Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development at Mount Sinai have identified substantial similarities in brain gene activity between people with eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), providing new evidence that both psychological disorders share an underlying biological basis. Source link
Melatonin – a sleep aid for children and adults in many homes across the US – has been the subject of media attention with conflicting messages, leaving people uncertain about its safety. Source link
Most people know that heat waves can be dangerous. What they probably don’t realize is that the heat inside the house can be much worse than outside. Source link
Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is prevalent in 41.7% of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study published online June 10 in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. Source link
An early clinical study shows that a new oral drug is safe and well tolerated in patients with chronic heart failure. The study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has been published in The Lancet. Source link
Different digital communication tools are linked to mental health in different ways among older adults in Canada, according to a new study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Hossam Ali-Hassan of York University, Canada, and colleagues. Source link
The association between parents’ body mass index (BMI) and their children’s childhood BMI may be primarily due to genetic inheritance rather than any direct biological effect of parental weight gain during pregnancy, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Tom Bond of the University of Bristol in the UK and colleagues at…
For a child with neuroblastoma — the most common childhood cancer, which occurs when early nerve cells grow out of control — the path to treatment is not simple. Some types of neuroblastoma resolve on their own, while others require invasive intervention. Researchers have tried similar treatments for patients based on single-gene mutations with limited…
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
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
