Cart is empty Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
High pregnancy weight gain tied to higher risk of death in the following decades
Pregnant people who gained more than the now-recommended amount of weight had a higher risk of death from heart disease or diabetes in the decades that followed, according to new analysis of 50 years of data published in The Lancet and led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
New study provides ‘genetic fingerprint’ indicating disease spread by sand flies may be on the rise in US
Scientists have new evidence that a tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in the United States in people with no international travel history—and caused by a Leishmania parasite strain that’s distinctly different from “imported” cases, according to an analysis from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
Researchers pursue three gene therapies for rare inherited disease
When neurobiologist David Corey showed up at a rare disease conference in 2017, he had no idea that he would enter a race against time to develop a treatment for it.
Review: Drug for panic disorder less effective than previously believed
New research reveals that the nation’s most widely prescribed type of sedative may be less effective than clinicians and scientists have been led to believe, based on publications in medical journals.
New link found between diabetes and steatotic liver disease
Canadian scientists have found a new link between two major metabolic diseases: diabetes and steatotic liver disease, commonly known as fatty liver disease.
Less is often more when it comes to health impact of children on parents later in life, study says
Across the globe, it is generally accepted that individuals with larger families have more resources and support to draw on as they age. Less discussed is that having many children can produce economic, social, emotional and biological burdens that impact health—even at older ages.
Diversity among research staff found to increase participation of underrepresented patients in clinical studies
New research from Boston Medical Center found that research staff who interact with patients of the same race or ethnicity increased the odds of those patients agreeing to participate in clinical studies by almost a factor of 3.
GLS2 shapes ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma
A new editorial paper titled “GLS2 shapes ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma” has been published in Oncotarget.
Nail salon and other small beauty service workers face significant daily health challenges
The beauty service microbusiness industry in the United States—such as the small, independently-owned nail salons found across the country—is huge, with more than $62 billion in annual sales.