Skin conductance measurements reveal link between insomnia and disrupted fear regulation
A new computational model using skin conductance measurements to estimate stress-related emotional arousal found a significant difference in…
New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
Disrupted circadian rhythms may influence tumor immunity and cancer spread
Epidemiological studies link light at night (LAN), shift work, chronic jet lag (CJL), and core clock gene mutations…
Warning signs for chronic pelvic pain emerge during adolescence
A new McMaster University study of nearly half a million people has found that many people who go…
Long-term opioid use does not improve chronic back pain outcomes
Taking opioids for years does not seem to improve pain and functioning in people with chronic back pain,…
Cigarette smoke alters lung stem cells to drive specific cancers
Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reprogram different populations of lung stem cells, which maintain and repair lung…
Oxford study identifies top technology priorities for respiratory care
Inhalers that show when they are running out. Oxygen equipment light enough to take out of the house.…
Wearable AI forecasts prolonged sitting in women with chronic pelvic pain disorders
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach using…
ACLM position statement links lifestyle medicine to planetary health
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has released a new position statement asserting that lifestyle medicine offers…
A survey of 371,000 adults links heart disease to eating whole fruit less often
A survey of more than 370,000 US adults compares whole fruit and juice habits across cardiovascular diagnoses, with…
Could the Mediterranean diet protect the brain through the gut?
From microbial metabolites to inflammation and the blood-brain barrier, researchers trace how Mediterranean eating could influence neurodegeneration, while…
UC researcher receives funding to study bone complications in people with sickle cell disease
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine hematology researcher has received new grant…