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Medical Xpress / Agent Orange linked to aggressive bone marrow cancer in Vietnam veterans
More than 50 years after Agent Orange was used in Vietnam, a new national study published in Blood Advances highlights the genetic changes that link exposure to Agent Orange to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of ...
Medical Xpress / Medical societies call for 'ALARA+' safety standard to reduce radiation and injury risks in fluoroscopy labs
Nine leading medical societies are calling for updated safety standards in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called "cath labs," where clinicians performing minimally invasive procedures face radiation exposure and orthopedic ...
Medical Xpress / Excessive screen time signals health risk for young adults
People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol, and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, according to a study ...
Phys.org / DESI maps C-19, an extremely metal-poor Milky Way stellar stream
Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed C-19—an extremely metal-poor stellar stream in the Milky Way's halo. Results of the observational campaign, ...
Medical Xpress / Subtle health changes may signal progressive supranuclear palsy years in advance
Drawing from UK Biobank data, Mass General Brigham researchers have uncovered specific health factors linked to higher or lower risk of developing progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare but devastating neurological ...
Medical Xpress / Study details neuropsychiatric symptoms and biological mechanisms of long COVID
Nearly three years since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was declared over, conservative estimates suggest that between 80 million and 400 million people worldwide have long COVID. This chronic condition associated with the infection ...
Phys.org / The deep freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Great Salt Lake
A potentially huge underground reservoir of freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake is coming into sharper focus with a new study that used airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys to X-ray geologic structures under Farmington ...
Medical Xpress / Transportation noise: An overlooked risk to heart health
Living in areas with consistently higher levels of noise from transportation is associated with a significantly higher risk of major adverse cardiac events compared with living in quieter areas, according to a study presented ...
Medical Xpress / Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function
It's no secret that exercise benefits both the mind and body, and it's increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool for maintaining healthy brain aging. A new study in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy says that just engaging ...
Medical Xpress / Is your brain aging faster than you are? Sleep may hold the key
A machine-learning analysis of brain waves recorded during sleep may help identify people at high risk of developing dementia, according to a study led by UC San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. ...
Phys.org / Researchers uncover gut-liver serotonin pathway that limits nanoparticle and viral delivery
A new study has for the first time elucidated the gut-liver immune regulatory axis jointly maintained by intestinal commensal bacteria and the intestinal endocrine system, and uncovered the fundamental mechanism underlying ...
Medical Xpress / Dietary changes and medications could help prevent recurrent kidney stones
A systematic review of 31 studies found that diet changes like increasing fluid intake and following a diet low in salt and protein may help prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis, or kidney stones. In addition, several medications, ...
