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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Oct-2025 00:11 ET (8-Oct-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)

1-Jul-2025

Study: What we learned from record-breaking 2021 heat wave and what we can expect in the future

Portland State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from some of the Pacific Northwest's top climate scientists synthesized more than 70 publications addressing the causes and consequences of the extreme heat wave in June 2021 and the potential for similar high-heat events to happen in the future.

Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

1-Jul-2025

Simple schizophrenia diagnosis using an acidic glycan in the blood

Nagoya University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A group from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a simple, accurate, and sensitive method for measuring polysialic acid, a unique glycan found in the brain that fluctuates in the blood of patients with psychiatric disorders. As its level in the blood is increased in schizophrenia patients, polysialic acid represents a potential diagnostic tool and possible target of treatment.

Journal: Scientific Reports

1-Jul-2025

Effective therapies needed to halt rise in eco-anxiety, says psychology professor

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

More must be done to address the growth in anxiety related to climate change, says a leading psychologist, before it becomes the next mental health crisis.

1-Jul-2025

Slower arm movements linked to greater fall risk for older adults

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A first-of-its-kind study could inform physical therapy protocols aimed at strengthening arms to prevent falls likely to cause hip fractures.

Journal: Scientific Reports

1-Jul-2025

Women 65+ still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by HPV

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine.

Journal: Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine
Funder: Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen

1-Jul-2025

‘Inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy may raise child’s diabetes type 1 risk

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Funder: European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes Programme, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Innovation Fund Denmark, March of Dimes

1-Jul-2025

Microplastics discovered in human reproductive fluids, new study reveals

European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Reports and Proceedings

New research presented today at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) reveals the presence of microplastics in human reproductive fluids, raising important questions about their potential risks to fertility and reproductive health.

Meeting: ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting