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University.

The novel anti-CD19 autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) achieved durable remissions in 40% of patients with relapsed or refractory B-ALL without a subsequent stem cell transplant (SCT), according to results from the Phase Ib/II FELIX clinical trial presented today by Elias Jabbour, M.D., professor of Leukemia.

Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised individuals.

Recently published research led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus examined the prevalence -; and impact -; of physicians' ethical or religious barriers to their involvement in medical aid in dying (MAiD), a multi-step process where a physician provides a terminally ill adult with decision-making capacity with a lethal dose of medication to end their life.

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have identified mechanisms in the brain's hippocampal network that are rescued by ketones.

For centuries, civilizations have used naturally occurring, inorganic materials for their perceived healing properties.

Some 13% of older adults are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study by UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide.

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital identified and assessed underlying mechanisms that may explain the Mediterranean diet's 23 percent reduction in all-cause mortality risk for American women.

Losing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political and socioeconomic divides and boosting the perceived importance of the overdose crisis as a policy issue, according to a new survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A doctoral dissertation from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that having difficulties in talking with one's father predicted a decrease in physical activity and the maintenance of low physical activity between adolescence and young adulthood.

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that household chaos and sleep hygiene are important factors in the relationship between sleep quality and ADHD symptoms in teens.