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In an analysis of soil samples from twelve parks in Dublin, Ireland, park entrances were more heavily contaminated with infective roundworm eggs than any other tested park location.

In a manuscript published in the American Journal of Psychiatry titled “Psychiatric Genetics in Clinical Practice: Essential Knowledge for Mental Health Professionals,” the authors provide updated guidelines on what mental health professionals should know about the latest advances in genetics and how genetics can inform clinical psychiatric practice.

A new study found that only sociodemographic factors—including the parent’s age, number of current children, economic status, and level of religiosity—predict the desire and intention to have more children among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) parents. The study was led by Dr. Geva Shenkman-Lachberg of the Dina Recanati School of Medicine at Reichman University, in collaboration with Yuval Shaia of Reichman University and Dr. Kfir Ifrah of Ruppin Academic Center.

A new study from Queen Mary University of London found that 9% of all reported adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the UK medicines regulator are associated with medications where side effect risk is partly dependent on the patient’s genes. Of this subset of ADRs, 75% were associated with only three genes that impact how the body processes medication. Genetic testing before prescribing could therefore help avoid ADRs in these cases.

Certain widely used drug combinations may either slow down or worsen the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, but their effects differ between sexes. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, highlights these important findings.

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is one of the main causes of viral hepatitis and is responsible for an estimated 159,000 infections and 39,000 deaths each year. To prevent infection, it is recommended to disinfect surfaces, especially when infection rates are high.

Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in their development. New insights into how maternal and paternal DNA is replicated during the initial stages of pregnancy are contributing pieces to the puzzle.

Cyanide is a highly lethal chemical that has been used in warfare and poisonings for centuries—that was the general consensus on the naturally occurring chemical up until spring 2025. But in a global study published in Nature Metabolism, a research team from seven countries and 12 universities, including South Dakota State University, has upended the world’s consensus on cyanide. The researchers have found that while cyanide remains highly poisonous, it also plays a fundamental role in normal cell function.

One of the most common side effects of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, is fatigue. Cancer-related fatigue is often worse and harder to manage compared to the fatigue in people without cancer and can sometimes persist weeks, months or even years after treatment ends.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, firearm violence surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among US children. A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) for the first time reveals how this worrying pattern among children varied by age—and how the pandemic-related gun homicide spike is rising faster among kids than adults.