How woodchips can help keep ticks off trails
After Canada’s cold winter, most of us look forward to the spring and summer months to get outside and experience the natural world, whether it’s hiking, biking, gardening or bird watching. Source link
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Later menarche may signal childhood factors linked to adult health risks
According to research presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, problems in adulthood such as tobacco use disorders and certain conditions related to the digestive tract, heart, bladder, joints and brain are influenced by some of the effects of exposure in childhood. Source link
These tiny genetic fragments may be critical for telling a brain when to rest
The altered presence of small fragments of neuronal genes, called microaxons, causes hyperexcitability in zebrafish. This is the main finding of an international study led by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG). An abnormal pattern of neural microaxon appearance leads to a hyperarousal state, characterized by increased neural activity and…
Early life adversity leaves a lasting molecular imprint across the body, primate study reveals
The experiences we face early in life can leave a mark on our health in ways that last for decades, even throughout the body. A new study published in the journal Science examined a unique group of free-living rhesus macaques who have been followed throughout their lives to document their experiences. Source link
First-of-its-kind exoskeleton therapy could redefine how stroke survivors relearn to walk
Each year, approximately 800,000 Americans survive a stroke. For many people, the journey to recovery involves relearning one of life’s most basic activities: walking. Weakness, impaired coordination and reduced control of the legs can make even simple activities challenging, often requiring months of intensive rehabilitation led by physical therapists as patients work to regain mobility,…
CDC, FDA tackle new world screwworm, including drug authorization
Federal health officials are mobilizing against New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite recently found in animals in the southwestern United States. Source link
Anti-inflammatory molecule shows potential against Parkinson's in murine study
Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have discovered a new strategy that may protect neurons and other brain cells involved in Parkinson’s disease in the future. The results of the study on rats were published in the journal Neuropharmacology. Source link
Boosting protein folding could protect insulin-making cells in diabetes
Origami masters transform simple sheets of paper into ornate sculptures. At the origin of life, proteins must fold into specific three-dimensional shapes before our cells can perform their biological functions. As prediabetes turns into diabetes, this folding process goes haywire. Misfolded and inactive proteins then accumulate in cells like pieces of paper tossed into an…
How a simple blood test could help detect heart damage during breast cancer treatment
Modern breast cancer screening and treatment have changed survival. Many women now live longer and healthier lives after diagnosis because of increasingly effective chemotherapy and targeted therapy: drugs designed to attack particular characteristics of cancer cells. Source link
FDA approves rapid-acting inhaled insulin for children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Afrezza (insulin human) inhalation powder for use in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Source link