The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine. The investigators found that children with a family history of substance ...
Nov 21, 2025
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Researchers led by investigators at Mass General Brigham have discovered that over the last 25 years, heat and cold-related deaths have caused more than 69,000 deaths in the U.S., disproportionately affecting certain populations. ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI). However, individuals with similar RHI exposure have shown differing pathology, suggesting a role for genetic variation. ...
Nov 20, 2025
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Combining genetic risk with cardiovascular disease risk factors—such as high LDL cholesterol, obesity, and hypertension—may predict who is more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
Nov 21, 2025
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In a new study, 18- to 21-year-olds exposed to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat—even when full. Young Americans are gaining weight.
Nov 19, 2025
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Researchers at Academia Sinica have developed the first population-specific polygenic risk score (PRS) models for people of Han Chinese ancestry, achieving unprecedented accuracy in predicting risks for common diseases such ...
Nov 21, 2025
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Physician responses to patient expectations can affect physician incomes and may help explain lower incomes for many women, racialized, and immigrant physicians, found a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association ...
Nov 17, 2025
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For the past several decades, the American economy has seen consistently widening wage gaps. Highly educated and specially trained workers have seen their salaries steadily rise, while less-educated workers in lower-wage ...
Nov 18, 2025
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A patented RNA-based cocktail developed at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has emerged as a promising active agent against tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma.
Nov 20, 2025
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Humans can "catch" fear from robots, new research has shown. The findings—by a team of psychologists from the University of Amsterdam and the University of British Columbia—shed new light on how emotions can spread through ...
Nov 18, 2025
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