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Shift workers face higher risk of developing kidney stones

A study evaluating how various shift work patterns contribute to kidney stone risk has revealed that shift workers have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones, especially younger workers and those with low levels of manual labor.

2 Oct 2025

Neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest found to be similar across income levels

People who have a cardiac arrest in their own homes have similar neurological outcomes regardless of socioeconomic background, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Wednesday).

2 Oct 2025

Second round of exercise boosts muscle growth in mice

New research offers potential good news for those who've lapsed at the gym. The study found that mice that voluntarily ran on an exercise wheel for four weeks, stopped for four weeks and ran again for another four weeks saw unexpected gains.

2 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Democrats make this shutdown about the ACA

As long predicted, much of the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to agree on spending bills that keep most programs running.

2 Oct 2025

New molecular sensor for taste-based detection of influenza

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum.

2 Oct 2025

New insights into how antimicrobial peptides kill bacterial cells

New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more vulnerable.

2 Oct 2025

Intensive sports in adolescents trigger complex heart adaptations

Adolescent athletes' cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, arterial stiffness and heart growth, a new study shows.

2 Oct 2025

Fitter hearts beat less: How exercise may add years to life

Forget the myth that exercise uses up your heartbeats. New Australian research shows fitter people use far fewer total heartbeats per day - potentially adding years to their lives.

2 Oct 2025

Study identifies PTX-3 as potential marker for long COVID and tissue damage

A research team working at MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that a specific component of the immune system (PTX-3) remains at significantly higher levels in the blood of patients who have suffered from severe COVID-19, even months after the acute infection has subsided.

2 Oct 2025

‘Future-guided’ AI boosts accuracy in seizure prediction

In the world around us, many things exist in the context of time: a bird's path through the sky is understood as different positions over a period of time, and conversations as a series of words occurring one after another.

2 Oct 2025

Wearable device can help lower relapse risk in early addiction recovery

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a non-drug, wearable device can help people with substance use disorders (SUD) manage stress, reduce cravings, and lower their risk of relapse in real time.

2 Oct 2025

Novel insight into why males and females age differently

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods.

2 Oct 2025

Long-term exposure to industrial solvent associated with elevated Parkinson's disease risk

Long-term exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) outdoors may be linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a large nationwide study published in the October 1, 2025, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Oct 2025

Innovative vibroacoustic sensor could revolutionize eczema and psoriasis treatment

A groundbreaking technology developed by Heriot-Watt University has received over £475,000 in funding to revolutionize how eczema is diagnosed and treated, potentially ending years of suffering for millions of patients across the UK.

2 Oct 2025

Genetic risk score can help identify women at higher risk of invasive breast cancer

Studying a person's genetic makeup can predict if they will go on to develop invasive breast cancer after abnormal cells have been found in their breast tissue.

2 Oct 2025

McGill researchers create AI tool to detect hidden disease markers in single cells

McGill University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect previously invisible disease markers inside single cells.

2 Oct 2025

NIH funds multi-state pilot for genome sequencing in newborn screening

Mass General Brigham and Ariadne Labs, alongside Boston Children's Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Case Western Reserve University, Baylor College of Medicine, and sequencing partners GeneDx and Illumina, today announced the launch of BEACONS (Building Evidence and Collaboration for GenOmics in Nationwide Newborn Screening), the nation's first multi-state genomic newborn screening initiative.

2 Oct 2025

Medical News

Shift workers face higher risk of developing kidney stones

Neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest found to be similar across income levels

Second round of exercise boosts muscle growth in mice

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Democrats make this shutdown about the ACA

New molecular sensor for taste-based detection of influenza

New insights into how antimicrobial peptides kill bacterial cells

Intensive sports in adolescents trigger complex heart adaptations

Fitter hearts beat less: How exercise may add years to life

Study identifies PTX-3 as potential marker for long COVID and tissue damage

‘Future-guided’ AI boosts accuracy in seizure prediction

Wearable device can help lower relapse risk in early addiction recovery

Novel insight into why males and females age differently

Long-term exposure to industrial solvent associated with elevated Parkinson's disease risk

Innovative vibroacoustic sensor could revolutionize eczema and psoriasis treatment

Genetic risk score can help identify women at higher risk of invasive breast cancer

McGill researchers create AI tool to detect hidden disease markers in single cells

NIH funds multi-state pilot for genome sequencing in newborn screening

Workers’ wages siphoned to pay medical bills, despite consumer protections

‘Demon Copperhead’ author lays foundation for women in Appalachia to beat addiction

Advancing patient safety for children: building safer systems from birth

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