» Expanding the fight against heart disease: Q&A with specialist who welcomes shift to more aggressive recommendations
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
U.S. medical organizations are looking to reduce deaths caused by heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer, with new guidelines that reframe prevention as a lifelong battle that begins with testing in childhood.

» Shifts in cancer mortality: Place of living increasingly determines where historic drop in cancer mortality reaches
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
In 1991, the U.S. experienced a significant shift in cancer death rates, as, for the first time, deaths began a steady decline that continues to the present day. Researchers at Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, in partnership with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, examined this decline to identify where and who benef...

» Experimental drug cuts Parkinson's-linked protein up to 60% in early trial
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
An experimental drug designed to silence a gene strongly linked to Parkinson's disease has shown encouraging effects in a first-in-human clinical trial, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. The drug, known as BIIB094, targets LRRK2, the most common genetic contributor to Parkinson's disease; variants in LRRK2 are known to increase ...

» Antidepressant unable to prevent chemotherapy-associated nerve damage
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A randomized trial conducted by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has found that duloxetine, a medication commonly used to treat chronic pain and psychiatric conditions, does not prevent nerve damage caused by chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer. The primary analysis of Alliance A221805 was published in JCO Oncology Advances

» New biological marker of early-stage Alzheimer's disease uncovered
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive memory loss and a decline in mental functions. These symptoms are known to arise from an abnormal buildup of proteins known as amyloid and tau, which can damage or gradually destroy neurons and the connections between them.

» Coffee's sweet spot may help mental health in the long run
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Your morning cup of coffee may be more than just a pick-me-up. It may also be a simple boost for your mental well-being. In a recent study, researchers from Fudan University, China, wanted to find out whether the amount of coffee a person drinks each day and the type they choose have any bearing on their risk of developing stress and mood disord...

» Study finds no increased risk of respiratory cancers from asbestos-free talc exposure
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers found that occupational exposure to talc that is not contaminated with asbestos is not associated with an increase in the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, or laryngeal cancer. The findings are published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

» Researchers map prostate immune niches, showing T cells persist months in mice
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
More than 35,000 men in the United States die from prostate cancer each year. Now, a new study reveals the immune cell weaponry we might use to save lives.

» A mom and tech entrepreneur building AI advocate for rare-disease families like hers
04/11/26 from Health Care
AI-powered healthcare startup Citizen Health is using the technology to focus on rare disease, helping manage patient lives as well as advance treatments.

» Injectable peptides are the new anti‑aging trend. But what evidence do we have they're safe for humans?
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Injectable peptides are the new anti-aging trend sweeping the beauty industry. These compounds are promoted on social media as tools for skin repair, collagen production and "cellular rejuvenation." They are widely available online from overseas sellers, despite many peptides being unregulated in Australia.

» America Has a New GLP-1 Playbook
04/11/26 from Health | The Atlantic
First a shot to lose weight, then a pill to keep it off.

» Molecular maps reveal how allergic reactions work and a new way to block them
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Allergy affects more than one billion people worldwide—and the number is rising. For many, it means mild symptoms such as itching and a runny nose. For others, it can develop into life-threatening reactions. Now, two new studies bring researchers an important step closer to both understanding and potentially controlling the mechanisms that drive...

» A Shot to Lose Weight, Then a Pill to Keep It Off
04/11/26 from Health | The Atlantic
America has a new GLP-1 playbook.

» Genetic variants in 1 in 10 people may reduce blood‑sugar response to GLP‑1 diabetes drugs
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
More than a quarter of people with Type 2 diabetes take GLP-1 receptor agonists, but the popular diabetes drugs might not work as well for people who have certain genetic variants, according to a new study by Stanford Medicine scientists and their collaborators.

» Novel, fast-acting therapy benefits patients with platelet disorder in phase 2 trial
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Results from a phase 2 clinical trial designed and overseen by researchers at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute show that the investigational medication mezagitamab can effectively boost platelet counts in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an autoimmune disease characterized by elevated platelet destruction and reduced platelet pr...

» New yellow fever vaccine matches safety and effectiveness of current shot
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Yellow fever is a viral disease that is spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The symptoms range from mild fever-like aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding, often accompanied by yellowing skin and eyes. As of now, we do not have antiviral drugs to cure these diseases, as most of the treatments are limited to ...

» Trump policies, China's biotech boom are ending Europe's pharma powerhouse era
04/11/26 from Health Care
Companies have long lamented Europe's fragmented capital markets, single-market adoption on pricing and clinical trials, and uneven reimbursement policies.

