Study Finds Students with Highest Distress Use AI for Mental Health at Elevated Rates

Researchers have found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods have worse health outcomes, even after accounting for the overall nutritional quality of the foods

Moderate tooth decay triggers higher systemic inflammation than severe decay in preschoolers

Employer points systems, which penalize American workers for absences regardless of reason, are strongly associated with presenteeism, practice of showing up to work while sick

New Analysis Confirms Benefits of Childhood Flu Vaccines

Abortion restrictions associated with lower female medical school applicant numbers

Maternal helminth infection programs antiviral immunity in offspring against RSV and influenza via the gut microbiota and a tryptophan metabolite

An experimental antibody may help people on GLP-1 meds preserve muscle mass

Musculoskeletal Outcomes of Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists Versus Other Antiobesity Agents in Nondiabetic Adults

UNM researchers use new machine learning method to detect self-harm history hidden in veterans’ medical records

A blood test for dementia may tell you if you have more than one type

In a survey of nearly 139,000 US adults, misusing prescription sedatives specifically for sleep was more common among people with higher income and education and among White adults — the reverse of the pattern usually seen for drug misuse

Adverse Childhood Events, Not Age of Acquiring Smartphones or Tablets, Predict Mental Health in Young Adults

Big tobacco uses cigarette playbook to help sell ultra-processed foods. Research sheds new light on how ultra-processed foods came to dominate the U.S

Interest in ‘toxic’ measles treatment surges after Joe Rogan podcasts: Vaccination is the only proven way to prevent measles but alternatives like Vitamin A and cod-liver oil (which has Vit A) have been promoted by Joe Rogan

Lilly's triple agonist, retatrutide, delivered powerful weight loss in pivotal Phase 3 obesity trial

Durham University study surveying 1,470 parents reveals a severe lack of safety guidance at the point of purchase for baby carriers and slings, increasing risks of positional asphyxia.

Longer exposure to drought was linked to worse memory and verbal learning over time among nearly 7,000 older adults in Mexico, and the association was not explained by nutrition or mental health

Risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 'close to zero' after HPV vaccine rollout - Children vaccinated at age 12–13 against HPV (human papillomavirus) have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30…

A new study of more than 16,000 people who sought help from a nationwide abortion and miscarriage hotline found demand for confidential clinical support surged both before and after the U.S

Even light drinking raises risk of cancer, heart disease, and early death

New research shows how generative AI may intensify suicide risk among children and adolescents through thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and capability for lethal self-injury

Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals

Secondary analysis of the digital insomnia therapy somnovia identifies a reduction in hyperarousal as a transdiagnostic mechanism of action and is published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy

Two-year, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial results show supplements with omega-3s (like fish oil) have no effect on memory or cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, despite showing evidence that the nutrients directly reach the brain

Acceptability of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy: views of the UK public, screened families, health professionals and the SMA community

Increased outdoor playtime in children between ages 2 and 4 linked to lower odds of emotional and behavioral difficulties in later childhood, with each additional play day per week raising chances of healthy mental health symptoms through age 8 by 6-14%

Passive heart-rate monitoring during smartphone use in everyday life

Paid paternal leave linked to better mental health outcomes for dads. Paternal leave is not just a workplace benefit, it’s a public health issue

Review of 73 studies has highlighted growing evidence that diet in the early years of life may shape how well the brain develops: “A poorer diet in the first years of life was linked to lower intelligence years later…

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