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Why do medications that are supposed to help patients with chronic inflammatory diseases sometimes lead to blood clots?

A new study led by University of Calgary professor Dr. Tuan Trang, Ph.D., may help to explain why there are more women experiencing chronic pain than men. In 2019, the Canadian Pain Task Force report found that chronic pain is more common among females of all ages, including children, when compared to males.

Nearly 85% of the 1.7 million adolescents with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, along with half of the nearly 40 million people in the world living with HIV. Although the government in Uganda provides antiretroviral treatment (ART) for free, adherence to the regimen by adolescents aged 10–16 is low, increasing the potential for the virus to further spread.

Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer, is one of the greatest challenges for medicine, both because it is difficult to treat and because of its high mortality rate. In Brazil, although no exact figures are available, it is estimated that between 10,000 and 12,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the well-being of their children. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at the long-term effects of early maternal depression on children, underscoring the need to provide adequate support for mothers who might be struggling.

Ten million people are diagnosed with dementia worldwide each year—that’s more than ever. According to the Alzheimer’s Society approximately 1 million people in the UK are currently living with the disease. Studies predict this figure will rise to 1.6 million people by 2050.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans with glaucoma are not receiving the care they need—and a new Northwestern University study suggests that race, income and where patients live play a major role in that gap.

Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of 18 to get consent from or notify a parent prior to receiving abortion services.

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have collaborated with several universities to develop a new open-source tool that can be used to optimize the placement of visual brain implants on a large scale. The research is published in the Journal of Neural Engineering.

In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That’s been the case each year since 2016, except in 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 deaths outpaced overdose deaths. The vast majority of fatal overdoses in Philly involve the synthetic opioid fentanyl.