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News for Healthier Living
New ALS Drug Stabilizes Decline with a Trend Toward Improved Strength, Mobility for Some
 Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborators report that long-term use of tofersen, a new drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a genetic form of this deadly illness, delays symptom progression and death and in about one-quarter of participants leads to stabilization or improvement.
December 22, 2025
December 22 2025 - Academic Medicine Accelerated at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University
- BIDMC Investigator Contributes to FDA Approval of New and Better Way to Test Osteoporosis Treatments
- Mapping the Dance of Circadian Synchrony
- New ALS Drug Stabilizes Decline with a Trend Toward Improved Strength, Mobility for Some
- Keeping Up With Toy Recalls
- From Luggage to Long Drives, AAOS Advises Holiday Travelers on Injury Prevention
- Modified Tau Thwarts Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disease
- Researchers Discover Molecular Difference in Autistic Brains
- Cannabis-Based Products Show Limited Short-Term Benefit for Chronic Pain, with Increased Risk of Adverse Effects
- Once-Weekly Oral Islatravir Plus Lenacapavir Maintains High Rates of Virologic Suppression in Adults with HIV
- U.S. Teen Substance Use at Historic Lows for Fifth Year, Survey Finds
- Trump Administration Seeks to Cut Funding for Transgender Youth Care
- CBD Use Is Common on College Campuses, New Research Shows
- Holiday Carbon Monoxide Risks Families Should Know
- Doctors' Questionnaires Confusing To Patients, Create Misleading Responses
- Misconceptions Over Preventing Peanut Allergy Persist Among Parents, Study Shows
- Specific Symptoms of Middle-Age Depression Tied To Later Dementia Risk
- Reversing Prediabetes Key To Protecting Heart Health, Experts Say
- Metabolism Might Play A Role In Recurring Miscarriages, Researchers Say
- Sports Injuries Worse During An Athlete's Period, Study Says
- Bridging Diagnosis and Therapy: Advances in Radionuclide Conjugate Drugs
- AI Could Help Predict Nutrition Risks in ICU Patients, Study Finds
- What Makes the Mediterranean Diet So Healthy for Your Heart?
- Can Hepatitis C Cure After Treatment Be Confirmed Sooner?
- Researchers Identify Gene That Calms the Mind and Improves Attention in Mice
- Antibiotic Resistance Affecting Southern Italian Women Over 70 at Higher Rates
- Ho Ho Ho! Santa Delivers Holiday Joy to Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's
- Huntsman Cancer Institute Discovery Innovations Winter 2025
- Myeloma: How AI Is Redrawing the Map of Cancer Care
- New Crystallization and Microgel Technology Advances Biohybrid Brain Research
December 21 2025December 20 2025December 19 2025December 18 2025 - Using a Microfluidic Device to Monitor Glioblastoma Treatment Outcomes
- Most Americans Still Get Nicotine Wrong
- MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
- New Study Finds More Comfortable Option for Guiding Breast Cancer Surgery
- Ohio State Researchers Find Increasing a Type of Protein Helps Slow Down Heart Failure
- For Black Women with Breast Cancer, Ultra-Processed Foods May Worsen Health Outcomes
- Revealing an Invisible Kinase State That Accounts for Vital Biological Function
- Mitochondria May Be Missing Link Between Mental Health and Brain Function
- Women's Choice Awards Recognizes Roswell Park as one of America's Best Hospitals
- Imaging Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders With Chronic PTSD
- Deep-Learning 3D Scanner Captures Rice Seedlings in Ultra-High Detail for Smarter Cold-Region Farming
- Energy Insecurity Linked to Higher Rates of Anxiety, Depression, Georgia Tech Study Finds
- FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot
- Cutting Saturated Fat Helps Those at Risk for Heart Disease, Review Finds
- Trump Calls Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
- New Bio-Inspired Gel Helps Tooth Enamel Grow Back
- L.A. Wildfires Linked To ER Surge In Heart Attacks, Lung Ailments
- Vapes Or Cigs, Doesn't Matter — Nicotine Is Toxic To Heart Health, Experts Say
- High-Fat Cheese, Cream Might Protect Brain Against Dementia
- The Dark Side Of True Crime Reporting
- Anxious, Depressed About An Uncertain World? Training Can Help You Cope, Study Says
- New Rapid Test IDs Bacteria Involved In Urinary Tract Infections, Possibly Improving Treatment
- Most Parents Aware of Early Peanut Introduction Guidelines, But Confused About Details
- Promising Target Improves Antitumor Response in Preclinical Models of Pancreatic Cancer
- What Prevents More Cancer Patients From Enrolling in Potentially Life-Saving Clinical Trials?
