First consensus guidelines outline GLP-1 medication use during pregnancy
As the use of GLP-1 and other incretin-based medications for obesity continues to grow worldwide, researchers at Marshall…
Persistent financial hardship tracks with poorer memory and processing speed by midlife
Seven decades of cohort data connect chronic financial strain with cognitive differences by midlife and complex patterns of…
Accumulation of somatic mutations drives vascular damage in people with progeria
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder that causes remarkable premature aging. Most patients die during their…
Experimental therapy helps brain cells bypass genetic deletions
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered how an experimental therapy can help brain…
Study reveals high prevalence of post-pandemic fatigue and sleep disturbances
Disrupted sleep and anxiety may be an ongoing issue for many people after the pandemic, whether due to…
Experts urge focus on prevention to tackle global heart failure
Heart failure already affects more than 60 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of…
Prenatal use of certain medications can harm developing fetal brain
A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores and describes…
Most hospital readmissions after heart failure are not heart-related
Non-cardiovascular conditions account for most hospital readmissions after heart failure, and new research suggests that taking multiple non-heart…
Breast and prostate cancer survival worsens with metabolic syndrome
In a large study of older US adults, metabolic syndrome marked substantially poorer survival after breast or prostate…
New nonhormonal therapy shows promise for treating Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a promising nonhormonal therapy for women experiencing Genitourinary Syndrome…
Decades of research reveal surprising secrets about hantavirus evolution
“Thirty years ago, it was our common sense understanding that hantavirus does not and perhaps cannot spread from…
Monoclonal antibody shows promise for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome
Doctors have few options for patients who develop a life-threatening lung condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or…