UK health service rejects costly, 'low benefit' Alzheimer's drugs The UK's state-run health service said Thursday it will not offer two new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, citing high costs and "too small" benefits. Jun 19, 2025 0 20
Largest study to date assesses long-term impact of COVID-19 on kidneys A new study of more than 13 million people in England has found no evidence to suggest mild COVID-19 infection may cause long-term kidney damage. However, patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections are at a high ... Jun 19, 2025 0 41
Researchers establish direct link between centromeres and immunity for the first time Some cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases are treated with immunotherapies. These stimulate the patient's immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. To improve such therapies, researchers are looking for mechanisms ... Jun 19, 2025 0 43
Attention, conviction, motivation—cognitive states can be read on the face Whether you are solving a puzzle, navigating a shopping center or writing an email, how well you do will not only depend on the task at hand but also on your internal cognitive state. In a new study published in Nature Communications, ... Jun 19, 2025 0 42
Study highlights why some people find it harder to recognize faces of people from other races While many people pride themselves on never forgetting a face, it's just not so easy for others. Jun 19, 2025 0 19
Different brain profiles, same symptoms: Subtyping patients may provide key insights into depression's complexities A novel study aimed at disentangling the neurological underpinnings of depression shows that multiple brain profiles may manifest as the same clinical symptoms, providing evidence to support the presence of both one-to-one ... Jun 19, 2025 0 22
Common respiratory viruses linked to heart events in the short-term Common viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are linked to an increased short-term risk of stroke and heart attack in adults, new University of Melbourne research has ... Jun 19, 2025 0 18
Novel gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy could improve diagnosis Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a novel gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy. The study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, leveraged ... Jun 19, 2025 0 20
Skipping radioactive iodine after thyroid cancer surgery could mean more time with loved ones for low-risk patients Radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery usually means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from researchers at UCL mean patients worldwide ... Jun 19, 2025 2 75
Aging's roll of the dice: How molecular randomness may drive differences in lifespan "Biological stochasticity"—random events at the molecular and cellular level—might be one of the biggest, most overlooked drivers of differences in how we age, says Ryo Sanabria. Jun 19, 2025 0 22