Category: 6. Health

Dietary interventions could be the next frontier in mitigating asthma risk, particularly for those exposed to persistent indoor air pollution, according to results of a study published in Scientific Reports. An integrative analysis utilizing the…

It’s no secret that our brains change as we age. The ease with which we form new connections—whether learning a language or picking up a new skill—shifts throughout life. But scientists are now showing just how dramatic and how patterned…

Amid ongoing concern over conflicts of interest that may affect medical practice, a new study found that 14% of $4.5 million paid to authors in two leading psychiatry journals were undisclosed and nearly all of the payments were made to…

WASHINGTON – As the world marks World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, world-renowned infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, MD, and his colleague Greg Folkers, MS, MPH, highlight advances made in the treatment and prevention of HIV that could…

A new multi-institutional study led by NIEHS researchers gives the most detailed U.S. estimates to date of how inherited genes and family history together affect a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer.

The researchers, as part of the Cancer…

Macrophages — the immune cells best known for defending the body against infections — may also hold the key to tackling chronic diseases. In her Sept. 2 Falk Lecture, Miriam Merad, M.D., Ph.D., explained that these versatile cells can shape…

Cancer remains one of the most critical global public health challenges, exerting profound social, economic, and clinical burdens while limiting gains in human life expectancy. Despite advances in surgery, radiotherapy,…

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer have unique needs compared with other age groups. Access to palliative care among this age group remains challenging. New research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association…

A new research paper featured on the cover of Volume 17, Issue 11 of Aging-US was published on October 30, 2025, titled “SAMP-Score: a morphology-based machine learning classification method for screening pro-senescence…

The 16th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today the end of the outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from…