Six out of ten people with type 2 diabetes had fatty liver in a new study from Linköping University. Of these, only a small percentage had developed more severe liver disease. The…
Physical well-being, by contrast, returned after three months; up to 20% of patients continued experiencing suboptimal overall health-related quality of life one year after infection New research finds that people with COVID-like…
Increased activity in a specific biological pathway may explain why many patients with a deadly form of skin cancer do not respond to the latest cancer treatments, a new study shows. Publishing…
A protein that appears on malignant tumors may hold the key to successful treatment. CAR-T cells are specialized immune cells genetically modified to recognize and attack cancer cells. Researchers at Nagoya University…
Antibiotics are supposed to wipe out bacteria, yet the drugs can sometimes hand microbes an unexpected advantage. Antibiotics are supposed to wipe out bacteria, yet the drugs can sometimes hand microbes an…
Scientists know the stomach talks to the brain, but two new studies from Rutgers Health researchers suggest the conversation is really a tug-of-war, with one side urging another bite, the other signaling…
Amid growing concern over U.S. public health funding cuts, experts at Washington University in St. Louis warn that pulling support from key data systems could erase decades of progress in protecting women…
In our May analysis, The Silent Epidemic: America’s Growing Anxiety Crisis, we explored how uncertainty and despair—born of economic insecurity, social isolation, and widening inequality—have fueled a striking surge in anxiety across…
A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford insulin without insurance, despite having a full-time job. I told her what I’ve…
Scripps Research’s insights into sex-based differences in brain chemistry could guide personalized treatment strategies for alcohol use disorder. Alcohol affects everyone differently, but new research reveals that biological sex may play a…