Medical Research

Study Finds 20% of Women Achieve Natural Conception After IVF Treatment

by Hayden Schmidt

An Oxford Academic meta-analysis published this week found that natural conception after live birth via assisted reproductive technology (ART) was common, occurring in 20% of women. Looking at...

Adolescent Sleeve Gastrectomy Linked to Adverse Skeletal Effects

by Veronica Salib

Using quantitative CT and MR spectroscopy, researchers in Radiology linked adolescent sleeve gastrectomy procedures to adverse skeletal effects. After a two-year follow-up, the clinicians determined...

Yale Research Finds Obese Bodies Are Less Effective at Nutrient Sensing

by Hayden Schmidt

A study conducted by Yale researchers may have found one of the underlying mechanisms that makes it so difficult for obese people to lose weight. Data from the paper published in Nature showed that,...

Life Expectancy in the United States Falls Behind Other Nations

by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health found that life expectancy rates in the United States have lagged behind other nations. The publication analyzed data on life...

Liquid Biopsy Improves Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Veterans

by Veronica Salib

A study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that incorporating liquid biopsy screening for colorectal cancer improved screening rates among veterans between 50 and 75. The...

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on the Rise for Pediatric Patients

by Hayden Schmidt

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Tuesday found that pediatric surgery for weight loss is on the rise in the United States. Using data from the Metabolic and...

First Lifesaving In Utero Cerebrovascular Surgery Performed in Boston

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, researchers and clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Boston Children's Hospital took part in the first in utero cerebrovascular surgery to correct a deadly...

CDC Issues a Level 2 Travel Notice Regarding Fungal Meningitis

by Veronica Salib

After investigations of fungal meningitis revealed a link between the condition and traveled to Mexico, the CDC issued a level 2 travel notice, urging United States residents to practice enhanced...

NIH Spends $140 Million to Accelerate Research on Genetic Variations

by Veronica Salib

On May 11, 2023, the NIH launched one of its newest programs: the Common Fund’s Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues (SMaHT). The program is a $140 million effort to accelerate research on...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Long COVID

by Veronica Salib

An article published in SLEEP on May 11, 2023, reported a link between obstructive sleep apnea and an increased risk of long COVID. Using data from NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery...

Study Identifies Link Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Schizophrenia

by Veronica Salib

A collaborative study by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the investigators at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found a stronger link between...

Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Triple as Substance Abuse Rises Across US

by Hayden Schmidt

A CDC report published Tuesday found that drug overdose deaths increased significantly for several substances, including fentanyl which has emerged as the most common cause of overdose in the United...

CRISPR Gene Editing and Antiretroviral Therapy Eliminates HIV in Mice

by Veronica Salib

On May 1, 2023, researchers from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) published a study on a combined therapeutic approach that...

Researchers Identify 4 Comorbidities That Impact Self-Harm Risk

by Veronica Salib

On May 1, 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a research article identifying four profiles of psychiatric comorbidities that impact self-harm risk in pediatric patients: low-risk,...

High Co-Occurrence Between Psychiatric and Reproductive Disorders

by Veronica Salib

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open analyzed the association between mental health and reproductive disorders in women. While the researchers could not identify a...

Duke Medical Imaging Research Creates 64 Million Times Sharper MRI Image

by Hayden Schmidt

Researchers from the Duke Center for In Vivo Microscopy published an ultra-detailed MRI image this week that was generated using a 9.4 Tesla magnet and high-performance computing. The new imaging...

OTC Hearing Aids Are as Effective as Prescription Hearing Aids

by Veronica Salib

A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of Pretoria determined that over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are as effective as prescription hearing aids for managing...

A WHO Report Finds That 17.5% of People Experienced Infertility

by Veronica Salib

On April 3, 2023, the WHO published an Infertility Prevalence Estimates report analyzing global infertility rates between 1990 and 2021. Researchers determined that 17.5% — or one-sixth —...

Researchers Discover Anxiety Biomarkers, Developing a Blood Test

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, researchers published a study in Molecular Psychiatry identifying genetic biomarkers for anxiety disorders. The study used a four-step approach to identify objective assessments for...

Pediatric Hospitalizations for Acute Mental Health Episodes Skyrocket

by Hayden Schmidt

Mental health-related hospitalizations for children increased by 25.8%, according to a recently published retrospective analysis of pediatric hospital discharges between 2009 and 2019. The study also...