In a new study, wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens at five different sites identified local trends that were not captured in larger surveillance programs, and some sites used the data to inform efforts to prevent disease spread. Jay…
Category: 5. Health
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Stroke deaths and their racial disparities increased over last 20 years
Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the…
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Do ‘optimistic’ versus ‘pessimistic’ medical detection dogs perform differently?
A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on behavioral and affective tests, finding that more “optimistic” dogs tended to perform better overall on detection tasks,…
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Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of tariffs on healthcare costs, pioneers of treating MS, AI for clinical decision-making, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Inside an Indian pharmaceutical…
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Wildfire recovery: What victims say they need most
It’s been three months since the start of a devastating series of wildfires that raged through Los Angeles from Jan. 7 to Jan. 31. As victims pick up the pieces of their lives, a study published in Environmental Research: Health from the UC Davis…
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Advanced imaging reveals mechanisms that cause autoimmune disease
People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around.
Researchers have known that the disease is caused by…
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Titanium particles are common around dental implants
Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study from the University of Gothenburg, which also identified 14 genes that may be affected by these particles.
Registry data indicate that…
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New insights into neurodegeneration using human ‘mini brains’
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have discovered a new way that neurons act in neurodegeneration by using human neural organoids — also known as “mini-brain” models — from patients with…
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More opportunities to test for Alzheimer’s using new analytical method
Researchers at Lund University and Washington University have identified a blood marker that reflects the amount of Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. This discovery may play a key role in determining who is most likely to benefit from the new…
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Master regulator blocking immunotherapy, paving the way for a new lung cancer treatment
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, a class of immunotherapies that help immune cells attack cancer more effectively, have revolutionized cancer treatment. However, fewer than 20% of patients respond to these treatments, highlighting the urgent need…
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