» Costco recalls cookies over missing nut allergy warning
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Cookies sold at Costco Wholesale are being recalled because of a labeling error.

» Children going through family courts face increased risk of self‑harm, new research finds
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Family courts step in at some of the hardest moments in a child's life, when parents separate or when there are concerns about their safety.

» Why Am I Watching People Get Their Medical Results?
04/11/26 from Health
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen.

» Biohacks or basics? What actually works in exercise recovery
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A rise of high-tech recovery culture is underway. As sports science becomes increasingly accessible, we're seeing a trickle-down effect from elite athletes to weekend warriors, and even recreational exercisers, who are exploring ways to biohack better health and speed up recovery.

» Community workers sound alarm on mental health crisis for Venezuelan migrants
04/11/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A new study reveals growing concern among community workers in Nariño, Colombia, about the lack of mental health support for Venezuelan migrants, especially those traveling without legal status. The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, comes as Colombia has taken steps to expand health care access to some of the 2.86 million Venezuelans in th...

» Types of Medications That Harm Your Kidneys
04/11/26 from Articles
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» Cracking the Myth — How Eating Eggs Helps Lower Bad Cholesterol
04/11/26 from Articles
A New Series of Health Insights Is on the Way IMPORTANT A New Series of Health Insights Is on the Way Our team has been working behind the scenes to prepare new research and practical health strategies for our readers. While we finish preparing what’s coming next, we invite you to explore one of the most-read articles from our library ...

» Health Care Is the Largest Industry in the US by Total Spending and Employment
04/11/26 from Articles
America spent $5.3 trillion on health care in 2024. 1 That's not a typo, and it's not someone else's problem — it directly affects what you pay, what care you receive, and how the system around you operates. Health care now consumes roughly $18 out of every $100 spent in the U.S., making it the largest industry by both total spending and employm...

» Flavored tobacco bans linked to lower youth vaping in California
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that local sales bans on flavored tobacco in California are associated with reduced youth vaping over time without increasing cigarette smoking. The findings, based on an analysis of more than 2.8 million middle and high school students, were published April 10, 2026, in JAMA Hea...

» Reprogramming regulatory T cells could help immunotherapy work in pancreatic cancer
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a key reason why immunotherapy has largely failed in pancreatic cancer—and identified a promising strategy to overcome that resistance. The study, published in the journal Immunity, shows that pancreatic tumors actively reshape their immune environment by co-opting regulatory immun...

» New guidance on adenomyosis, an overlooked uterine condition affecting 1 in 3 women
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa physician is working to change how a common but often overlooked gynecologic condition is diagnosed and treated. Kimberly Kho, who holds the nation's first professorship in advanced gynecological surgery in the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), authored a clinical expert series review on adenomyosis in O...

» Hippocampal pathways once thought separate converge to integrate 'where' and 'why' in reward processing
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
New research from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) reveals how two different parts of the brain's memory center team up in a key reward region to help mice—and likely humans—combine memories of places and contexts with the drive to pursue rewards. The findings offer fresh insight into how the brain integrates information about...

» Maternal prepregnancy BMI, birth length linked to offspring atopic dermatitis
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Increasing maternal prepregnancy body mass index (ppBMI) and increasing birth length are associated with offspring atopic dermatitis by age 3 years, according to a study published online March 23 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global.

» Hidden skin microbe activity revealed in real time with RNA method
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which microbes are present only tells part of the story. What matters just as much is which microbes are active, what genes they switch on, and how they interact with one another on the skin.

» CDC pauses release of COVID vaccine effectiveness study
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A health report on COVID-19 vaccines has been delayed after concerns about how the study was conducted.

» Updated estimates challenge bleak picture of US state gaps in longevity gains
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Madison professors suggest longevity gains across all states and regions for people born between 1941 and 2000, in contrast to previous estimates suggesting a century of stagnation or even declines in parts of the South. Published in the journal BMJ Open, the study by Héctor Pifarré i Arolas and Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public...

» How a key memory center in the brain responds to the unexpected
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions and locations. New research from the University of Chicago shows how this small, curved structure reorganizes its activity depending on whether a situation matches people's memories and expectations.

» These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.
04/10/26 from Health
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.

» Demand surge leads to shortages of Estrogen patches
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Growing demand for estrogen patches to relieve menopause symptoms has led to shortages, leaving women searching multiple pharmacies or switching medications.

