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University of California, Los Angeles researchers have discovered that chronic stress flips brain activity between two amygdala-striatal pathways, disrupting flexible decision-making and promoting inflexible habits.

Researchers have discovered and analyzed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer therapy. The scientists from the University of Leipzig Medical Center, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) and the University Hospital of Cologne have published their findings in Nature Medicine.

Tuberculosis (TB) has long been recognized as a disease of poverty, yet most TB research does not measure poverty in a meaningful way. A new review in the journal BMC Global and Public Health examines existing methods for assessing socioeconomic status in TB studies and highlights their shortcomings. The authors call for better, standardized poverty metrics to improve research and policy.

Most dietary programs are designed to help people achieve weight loss or adhere to U.S. nutrition guidelines, which currently make no mention of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). UPFs—like chips or candy—are the mass-produced, packaged products that contain little or no naturally occurring foods. Eating UPFs is strongly associated with increased risk of diseases and early death.

Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers revealed that close to half of patients with advanced cancer received potentially aggressive care at the end-of-life at the expense of supportive care.

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency health care needs, rehospitalization or death. The tool measured patient frailty, an aging-related syndrome, by integrating the health records of more than 500,000 individuals collected across multiple hospitals at Mass General Brigham.

For some patients born with a certain skull abnormality, unexpectedly early cognitive decline and symptoms of depression and anxiety may be corrected with a brain surgery, report University of Pittsburgh neurosurgeons today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

While a wearable technology that assists the lower back muscles has great potential to cut down on workplace injuries, it needs to be further investigated, says new Brock University-led research.

A new study has found that people are more accepting of some causes of mental illness than others, with biological and hereditary factors carrying the highest stigma.

You may have noticed that changes in weight are sometimes accompanied by changes in your period.