Study reveals continued care delays among patients with young-onset breast cancer
In an analysis of data on adolescents and young adults with breast cancer, lower income and younger age were linked…
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Think raw milk is better for you? Pediatricians have a warning
With hundreds of illnesses linked to raw milk outbreaks and emerging concerns over bird flu, pediatricians warn that unpasteurized dairy…
A simple handgrip test offers new clues about long COVID
Could a simple squeeze reveal more about long COVID? Researchers find that weaker grip strength and faster muscle fatigue are…
Nearly one-third of new nurse practitioners trained at for-profit schools
For-profit schools appear to be playing an outsized role in training the nation’s expanding nurse practitioner workforce, according to a…
$13.1 million grant backs bacterial therapies for resistant breast cancer
A scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine is working with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on new, complementary research…
Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses
More than one in five adults in the US experience mental illness each year, according to data from the National…
Rare dendritic cells may promote immune tolerance in metastatic cancer
This study was co-led by Steven Blum, MD. Gary Reynolds, MD, PhD, Samuel Klempner, MD, and Alexandra-Chloé Villani, PhD, jointly…
Precise phenotyping improves genetic prediction of sensorineural hearing loss
A team of hearing specialists at Vanderbilt Health analyzed thousands of data samples in the institution’s BioVU biobank to understand…
Nicotinamide riboside fails to slow progression of early Parkinson’s disease
A major clinical trial involving 410 people with early Parkinson’s disease has found no clinical benefit from nicotinamide riboside (NR),…
Food insecurity disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts
More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to a new study published in…