Maryland has reported six times as many mumps cases in early 2026 as it did all of last year, with most infections concentrated in the Baltimore metropolitan area, state health officials said Thursday.
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Over 95% of the world's adult population is infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but most people never realize it. The infection often causes few symptoms and then stays in the body for life.
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A fourth measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, prompting renewed calls from health officials for residents to ensure they are protected against the highly contagious virus.
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Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and long-term prescribing in aged care are among a mixed bag of findings of a recent report into antibiotic use and resistance in Australia.
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In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women. In Texas, more than 22,000 women were expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, according to the Texas Department of State Health ...
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While most parents know to limit candy, the true danger of sugar in a child's diet is often hidden in plain sight. A growing body of research reveals that excessive sugar consumption in childhood is linked to a frightening ...
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Eric Dane, known for his roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria," died this week from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 53.
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This is the first celebration of Heart Month (it comes every February) since the release of the updated dietary guidelines for Americans. The new recommendations are meant to represent the most current scientific evidence ...
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Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with dementia. While researchers have some idea of the factors that elevate risk, it's still not entirely clear why this happens. But a recent study suggests that the menopause ...
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Everyone who's had regular dental care knows the heavy lead apron that's draped across your body before taking X-rays of your teeth.
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Whether plain with little more than a splash of milk or stirred through with any and all of yogurt, honey, berries and seeds, a bowl of porridge or oatmeal has been lauded as a source of warming goodness and body fuel long ...
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A common strep throat infection can trigger guttate psoriasis by altering the behavior of key immune cells, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in eBioMedicine. The findings suggest how an infection ...
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Shocking inequalities experienced by men with learning disabilities when diagnosed with prostate cancer have been highlighted in a study by University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust researchers. Published ...
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Settling into a cushy reclining chair and closing your eyes while soft music plays is appealing, except perhaps at the dentist's office. According to a recent report in the Journal of the American Dental Association, 72% ...
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"It's the economy, stupid!" is an aphorism coined by James Carvill during Bill Clinton's 1992 U.S. presidential campaign to keep workers focused on a key message. It has since been adapted countless times to refocus debates ...
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Researchers at the University of Seville have analyzed alterations in the cerebral cortex in people suffering from psychosis. Their findings show that psychosis does not follow a single trajectory, but rather its evolution ...
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I don't think I've ever laughed harder than during a church service, when something faintly ridiculous caught my eye. My friend saw it too, and once she started laughing, it became impossible to stop. Years later I've tried ...
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Johns Hopkins scientists say they have used 3D imaging, special microscopes and artificial intelligence (AI) programs to construct new maps of mouse brains showing a precise location of more than 10 million cells called oligodendrocytes. ...
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Should we do couples counseling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back?
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Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, gluing together neurons, ...
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Researchers at the Ribeirao Preto Blood Center and the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) conducted a study using the NK-92 cell line to test new models of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) with specific costimulatory domains, ...
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Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why.
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During their first six months of life, many infants get some or all of their calories from formula, but federal rules governing what goes into those bottles haven't been updated in decades.
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Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) can be linked to better cognitive performance decades later among Black adults, according to a study coauthored by Min Hee Kim, an assistant professor at Rutgers ...
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For the first time, researchers show that tirzepatide—the active ingredient in the diabetes and weight-loss drug Mounjaro—reduces alcohol intake as well as relapse-like behaviors in rats and mice. The findings are considered ...
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Umbilical cord blood transplantation has transformed the treatment options for patients with blood cancers and other life-threatening hematologic disorders, particularly when matched donors are unavailable. While cord blood ...
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An analysis of approximately 1,604 studies from over three decades proves that delirium is a clinically highly relevant but scientifically often neglected complication in cardiology, and prevention can reduce the incidence ...
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A new study provides hope that smarter timing of cancer treatments could improve cure rates. The study's Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert Noble, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, City, St George's, University ...
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For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), severity of CKD is associated with an increased incidence of cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
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Getting enough sleep may be more important for heart health than many busy professionals realize. A new multicenter study conducted by researchers from Kumamoto University and the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, ...
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A recent analysis of the German National Cohort (NAKO) of about 80,000 adults shows that while the majority of NAKO participants kept their mental health stable during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, depressive symptoms, ...
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Life doesn't arrive in neat chapters. It flows, one conversation bleeding into the next, one thought quietly reshaping the one that follows. Yet our brains do something remarkable: they preserve a sense of continuity while ...
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A research team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) has found new clues about how the brains of people with Down syndrome develop differently from a very early age. The ...
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A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those are the findings of ...
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Patients undergoing gender-affirming vaginoplasty experience worsening of overactive bladder (OAB) with respect to their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Urology.
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a potent immunotherapy approach for treating meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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How does your childhood impact the food you crave or choose to eat? Beyond the effect of the culture you were raised in, could an event in your infancy make you eat differently today?
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For many people diagnosed with cancer, treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has dramatically extended lives. Some of these treatments, such as Keytruda and Opdivo, have become familiar brand names. However, ...
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A new study of more than 1,500 boys and men in Canada and the United States suggests that social media may play a meaningful role in shaping intentions to use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), particularly when users are ...
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Extreme heat poses serious risks to physical health but can also trigger a mental health emergency for some people. While the link between heat and suicide is well-documented, the specific stressors that drive someone to ...
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, experience substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population of adults, researchers report in JAMA ...
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Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and tropical storms, are linked to increased rates of drug-related deaths up to three months after the storm passes—particularly in higher-income, white communities and among younger ...
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Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young adulthood, according to a large study published in JAMA Health Forum. The longitudinal study followed ...
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A large, long-term study following nearly 1 million adults across the United States and Europe has found that dietary patterns associated with lower inflammation and steadier insulin levels are linked to a reduced risk of ...
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People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called genome-wide association studies.
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections, with catheter-associated UTIs accounting for more than half of infections contracted in hospitals. When detected early and accurately, UTIs are ...
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the connection between nerves and muscles. This attack causes muscle weakness that can affect vision, movement, speech, swallowing, and ...
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An increase in the number of percutaneous coronary interventions does not appear to have resulted in reduced mortality rates, according to results presented at the EAPCI Summit 2026. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention ...
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Most transgender and gender-diverse people have been victims of physical or sexual violence, a new evidence review says. Overall, nearly two-thirds (64%) of transgender and gender-diverse people worldwide experienced physical ...
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Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the link between sleep and sensory sensitivity, ...
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More cases of colorectal cancer are detected at an early stage with screening. This is according to new research based on data from over 278,000 60-year-olds, who were randomly selected to undergo one of two interventions ...
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New insights into spontaneous coronary artery dissection—a devastating cause of heart attacks in young, healthy patients—were presented at the EAPCI Summit 2026.
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New Zealand does not have enough neurologists to keep up with the increase in demand for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, research from the University of ...
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Wyoming officials say they have a plan to make five years of upcoming grants from a new $50 billion federal rural health program last "forever."
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The Food and Drug Administration's decision, made public on Feb. 10, 2026, to not review an application to approve Moderna's proposed mRNA-based flu vaccine set off a firestorm of criticism from public health experts.
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