TOPLINE: More physical activity in late childhood is associated with an increase in brain volume in regions involved in cognition, emotion, learning, and psychiatric illness. METHODOLOGY: Investigators used data on 1088 children (52% girls) in the Generation R Study, a…

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A target to open 160 cancer community diagnostic centres is on track to be hit a year early, Steve Barclay has announced.The Health Secretary said all planned centres would be open by March. Some 127 are already operating in locations…

A patient at Oregon Health & Science University is the first in the world to benefit from a single stimulator implanted in the brain to effectively control two life-altering conditions: seizures caused by epilepsy and compulsive behavior caused by obsessive-compulsive…

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers examined the changes in oral microbiota composition due to smoking. Smoking is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, oropharyngeal cancers, periodontitis, and respiratory diseases, among others. Oral microbiota alterations…

Dear Mayo Clinic: I’ve always been a high achiever, both personally and professionally. But I struggle with a whirlwind of worries and thoughts, constantly second-guessing myself and pushing for perfection. I’ve heard the term “high-functioning anxiety,” and I feel like…

TOPLINE: The prevalence of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has declined over the past two decades, but 1 in 17 Americans still have a level of 160-189 mg/dL, and 1 in 48 have a level ≥ 190 mg/dL, new research…

Reviewed Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The role of cuproptosis, a newly discovered form of programmed cell death, remains poorly understood in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study described by this article was aimed at constructing a…

Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have identified a new way that the SARS-CoV-2 virus hijacks its host’s translation machinery using elements within its genetic material and causes COVID-19, paving the way for future study. Viruses can’t replicate independently; they force infected…

In a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated the gender-specific factors associated with depression among married adults in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. Study: Factors affecting depression among married adults: a gender-based household cross-sectional study. Image Credit: Ken stocker/Shutterstock.com Background  Depression…