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[ A new study led by researchers at the University of Waterloo found that members of many Indigenous communities who eat certain types of locally harvested waterfowl, especially ducks with mixed or fish-based diets, may have higher levels of both mercury and healthy omega-3 fatty acids in their blood. Source …

[ New research from St. Michael’s hospital found patients from the lowest-income areas in Ontario had a 43% higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery compared to those from the highest-income areas in the province. Source link

[ Researchers from University of California San Diego report that an expanded, school-based tobacco prevention program in California was associated with significantly lower rates of smoking and vaping among middle and high school students. The study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on Jan. 12, 2026, evaluated the impact …

[ Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report that US preterm birth rates rose from 2011–2021 in households earning less than 200% of the federal poverty level, while remaining stable among higher-income households. …

[ Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have led the first clinical trial in the world to show that cancer drug treatments can be safely and effectively personalized based on the unique DNA of a patient’s tumor. Source link

[ Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the biological mechanisms underlying that risk have remained poorly understood. New research from Emory University School of Medicine provides the first direct evidence in humans that the ovarian hormone …

[ Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment. Source link

[ Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found. Source link

[ Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer’s disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), according to a new analysis led by UCL researchers. Source link

[ A new national study led by researchers from University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences reveals that pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians face a significantly higher risk of suicide compared to their counterparts in the general population. Source link

[ Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State University suggests this approach may be backfiring and that blocking inflammation during this critical time may, in fact, delay recovery and prolong pain rather than relieve it. Source link

[ Caregivers of individuals diagnosed with acute leukemia face a difficult balancing act: meeting the urgent demands of cancer care while managing their daily responsibilities. A new qualitative study published in the journal Leukemia Research highlights the profound toll of this dual role and underscores the need for caregiver support …

[ New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, culminating in unappreciated effects in patients with compromised gastrointestinal health. Source link

[ Up to 75% of Australian women report concerns about their body image after giving birth, with many feeling intense pressure to “bounce back” to their pre-pregnancy shape, a pressure that can even trigger eating disorders for the first time, warn Flinders University researchers. Source link

[ A large team of researchers led by Wouter Karthaus, head of the Endocrine Therapy Resistance and Molecular Genetics Lab at EPFL, and Eneda Toska at Johns Hopkins University have identified the enzyme KMT2D as a key epigenetic regulator in prostate cancer. Their study published in Cancer Research reveals that …

Mae’r elusen Brain Tumour Research am weld cynnydd yng nghapasiti storio meinwe wedi’i rhewi ledled y DU. Dywedodd eu Cyfarwyddwr Ymchwil, Polisi ac Arloesi, Dr Karen Noble: “Mae triniaethau sy’n cael eu teilwra’n bersonol ar gyfer tiwmorau’r ymennydd yn dibynnu ar gasglu gwybodaeth enetig fanwl am y tiwmor yn dilyn …

[ New research from the University of East Anglia (UK) reveals the hidden struggles experienced by the brothers and sisters of people with Prader–Willi syndrome. Source link

[ Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that transmit Chagas disease in the Borderlands. The bugs were collected near homes and natural areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, raising concerns about the potential for local transmission of …

[ It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they “talk” to each other. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Leipzig, Germany, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai, India, and colleagues demonstrate how mathematical …

[ Depression, one of the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide, is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, impaired daily functioning and a loss of interest in daily activities, often along with altered sleeping and eating patterns. Past research findings suggest that stress can play a key role in the …