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Adoption of “hospital-at-home” programs remains concentrated among larger, urban, not-for-profit and academic hospitals

Study supports new blood-based biomarker to detect early brain changes leading to cognitive impairment and dementia

Low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth, UCLA study finds: Men on active surveillance who followed a low omega-6, high omega-3 diet with fish oil supplements had significantly lower levels of cancer cell proliferation after one year

Heart muscle can regenerate itself in very limited amounts, scientists find

People who experience discrimination show distinct differences in their gut microbiome, including lower levels of anti-inflammatory bacteria and altered gene activity

Childhood attention issues, coupled with genetic predispositions, increase the likelihood of experiencing psychotic-like symptoms in adolescence

Research found that a person’s sex and their unique experiences of childhood trauma can have specific consequences for their biological health and risk of developing 20 major diseases later in life

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) help predict epilepsy risk in children with autism spectrum disorder

Potential of Manuka honey as a nutraceutical for breast cancer - Manuka honey significantly reduced tumor growth in mice with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer cells by 84% without affecting normal breast cells or causing major side effects.

Molecule restores cognition, memory in Alzheimer's disease model mice

Tai Chi reduces risk of inflammatory disease and treats insomnia among breast cancer survivors, finds a randomized clinical trial

Cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition

Resiliency shaped by activity in the gut microbiome and brain

New research found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.

30% of older women (+65 y/o) who have early-stage breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy experienced a significant decline in their ability to perform daily tasks like walking or climbing stairs, compared to 8% of those who didn't receive chemotherapy

Women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie foods such as sugary foods

Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease including restoring neural pathways, preventing brain matter decline and reversing aging and inflammation-associated biomarkers

Semen microbiome health may impact male fertility. One microbe in particular, Lactobacillus iners, may have a direct negative impact on male fertility

Researchers have described a previously unknown step in the complex process by which dietary cholesterol is processed in the intestines before being released into the bloodstream – potentially revealing a new pathway to target in cholesterol treatment

Trauma, severe stress in childhood linked to criminal legal involvement in next generation

Researchers have found that manipulating the nerves supplying brown fat could help combat obesity by releasing chemical energy from fat metabolism as heat

New study shows why many predictive algorithms may miss out on children at risk of self-harm, researchers also developed machine learning models that could improve suicide-risk prediction

Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed cancer risk, kept quiet

Deep-brain stimulation during sleep strengthens memory: study

Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

Researchers at UCLA Health and Harvard have identified 10 pesticides that significantly damaged neurons implicated in the development of Parkinson’s disease, providing new clues about environmental toxins’ role in the disease.

Drug overdose fatalities among US older adults has quadrupled over 20 years

Gut bacteria may contribute to susceptibility to HIV infection, UCLA-led research suggests

New study shows highly creative people’s brains work differently from others'

Most heart attack patients' cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk

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