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Study offers a nuanced understanding of how bedroom ventilation affects sleep health

Good sleep is key to good health, overall well-being, and optimal cognitive function. Disturbed sleep or lack of sleep can lead to various health issues such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and other morbidity, including Alzheimer's disease and obesity.

21 Oct 2025

‘Cancer doesn’t care’: Citizen lobbyists unite to push past Washington’s ugly politics

Mary Catherine Johnson is a retired small-business owner from outside Rochester, New York. She voted for Donald Trump three times.

21 Oct 2025

Economic growth drives disparities in global cancer research

New research reveals that the number and complexity of cancer clinical trials since 2001 have varied across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with economic growth contributing to disparities, but only to a certain extent. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

21 Oct 2025

Study suggests earlier start of hormone therapy optimizes long-term health outcomes

Menopause may take a toll on women physically and emotionally due to declining estrogen levels. For some, the use of hormone therapy has proven valuable in managing bothersome menopause symptoms.

21 Oct 2025

Genetic and inflammatory factors amplify the link between earlier menopause and cognitive risk

Women are significantly more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease. Earlier age at menopause is associated with a greater risk for late-life cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.

21 Oct 2025

Researchers link postmenopausal status to increased dry eye risk

Many symptoms, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, are commonly associated with the menopause transition. One of the lesser-known symptoms that worsens in midlife is dry eyes. A new study suggests that postmenopausal women exhibit a higher prevalence of dry eye disease than perimenopausal women.

21 Oct 2025

Transdermal hormone therapy offers potential reduction in anxiety and depression

Hormone therapy–oral and transdermal–remains the most effective treatment for such bothersome menopause symptoms as hot flashes and is generally considered safe for most patients. A new study shows that risk profiles are different based on how the hormones are administered.

21 Oct 2025

Study reveals differing prescribing patterns for menopause therapy

Not all healthcare professionals receive the same type of formal education. That may help explain the results of a new study which suggests that provider type and specialty greatly affect whether a woman receives prescription medication treatment for menopause-related care and, if so, what kind of treatment she receives.

21 Oct 2025

New mechanism explains life-threatening pre-eclampsia at the molecular level

Pre-eclampsia is one of the most serious complications in pregnancy, affecting millions of women and newborns worldwide and potentially life-threatening. Despite intensive research, it has remained unclear what processes in the placenta lead to the disease.

21 Oct 2025

Food allergy diagnoses plummet after guideline implementation

Peanuts represent one of the most common causes of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated, or anaphylactic, food allergies in children, yet a landmark study found that early introduction of peanut to infants may lower their risk of developing this allergy.

21 Oct 2025

Gender-affirming hormone therapy rewrites body proteins to match gender identity

Melbourne researchers have discovered gender-affirming hormone therapy can alter body proteins to match a person's gender identity, potentially affecting susceptibility to certain health conditions.

21 Oct 2025

New chip restores reading ability for macular degeneration patients

A tiny wireless chip implanted in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have partially restored vision to people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration. In a clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine researchers and international collaborators, 27 out of 32 participants had regained the ability to read a year after receiving the device.

21 Oct 2025

Digital health program increases lung cancer screening rates in high-risk individuals

A new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and MD Anderson Cancer Center, has found that a direct-to-patient digital health program can significantly increase lung cancer screening rates among people at high risk.

20 Oct 2025

WHO congratulates Fiji on eliminating trachoma as a public health threat

In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.

20 Oct 2025

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans' members, a new federal watchdog report says.

20 Oct 2025

Stroke experts call for ethical guardrails as AI expands in clinical research

As artificial intelligence (AI) use continues to grow in nearly every industry, it is important to establish guardrails to make sure the technology is used ethically and responsibly. This is especially true in the field of medicine, where errors can be a matter of life and death and patient information must be protected.

17 Oct 2025

Global leaders unite to invest in health for economic growth

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Study offers a nuanced understanding of how bedroom ventilation affects sleep health

‘Cancer doesn’t care’: Citizen lobbyists unite to push past Washington’s ugly politics

Economic growth drives disparities in global cancer research

Study suggests earlier start of hormone therapy optimizes long-term health outcomes

Genetic and inflammatory factors amplify the link between earlier menopause and cognitive risk

Researchers link postmenopausal status to increased dry eye risk

Transdermal hormone therapy offers potential reduction in anxiety and depression

Study reveals differing prescribing patterns for menopause therapy

New mechanism explains life-threatening pre-eclampsia at the molecular level

Food allergy diagnoses plummet after guideline implementation

Gender-affirming hormone therapy rewrites body proteins to match gender identity

New chip restores reading ability for macular degeneration patients

Digital health program increases lung cancer screening rates in high-risk individuals

WHO congratulates Fiji on eliminating trachoma as a public health threat

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say

Stroke experts call for ethical guardrails as AI expands in clinical research

Global leaders unite to invest in health for economic growth

Improving logical reasoning in large language models for medical use

After chiding democrats on transgender politics, Newsom vetoes a key health measure

States jostle over $50B rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

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Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

Empowering genomics research with cloud-based innovation

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