- Anti-Diabetic Drugs and Their Surprising Impact on Cancer Progression
- Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Acquisition Associated with Hospital Closure and Bankruptcy
- Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for December 2025
- Could Your Genes Influence the Gut Microbiome of Others?
December 17 2025December 16 2025 - Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder Get More Health Care, but Few Medications
- Blood Analysis Shows Whether Brain Cancer Treatment Is Working
- A Year of Discovery: 10 Mayo Clinic Research Breakthroughs Moving Medicine Forward
- Federally Funded Clinical Trial Suggests Knowing HIV 'Viral Load' Doesn't Improve Number of Patients Seeking Needed Care
- 3D-Printed Models Improve Precision in Cancer Surgery
- Sweeping Study Shows Similar Genetic Factors Underlie Multiple Psychiatric Disorders
- Shea's President Brian Higgins Named to Roswell Park Board of Directors
- First-Ever Human Trial Finds Fasting Mimicking Diet Enhances Autophagy While Improving Metabolic Health
- The Gut Bacteria That Put the Brakes on Weight Gain in Mice
- Combination Therapy Shows Potential to Treat Pediatric Brain Cancer ATRT
- Speeding the Recovery From Achilles Injuries
- SLU Research Shows Surge in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Driving 'Deaths of Despair'
- What You Should Know About Chagas Disease in North Texas
- Precision and Partnership: JASPER Surpasses 200 Experimental Shots
- Recall Issued for Breaded Chicken After Major Allergen Left Off Label
- Most U.S. Teens Use YouTube and TikTok Daily, Pew Finds
- No Fluoride in Your Water? How to Protect Kids’ Teeth
- Most Americans Are Happy With Health Insurance, Poll Finds
- Childhood Behavioral Problems Are Straining Family Finances, Experts Say
- Love Can Help The Heart Heal, Evidence Says
- COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy Reduces Risk Of Preterm Birth
- Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening Outperforms Annual Mammograms, Clinical Trial Finds
- Dad, Grandpa Might Be Taking A Dangerous Risk While Stoned, Survey Finds
- Smartwatch System Helps Defuse Children's Temper Tantrums, Experts Say
- Penn Researchers Awarded $25M to Conduct Trial Using Smartphones to Fight Heart Disease
- Researchers Discover Bias in AI Models That Analyze Pathology Samples
- New Binghamton University Research Shows Better Way to Target mRNA Cancer Vaccines
- New ACS Cancer Disparities Report: Major Differences Persist in Mortality Burden by Urbanicity, Congressional District, Socioeconomic Status, and Race/Ethnicity
- Multidisciplinary Symposium Focused on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy in Cancer Care Debuts February 17-18
- Leading Symposium for Head and Neck Cancer Specialists to Be Held February 19-21
- 40 Percent of MRI Signals Do Not Correspond to Actual Brain Activity
- Ring in the New Year With Resolutions to Breathe Easier
- AI Model Helps Diagnose Often Undetected Heart Disease From Simple EKG
- New Method Accelerates Resistance Testing in Urinary Tract Infections
- Marathon Running Temporarily Stresses Kidneys, Digestive System
- Meet the Atienzas: The Doctor/Nurse Sibling Duo with a Lifelong Connection to Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- This New Understanding of T Cell Receptors May Improve Cancer Immunotherapies
December 15 2025December 14 2025December 13 2025December 12 2025December 11 2025 - Scientists Uncover Key Driver of Treatment-Resistant Cancer
- Clean Water Access Improves Child Health in Mozambique, Study Shows
- At the Bedside: Uthealth Houston Surgeon Helps El Paso Woman Live Pain-Free Life After a Decade of Illness
- The Key to Increasing Patients' Advance Care Medical Planning May Be Automatic Patient Outreach
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Epilepsy Specialists Help Narek Say Goodbye to Seizures and Return to What He Loves
- UWF Center for Cybersecurity awarded EC-Council 2025 Academia Innovator of the Year
- Cedars-Sinai Strengthens AI Foundation, Accelerates Momentum
- Is Your Heart on Holiday Overdrive? Houston Methodist Cardiologist Warns of Seasonal Heart Risks
- The FASEB Journal's Latest Issue Explores Breakthroughs in Tissue Repair, Microbiome Science, Women's Health, and Therapeutic Innovation
- Control What You Can Control: What Research Tells US Can Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer, Recurrence, and Support Better Quality of Life | SABCS 2025
- A New Reference Brain Could Make the Clonal Raider Ant a Go-to Model Species for Neuroscience
