A new study by UCLA and Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s Center for Health Research demonstrates a health care approach matching treatment intensity to individual risk levels can significantly reduce self-harm and depression among at-risk adolescents and young adults while improving patient satisfaction with care.

Nearly 40% of the non-fatal injuries firefighters report involve their muscles and bones, and those injuries are often linked to the physical demands of the job and limitations that could be imposed by their personal protective equipment (PPE).  Dr. Jenna Yentes of the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at Texas A&M University partnered with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to address this issue, exploring how PPE could impact firefighters’ ability to move and perform critical tasks — and ultimately improving safety for those who protect our communities. “Most research has focused on heat stress or chemical exposure,” Yentes explained. “Very little has looked at how firefighters actually move in their gear. That’s the gap we’re trying to fill.”

Only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, but residential wood burning accounts for 22% of fine particulate matter in winter air, a new study finds. The researchers estimate 8,600 premature deaths per year are associated with wood-burning fireplaces, furnaces and stoves. People of color burn less wood yet disproportionately experience higher exposure rates.

A landmark study led by researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs has uncovered new genetic insights into schizophrenia by analyzing data from ancestrally diverse populations, including African Americans, through the Million Veteran Program (MVP) and Cooperative Studies Program (CSP). The researchers identified more than 100 ancestry-independent regions of the genome that influence schizophrenia risk, underlining the shared biological basis of schizophrenia across populations. The findings address a long-standing gap in psychiatric genetics and offer a more inclusive view of the disease’s biological underpinnings.

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

The American Heart Association offers some important information for staying heart healthy in cold temperatures

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and theranostics—precision medicine that allows diagnosis and treatment to be tailored to individual patients in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.