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23 Apr
Late-Night Snacking and Stress: A Recipe for Bathroom Trouble
A new study finds people with chronic stress who eat 25% of their daily calories after 9 p.m. are more likely to suffer constipation or diarrhea.
22 Apr
Commonly Used Lyme Disease Tests May Miss Most Early Cases
As tick season begins, a new study shows commonly used Lyme disease tests often fail to catch early infections—even in patients with the classic rash.
21 Apr
Teen Pot Use May Slow Brain Development in Key Areas, Including Memory and Thinking
A large, new study finds kids who start using marijuana as teens experience slower gains in memory and thinking as they grow.
Drop in NIH Funding Delays Thousands of Studies
Many scientists are waiting much longer than usual for research funding and some projects are now on hold.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s largest funder of medical research, has fallen about $1 billion behind its typical timeline for awarding new grants this year, The New York Times reported.
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U.K. Plans To Ban Cigarette Sales for Future Generations
The U.K. is taking steps to ensure young people can never legally buy cigarettes.
Lawmakers approved a bill this week that will raise the legal age to purchase tobacco, The Associated Press reported.
Under the plan, anyone born after Dec. 31, 2008, will be permanently banned from buying cigarettes.
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- April 23, 2026
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988 Hotline Leads to Fewer Suicides Among Young People, Study Finds
A nationwide mental health hotline saved more lives than expected.
A new study found that suicide rates among young people dropped after the launch of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, with thousands fewer deaths than researchers had initially predicted.
The research, published April 22 in JAMA, looked at suicide deaths ...
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- April 23, 2026
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Gene Cure For Inherited Deafness Effective, Long Lasting, Clinical Trial Finds
A new gene therapy to treat inherited deafness produces a lasting cure, a new international study has found.
The treatment, which targets the OTOF gene, restored hearing in 90% of participants, researchers reported April 22 in the journal Nature.
These results have lasted up to at least two and a half years after treatment, ...
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Most Americans Worried About Brain Health, But Few Know How To Protect It
Nearly all Americans are worried about their brain health as they age, ranking as important or more so than their physical health, a new Alzheimer’s Association report says.
However, they don’t know what steps they can take to maintain brain health and ward off dementia, according to the 2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts...
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- April 23, 2026
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ER Study Finds Major Gaps in Measles Immunity
As measles cases in California hit a seven-year high, new research suggests many adults are walking around without the protection they need.
A nationwide study reveals that emergency departments are seeing a high volume of patients who are under-vaccinated, uninformed or hesitant about the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
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- April 23, 2026
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IVF 'Add On' Procedure Doesn't Work, Evidence Review Concludes
A hormone therapy commonly offered to IVF patients to improve chances of pregnancy is really a waste of time, a new evidence review says.
Injecting the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) into a woman’s uterus before embryo transfer does not increase rates of either pregnancy or live births, researchers recently reported in th...
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Website Helps Dementia Patients And Caregivers Bond, Reminisce
Seniors with dementia can easily lose touch with the loved ones caring for them, straining even once-close relationships as memories fade.
But a new web-based tool is offering hope to both people with dementia and their caregivers, by helping them reminisce about the past and restore their bonds.
The Living Memory Home for Dementia C...
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New Treatment Improves Survival for Aggressive Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has long been considered one of the most difficult types to fight.
It is aggressive, often strikes women under age 40 and often resists standard treatments.
Now, a global clinical trial has shown promising results in extending survival for patients with TNBC.
The TROPION-Breast02 trial...
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- April 23, 2026
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CDC Report on COVID Vaccine Blocked From Publication
A federal report pointing out the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines may never be released, according to multiple people familiar with the decision.
The study found that the vaccine reduced emergency room visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about 50% during the past winter.
The report had been scheduled for publication Mar...
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