Medicine
UK hospital eye-care patient letters may be too difficult to understand
Letters sent to patients after ophthalmology appointments are often written at a level that many people may struggle to understand,...
Dementia Risk and Patterns After Age 90
For decades, scientists have known that dementia risk changes with age, sex, genetics and social conditions. Yet one of the...
Parkinson’s-linked LRRK2 mutation disrupts astrocyte development and induces senescence-like changes
Parkinson’s disease research is increasingly turning its attention away from neurons alone. A new study by Smits, Magni, Grzyb and...
Study links fitness, barriers, and health beliefs to activity among older adults
Older adults who attend a Third Age University are at the center of a new investigation into why some people...
Occupational pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% higher motor neuron disease risk
Workplace exposure to pesticides may be associated with a substantially higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a...
How Life’s Hardships Can Make Conspiracy Theories Seem More Appealing
People who endure more hardship over the course of their lives may be more likely to believe conspiracy theories—not because...
Study Finds Newborn Circumcision Does Not Increase Autism Risk
A large U.S. childhood health study has found no evidence that circumcision performed shortly after birth increases a boy’s likelihood...
GLP-1 drugs tied to fewer fractures in adults with type 2 diabetes
A large new study from UCLA Health is challenging fears that rapid weight loss caused by GLP-1 medications might leave...
State contract expands UNC team’s mental health training efforts
North Carolina is launching a statewide effort to expand suicide prevention and mental health training across its colleges, universities and...
Vibrio-produced tryptophan activates gut immune signaling through ultraspiracle phosphorylation
A new study has identified a molecular connection between a nutrient produced by the cholera bacterium and the innate immune...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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