Medical Research

Melatonin Use Reduced Self-Harm Injury Risk in Pediatric Patients

by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry examined how melatonin use impacted the risk of self-harm and unintentional injury in pediatric patients, finding a reduced...

Researchers Test Harm Reduction Tool Xylazine Test Strips

by Veronica Salib

In collaboration with the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health (DPH), researchers at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) have tested xylazine test strips to...

Department of Defense Study Finds Pilots and Crew Face High Cancer Risk

by Hayden Schmidt

A Department of Defense (DOD) study reviewed cancer data of 156,050 aircrew and 737,891 ground crew between 1992 and 2017 and found highly elevated rates of melanoma, thyroid, prostate, and other types...

Researchers Find Gadolinium Used in Medical Imaging Stays in Kidneys

by Hayden Schmidt

Gadolinium-based contrast agents, commonly used in medical imaging since the 1980s, have been shown to induce negative consequences in new research conducted at the University of New Mexico (UNM). A...

Colorectal Cancer Will Kill 52,550 People in the United States in 2023

by Veronica Salib

In a recent study published by the American Cancer Society (ACS) journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, researchers collected data and statistics and developed projections for the rest of the...

Researchers 3D Engineer Complex Skin Graft for Extensive Skin Injury

by Veronica Salib

In an article published in Science Advances earlier this year, researchers from Columbia University detailed the process of developing and testing 3D-engineered complex skin grafts in the shape of...

CDC Report Finds Teen Girls Experiencing Mental Health Crisis

by Hayden Schmidt

A CDC report published in February found that over half of teen girls in the United States felt persistently sad or hopeless as levels of violence and suicidal ideation increased to record highs. Data...

NIH Researchers Identify Compounds for Non-Hormonal Male Contraceptives

by Veronica Salib

A preclinical study in Nature Communication identifies compounds that may help develop non-hormonal male contraceptives. The study — led by NIH researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine — used...

Differences in Gut Microbe May Be Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Biomarkers

by Veronica Salib

Two studies recently published in Cell Host and Microbe, analyzing the correlation between the gut microbiome and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigues syndrome (ME/CFS), determined differences in...

Understanding the Correlation Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

by Veronica Salib

In a research letter written by Alison R. Huang, PhD, and her colleagues, she discusses the correlation between hearing loss and dementia. According to the letter published in JAMA, hearing loss is...

Additive Nitrites in Processed Meat Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

by Veronica Salib

Confirming claims of multiple other studies, researchers in PLOS Medicine conducted a population-based cohort study that determined nitrites in processed meats may be linked to type 2 diabetes (T2D)....

Black Cancer Patients Experience Nearly Twice as Many Treatment Delays

by Veronica Salib

An article published in the American Cancer Society (ACS) Journals analyzing treatment delays in breast cancer found that black breast cancer patients experience nearly twice as many treatment delays...

Modeling Study Predicts Drastic Rise in Diabetes for Young Americans

by Hayden Schmidt

A study published in Diabetes Care last week found that the incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in people younger than 20 is likely to increase significantly by 2060. Based on data from the SEARCH...

Scientists Explore Monoclonal Antibodies as Contraception

by Veronica Salib

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade early in 2022, the year has become a landmark for expanding access and options for reproductive care, especially contraception. Shortly after this policy change,...

Nanorobot Antibodies to Treat Cancer

by Veronica Salib

According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease, and there are approximately 1.9 million new cancer cases and...

7.4 Million Patients Are Misdiagnosed in the Emergency Room Each Year

by Veronica Salib

Emergency departments (EDs) across the United States are critical pillars of the healthcare industry, providing treatment options for various conditions, from viral infections to cardiac failure. As...

Colorectal Cancer Study Identifies New Genetic Links to Disease

by Hayden Schmidt

A meta-analysis of colorectal cancer genome-wide associated studies (GWAS) published in Nature identified 37 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at new loci and 13 independent new risk SNPs that...

Understanding the Link Between Psychological Distress and Dementia

by Veronica Salib

Dementia is a broad term for many neurodegenerative diseases that can impair cognition and memory. The WHO notes that approximately 55 million people in the world have dementia, with the number...

Examining the Relationship Between CT Scans and Brain Cancer

by Veronica Salib

According to the National Brain Tumor Society, about 700,000 people in the United States are currently living with primary brain tumors. Each year, an additional 88,970 people will be diagnosed with a...

CDC Observes Thousands of Deaths Linked to Long COVID

by Hayden Schmidt

Long COVID, an ill-defined syndrome expressed with various symptoms and degrees of severity, is now also proven deadly. According to a recent report published by the CDC, researchers found that 3,544...