All posts by : Felistas

Patients seeking care for vulvovaginal disorders report distress and gaslighting from past clinical experiences, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Network Open.

In 2023, nearly 19 million children in the United States were estimated to be living in a household with at least one parent or primary caregiver with a substance-use disorder (SUD), according to a research letter published online May 12 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Black patients admitted to the hospital for labor and delivery are more likely to have stigmatizing language documented in their clinical notes than white patients, report Columbia University School of Nursing researchers in JAMA Network Open.

Cells have a trick called splicing. They can cut a gene’s message into pieces and decide which fragments to keep. By mixing and matching these fragments, a single gene can produce many different proteins, giving tissues and organs more options to thrive and evolve. Out of all tissues, splicing is most prevalent in the brain.

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, would it matter?

At least 10 people in the U.S. were hospitalized with listeria infections linked to ready-to-eat foods, federal officials said.

Just 10 to 15 minutes of mindfulness practice a day led to reduced stress and anxiety for autistic adults who participated in a study led by scientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Participants in the study used a free smartphone app to guide their practice, giving them the flexibility to practice when and where they chose.

Fragmented care—receiving medical treatment at more than one facility—has been associated with both positive and negative outcomes for cancer patients depending on a number of factors such as cancer type and treatment venue.

Children who are living with severe obesity are more likely to experience a clinically relevant change in BMI when GLP-1 agonist drugs form part of their treatment, new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) suggests.

In Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and collaborators from the University of São Paulo (USP) have discovered that a molecule called Hevin can reverse cognitive impairment. The study, conducted in mice, showed that this glycoprotein produced by brain cells (astrocytes) is able to increase the connections between neurons (synapses) in aged rodents and in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.