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Researchers at the University of Toronto see a future where a single injection under the eyelid could replace months of daily eye drops to treat glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.

Women whose breast cancers need estrogen to grow are often treated for five or more years with medications to lower estrogen production or block its effects. Broadly known as endocrine therapy, the medications can’t be taken during pregnancy or while breastfeeding; premenopausal women wishing to start or grow their families must pause the treatment for months or years.

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known to play a key role in supporting the development of synapses and neural circuits (i.e., connections between neurons). Mutations in this gene have been linked to various learning disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, speech and language delays, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and epilepsy.

Sleep is essential in sustaining human life. Researchers at University of Tsukuba found that, for female athletes, differences in daily training and reproductive function produced different phenomena in sleep stages and energy expenditure during sleep, all of which may be related to the deep sleep stage (slow-wave sleep [SWS]). Their study is published in the journal iScience.

A global research collaboration has revealed how certain gut cells switch on pain signals, which can linger long after the initial trigger has passed, potentially contributing to chronic pain in conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

New research from UNSW’s Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has explored the views of older adults on what constitutes “super-aging.”

Diet and sleep, which are essential for human survival, are interrelated. However, recently, various services and mobile applications have been introduced for the self-management of health, allowing users to record and gather data on their eating and sleeping habits.

An AI-powered chatbot developed by computer scientists at Keele University has the potential to “transform” mental health care by removing existing barriers to mental health support, the researchers have said.

In Europe alone, approximately 2 million people live with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and their incidence has been rising steadily in recent decades. However, a small proportion of the European population carries a genetic variant that provides natural protection against IBD.

Researchers present the most comprehensive study on U.S. health care spending and variations across 3,110 counties by four payers, 148 health conditions, 38 age/sex groups, and seven types of care. That’s according to the newest and most extensive studies published in JAMA and JAMA Health Forum.