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APRIL 21, 2025
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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APRIL 21, 2025
Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, assess its role in word-problem solving and if interventions could boost it and thereby improve their word problem solving skills. Results showed that improving working memory helped both students with and without math difficulties and can help educators more effectively by helping teach the science of
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NPR Health
APRIL 21, 2025
Have you or someone you love been confused by the push to 'Make America Healthy Again'? Then you, my friend, are in dire need of our series: The Road to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). For the next few weeks, we're delving into some of the origins, conspiracy theories, and power grabs that have led us to this moment, and what it could mean for our health.
Black Health Matters
APRIL 21, 2025
According to the New York Times , Barbara Lee won the race as Oakland, California’s new Mayor, just four months after retiring from Congress. She brings her years of public service experience and a reputation for getting things done. A proud Democrat, her win is a historic moment; she will be the first Black woman to lead the city, and it comes at a time when Oakland is ready for steady leadership to address some of its biggest challenges.
NPR Health
APRIL 21, 2025
contrast-enhanced mammogram.'/> About 40% of women have dense or extremely dense breasts. Online risk assessment tools can help women decide if a breast MRI is a good idea.
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APRIL 21, 2025
A large population-based study found that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2is), two classes of glucose-lowering drugs used in type 2 diabetes, were associated with a significantly reduced risk of Alzheimers disease and related dementias (ADRD). These findings suggest potential neuroprotective benefits and highlight drug repurposing as a promising strategy for ADRD prevention.
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News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney, gut, and cardiovascular system, according to a group of new studies led by investigators at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
New research links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing the negative impact of high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diets on cognitive ability, adding to their well-known physical effects.
The Hindu
APRIL 21, 2025
According to the study, rising temperatures and CO2 levels could lead to a substantial increase in arsenic levels in rice, potentially causing tens of millions of cancer cases in Asian countries by 2050
The Hill
APRIL 21, 2025
National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of invalid controlled substance prescriptions for more than a decade. Per the terms of the settlement, Walgreens will pay the federal government $300 million to resolve allegations that the company violated both the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act on numerous occasions between August 2012 and March 2023.
Public Health Newswire
APRIL 21, 2025
The Affordable Care Act's preventive health coverage at risk
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APRIL 21, 2025
Researchers assessed plasticizer levels in foods typical of the Spanish diet and found widespread contamination, with infants showing the highest exposure. Certain additives, like DEHP, exceeded safety thresholds in high-exposure scenarios.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
Use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in what is known as 'magic mushrooms,' has increased significantly nationwide since 2019, according to a new study.
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APRIL 21, 2025
A new study confirms that plasma p-tau181 levels can identify subjective cognitive decline (SCD) as a distinct early stage of Alzheimers disease. This biomarker predicts cognitive decline and clinical progression, offering potential for early diagnosis and trial stratification.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the eukaryotic cell.
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APRIL 21, 2025
After the U.K.s 2024 announcement to ban disposable vapes, new research reveals a sharp decline in disposable vape use and a rise in reusable alternatives.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
Saying one thing while feeling another is part of being human, but bottling up emotions can have serious psychological consequences like anxiety or panic attacks. To help health care providers tell the difference, a team has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect real emotions -- by measuring things like skin temperature and heart rate -- even when users put on a brave face.
NPR Health
APRIL 21, 2025
Self-reliance is a core American trait. And men in particular embrace it. So how do you offer help to someone who doesn't think they need it?
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
Geologists weigh in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and dry?
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
A specific gut microbiota pattern was found to predict new cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease, based on data from the CORDIOPREV study. Researchers developed a microbiota-based risk score that may improve secondary prevention.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In fact, scientists believe that a plume of hot rocks that burst from the Earth's mantle millions of years ago could be an important part in the story of human evolution.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine scientists.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant associations between cognition and Alzheimer's disease risk factors as young as ages 24 to 44 and underscores the importance of early prevention. This is the first study to systematically examine Alzheimer's disease risk factors, including biomarkers related to cognitive impairment in a large group of
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
The study highlights the transformative potential of the Rights of Nature, which views nature as a rights-bearing entity, not merely an object of regulation and subjugation by extractive industries. The Llurimagua case -- a dispute over a mining concession in Ecuador's cloud forest -- illustrates this approach, providing a unique opportunity to rethink Earth system governance.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers transplanted iPS-cell-derived dopaminergic progenitors into patients with Parkinsons disease and observed promising motor improvements with no serious safety concerns over 24 months. The therapy showed increased dopamine synthesis without tumor formation or graft-induced dyskinesia.
Preventing Chronic Disease
APRIL 21, 2025
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
The percentage of children under 18 years old with anxiety and depression increased steadily from 2016 to 2022, according to publicly available data from the National Survey of Children's Health that were analyzed by researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
The Hindu
APRIL 21, 2025
Byrnihat town is an industrial centre on the border of the Assam and Meghalaya - otherwise known for their lush, natural beauty - inflicted by illnesses that doctors say are likely linked to high exposure to pollution.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
Just published is the third new study showing that TM is highly effective in reducing stress in a wide array of populations.
Preventing Chronic Disease
APRIL 21, 2025
Emergence of Feline Sporotrichosis near Brazil Border, Argentina, 20232024
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
Researchers assessed the Lifes Essential 8 cardiovascular health (CVH) scores in over 190,000 French adults, revealing that only 13% had optimal CVH. Higher scores were associated with being younger, female, well-educated, and having healthier lifestyle factors.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
APRIL 21, 2025
Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol.
News Medical Health Sciences
APRIL 21, 2025
A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn IV drugs into oral treatments for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
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