- Proton Therapy Shows Survival Benefit in Phase III Trial for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
- Satellite Pierces Through Space to Discover Unexpected Winds and Sloshing Intergalactic Gas
- Cleveland Clinic Presents Final Results of Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Preventive Breast Cancer Vaccine Study
- Get to Know Your Microbiome: It Can Improve Gut Health and More, Mayo Clinic Expert Explains
- Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly in 2024, CDC Reports
- FDA Reviewing RSV Drugs for Infants, Though No Safety Issues Found
- Research Shows Imagining Positive Encounters Shapes Real-Life Feelings
- FDA Looks Into Reports of Deaths After COVID Vaccination
- Medical Imaging Contributing To Water Pollution, Experts Say
- Financial Toxicity Common Among Families Of Childhood Leukemia Patients
- Leukemia Strikes Black Patients Earlier, With Higher Risk Of Death, Study Says
- Social Media Draining Kids' Ability To Concentrate, Study Argues
- Parents Might Pass Depression Down To Kids Through One Specific Symptom, Experts Say
- Nerve Blocks Now Recommended For ER Migraine Treatment
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Statement on FDA Proposal for New Sunscreen Ingredient
- New Horizons in NSCLC Targeted Therapy: Advancements and Challenges
- PAW Lab's Teen & Dog Study Recognized
- New FAU Research Strengthens Evidence Linking Alcohol Use to Cancer
December 10 2025 - Choosing the Right Baby Formula
- Key Protein Behind Necroptotic Cell Death Could Drive New Treatment Strategies
- Make a New Year's Resolution -- For Your Smile
- How Veterinary Students Prepare for Their First Surgery
- The Importance of Social Work in Epilepsy in Resource-Limited Settings: Dr. Rugare Mugumbate
- Study Reveals How Imagination Impacts the Brain
- How Biomedical Innovation Is Healing Animals to Help People
- Researchers Develop AI Tool to Identify Undiagnosed Alzheimer's Cases While Reducing Disparities
- Shedding New Light on the Tiny Bubbles Sending Signals Between Cells
- Mayo Clinic Researchers Find New Hope for Toughest Myeloma Through Off-the-Shelf Immunotherapy
- 'Miraculous Birth' at Cedars-Sinai Delivers Family Holiday Joy
- UNC Study: Early Meds Pose Serious Risks for Preterm Infants
- Cell-free DNA Could Detect Adverse Events from Immunotherapy
- AAN Issues New Guideline for the Management of Functional Seizures
- Could GLP-1 Drugs Affect Risk of Epilepsy for People with Diabetes?
- GLP-1 Medications Show Little Effect on Cancer, Study Shows
- Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds
- CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil
- Many Young Americans Still Smoking Tobacco and Cannabis, Study Shows
- Dual-Action Arts and Wellbeing Program Transforms Dementia Care
- AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts Argue
- U.S. ERs Are Failing Sickle Cell Patients In Pain, Study Says
- TikTok Videos On Gout Misleading, Inaccurate, Experts Say
- Do Energy Drinks Increase Stroke Risk? One Patient's Story
- Uterine Fibroids Linked To Women's Heart Disease Risk
- Rising Temperatures Disturbing Americans' Slumber, Study Says
- Three-Hit Model Describes the Causes of Autism
- Older Age, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease Linked with Increased Risk for Paralysis and Death After West Nile Virus Infection
- Targeting Inflammation May Offer Hope for Depression Treatment
- Toast to Your Health with A Mocktail: Expert Advice from RWJBarnabas Health
- Applications of AI in Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Control
- Increasing Prevalence of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in December AJG
- FAU Engineers Decode Dementia Type Using AI and EEG Brainwave Analysis
- SABCS: Novel Endocrine Therapy Reduces the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
- New study reveals how your home address can predict your risk of Type 2 diabetes
- PreludeDx Announces First Independent Validation of AidaBreast(tm), the Only Multi-Omic Test to Predict Locoregional Recurrence Risk and Radiation Therapy Benefit in Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
- Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
- Biosensor Performance Doubled
December 9 2025 - Receptors in Mammary Glands Make Livestock and Humans Inviting Hosts for Avian Flu
- Third Annual Lighting Campus for Hope Winter Celebration Brought Smiles, Stories of Resilience
- Can Taking CBD Help People Use Less Weed?