» Baby's body clock begins to synchronize with local time while still in utero, study shows
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Humans and most other organisms have internal biological clocks that track the daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. These clocks help time our sleep, metabolism and other essential body functions over the course of a day, creating daily patterns called circadian rhythms. Research shows that when these rhythms are disrupted—by jet lag, lack of slee...

» Leukemia cells use a sugar-coated protein to hide from the immune system, study reveals
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Leukemia is adept at dodging the immune system, making it resistant to many of the newest generation of cancer immunotherapies. Now, researchers have identified a key part of the cancer's disguise: a protein called CD43 on the surface of leukemia cells that is coated so heavily in sugar molecules that it forms a physical barrier, shielding the c...

» Could gene edits solve obstacles to treatment for the most common types of cancer?
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Since 2017, a personalized immunotherapy called Chimeric Antigen Receptor, or CAR-T cell treatment, has worked wonders to treat patients with blood cancers such as leukemia. But when it comes to treating solid tumor cancers, such as lung, breast and kidney cancers that make up the bulk of these malignancies, this type of immune cell therapy has ...

» The perfect pair: Combining on-demand transport with buses boosts daily steps
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Suburban areas often struggle with a first- and last-mile mobility problem, where residents have difficulty reaching the nearest public transport hub from their homes. Demand-responsive transport (DRT) has emerged as a flexible solution, yet the potential health benefits of combining DRT with existing public transport networks have yet to be ass...

» Former Sen. Ben Sasse shines the spotlight on a possible breakthrough for pancreatic cancer
04/10/26 from Health Care
Former Sen. Ben Sasse is taking Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib, which has shown promise as a treatment for pancreatic cancer.

» Adding 1,700 to 5,500 steps per day offsets risk of chronic disease
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Adding as little as 1,700 to 5,500 steps per day can offset the risk of a list of chronic diseases—including obesity, diabetes and sleep apnea—according to a new study from a corresponding author with Vanderbilt Health.

» Skin protein K16 found to control inflammation in stressed skin
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Keratin is the fibrous, waterproof protein that builds everything from our hair and nails to a rhino's horn. However, a tiny glitch in it can have problematic outcomes. A new study has found that changes in a keratin gene called KRT16 can lead to a rare condition known as pachyonychia congenita (PC). This disorder affects the skin, nails, and th...

» COVID-19's lingering shadow: The molecular link between SARS-CoV-2 and lung cancer risk
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A new study suggests that COVID-19 may slightly increase the risk of lung cancer by triggering a biological chain reaction in the lungs, driven by the virus's spike protein, that promotes inflammation, scarring, and tumor-friendly conditions, especially in higher-risk groups like smokers; while the individual risk remains small, the findings are...

» Have You Used A.I. Chatbots for Nutrition Advice?
04/10/26 from Health
Whether you’re looking to manage a health condition, lose weight or simply eat better, we want to hear from you.

» AI scans 72,585 suicide reports, finds emotional distress may precede 90% of deaths
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A new UCLA-led study of suicides in the U.S. has found that current national reporting on these deaths underestimates the extent of "emotional dysregulation," the emotional distress that occurs before suicide, which could provide a method to prevent future deaths.

» Epigenetic changes at birth are associated with an infant's microbiome and neurodevelopment
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
The gut microbiome and epigenetics—molecular switches that turn genes on or off—are intertwined, and both contribute to neurodevelopment, finds a study published in Cell Press Blue. The researchers showed that epigenetic changes present at birth can impact how an infant's gut microbiome develops during their first year.

» Not wanting to eat protein may be early herald of cancer cachexia
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A majority of people with advanced cancers endure cachexia, a muscle-, fat-, and organ-wasting condition that is currently incurable and can be life-threatening. Detecting and intervening early can slow progression, but poor understanding of how cachexia first arises in the body makes it difficult for doctors to identify the warning signs of imp...

» Women's immune systems show bigger age-related changes than men's, study reveals
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
Statistics show clear differences in the population's immune system according to sex: men are more susceptible to infections and cancers, while women have stronger immune responses, which translate, for example, into better responses to vaccines. Even so, with a more reactive immune system, the probability of the body attacking itself also incre...

» A lung cancer that changes its identity may be hiding in plain sight
04/10/26 from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories
A new study co-led by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) shows that some lung cancers can change identity as they evolve, shifting from one cancer type to another in ways that may make them more aggressive and harder to treat.