Overweight & Obesity
BMI shouldn't be the only way to assess who can access weight-loss drugs
About 1 in 3 Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.
Oct 14, 2025
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High Blood Pressure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trial shows combined sleep apnea treatments are better than one
Combined treatments for both aspects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a compromised airway anatomy and unstable breathing—have shown promise in a Monash and Harvard-led trial.
Oct 14, 2025
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Health
Clean air can protect children from high blood pressure and elevated diabetes markers
Two new studies by the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology–BIPS in Bremen show for the first time that air quality directly influences blood pressure (pre-hypertension and hypertension) and important ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Medications
Medicine from a vending machine? Advocate Health Care installs devices in Chicago
Most patients don't expect to be sent to a vending machine immediately after a doctor's appointment or a hospital stay.
Oct 9, 2025
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Genetics
First 3D genetic mapping of the heart uncovers genes implicated in sudden death
A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to sudden death.
Oct 7, 2025
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Medications
Novel drug combination offers hope for men with advanced prostate cancer
A new drug combination could significantly delay the progression of a life-threatening form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations, finds a major international trial led by UCL researchers.
Oct 7, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Compounded discrimination linked to poorer health, study finds
Nearly 1 in 5 residents (17.8%) of Agder, Norway, reported being discriminated against in the past year. "Discrimination tends to fly under the radar in public discourse. We assume we have legislation and measures in place ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Cardiology
Link between smoking and high blood pressure confirmed
Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients' urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess this risk.
Oct 6, 2025
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Splicing factor could be therapeutic target for preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication with serious risks for mother and child. The only real cure for preeclampsia is delivery. Now, a new mouse study reports that high levels of an mRNA splicing factor may contribute ...
Oct 3, 2025
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A link that persists: Education outshines heart health as predictor of memory in people over 90
An association between higher education and better brain health can still be seen in people over 90, according to a new study. In contrast, midlife risk factors for cardiovascular disease were not found to be linked to memory ...
Oct 2, 2025
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