Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Jun-2025 14:10 ET (18-Jun-2025 18:10 GMT/UTC)

2-Jun-2025

Electronic health record intervention boosts fertility preservation for young adult cancer patients

Temple University Health System
Reports and Proceedings

A new study from researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting demonstrates that a simple addition to the electronic medical record (EMR) system can assist fertility preservation efforts for young adult cancer patients.

Meeting

2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

2-Jun-2025

Immune system discovery reveals potential solution to Alzheimer’s

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new way of thinking about Alzheimer’s disease has yielded a discovery that could be the key to stopping the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS and Parkinson's.

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's Association, Cure Alzheimer's Fund, Owens Family Foundation, Harrison Family Foundation

2-Jun-2025

Could poverty trigger the next pandemic?

University of Georgia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Socioeconomic factors may be a driving force behind the emergence and spread of animal-borne disease outbreaks, according to new research from the University of Georgia and Oklahoma State University.

Journal

Microorganisms

2-Jun-2025

Study provides new insights into the genetic complexity of cancer metastasis

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from researchers at MSK and Weill Cornell Medicine provides fresh insights about how cancers evolve when they metastasize — insights that could aid in developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of treatment.

Journal

Nature Genetics

Funder

NIH/National Cancer Institute

2-Jun-2025

Digital games facilitate learning about mental illness

University of Cologne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study focussing on depression shows how digital games can be used to learn about mental illness / publication in ‘Frontiers in Psychology’

Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

2-Jun-2025

WVU student discovers long-awaited mystery fungus sought by LSD’s inventor

West Virginia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.

Journal

Mycologia

Funder

WVU Davis College Student Enhancement Grant

2-Jun-2025

It’s not too late to start eating better for your brain

American Society for Nutrition
Reports and Proceedings

As the U.S. population ages and dementia cases rise, many people are asking whether it is possible to prevent this devastating disease. According to a new study, the answer may be on your plate: People who followed a dietary pattern known as the MIND diet were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia.

Meeting

NUTRITION 2025