- Registration Opens for AACN's NTI 2026
- Starting Solid Foods: A Comprehensive Guide for Your Baby's First Solids
- Knowing Your Family's Surgical History Might Be Key to Preventing Emergency Gallbladder Surgery
- Want to Curb Cannabis-Related Crashes? Don't Forget Older Adults, Study Finds
- Rare Genetic Disorder Linked to Liver Dysfunction, Hypoglycemia, Lipodystrophy
- UCLA Team Discovers How to Target 'Undruggable' Protein That Fuels Aggressive Leukemia
- New View of Cholera 'Tail' Could Inform Treatment
- Johns Hopkins Media Briefing: Vaccine and Virus Trends Ahead of Winter
- New Study Reveals Progress in Hospital Maternity Care Access in New Jersey, with Opportunities for Continued Improvement
- Journal of Cardiac Failure December Issue Showcases Innovations in Transplant Care, Digital Therapeutics, and Global Heart Failure Treatment Strategies
- Treating Adults with Autism: Maryland Clinical Center Offers National Blueprint for Care After Pediatric Transition
- Sedative Choice Could Improve Outcomes for Breathing Tube Patients
- New Gene-Mapping Method Unlocks Hidden Drivers of Cancer
- Mango May Support Weight and Blood Sugar, New Research Shows
- New National Guidelines Aim to Cut Infections in Nursing Homes
- More Parents Refuse Vitamin K Shot for Newborns, Study Finds
- Some Blood Pressure Pills Recalled for Possible Contamination
- Want To Avoid Having A Troublesome Teen? Get Boys Involved In Youth Sports, Study Says
- Climate Change Might Dull Children's Intellectual Growth
- Older Caregivers' Loneliness Relieved By An Unlikely Source, Study Reveals
- Pandemic School Closures Linked To More Mental Health Problems Among Kids
- Timing Is Everything In Cancer Immunotherapy, Experts Say
- Agent Orange Linked To Rare Bone Marrow Cancers
- University of Utah Engineers Give a Bionic Hand a Mind of Its Own
- JMIR Publications' News & Perspectives Section: AI & Genomics vs. Superbugs: New Tools in the AMR Fight
- Researchers Develop Models to Help Diagnose ALS Earlier Through Blood Biomarkers
- At Yale, Rigorous Research Sets Stroke Treatments Up for Success
- Yale Study Assesses Sex Differences in Lethality Risk Screening Among IPV Victims
- San Antonio Saw Average of 7 Guns Per Day Stolen Out of Cars in 2024, UTHealth Houston Research Finds
- A New Study Reveals How Oxygen First Reached Earth's Oceans
- Glut1 Protein May be a Potential Therapeutic Target for Kidney Disease
- Nationwide Study Suggests that Water Treatment Methods May Impact the Risk of Legionnaires' Disease
- Novastra Launches First-in-Human Trial of Next-Generation Immune Reprogramming Cancer Therapy for Hard-to-Treat Patients
- Clinical Trial Shows New Cancer Immunotherapy Effective Against Drug-Resistant Tumors
- Improving Treatment for an Autoimmune Bleeding Condition
- Scientists Use Synthetic Platelets as 'Trojan Horse' Drug-Delivery System
- New Online Tool Detects Drug Exposure Directly from Patient Samples
- Antimicrobial Peptides in Oral Medicine: From Mechanisms to Clinical Translation
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