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Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 — Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows. Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe dep...
Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 — Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says. These hospitalizations most often are the r...
Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 — It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says. Vaccination c...
Community Intervention Can Increase ADHD Treatment Utilization
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 – A five-month community health worker intervention for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) called SupporT for ADHD and Related Treatment (START) is feasible and...
Elevated Circulating Trimethylamine N-Oxide Levels Linked to AAA Risk, Growth Rate
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 – Elevated circulating trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels are associated with an increased risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and with the risk for fast-growing...
Shared, Sex-Specific Body Fat Patterns Linked to Cardiovascular Aging
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 – Shared and sex-specific patterns of body fat are associated with changes in cardiovascular aging, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the European Heart...
Mediterranean Diet Can Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — A Mediterranean-style diet can significantly decrease risk of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, a new study says. People had 31% lower odds of diabetes i...
Firearm-Related Suicides Increasing Among Senior Women
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Senior women are becoming more likely to use a gun to end their lives, a new study says. Firearms are the leading method of suicide among seniors 65 and older, especially m...
U.S. Resident Diagnosed With Rare Screwworm Parasite After Travel
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case in years that's tied to travel in a country with an outbreak. T...
Benefits of Long-Term Routine Lab Drug Toxicity Monitoring Unclear in RA
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), long-term routine laboratory toxicity monitoring (lt-RLTM) indicates that...
Risk for Mortality Higher Based on Wildfire PM2.5 Than Total PM2.5
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – On a global scale, relative risk for mortality associated with wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is greater than for total PM2.5, according to a study published...
New Guideline Developed for Management of High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – In a new 2025 joint guideline issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, published online Aug. 14 in Circulation, updated...
Unfavorable Mental Health Outcomes Reported With THC Product Use
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – High-concentration delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis products are associated with unfavorable mental health outcomes, according to a review published online Aug....
Many Women Have Preexisting Modifiable Risk Factors for Birth Defects
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – About two-thirds of reproductive-aged women in the United States have preexisting modifiable risk factors for birth defects, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in...
Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a ne...