Medications

How anti-epilepsy drugs alter a key brain protein structure

A multi-institute team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators established for the first time how certain drugs used to treat epilepsy affect their target.

Overweight & Obesity

COVID-19 pandemic linked to increases in childhood obesity

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children's education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. pediatric population by roughly 1 million youngsters, according to a ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Youth economic struggles linked to higher suicide risk

Youth from low-income families are at a higher risk of suicide than their more well-off peers. But targeted interventions focused on improving their sleep may help mitigate that risk, according to new research from the University ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

In-home sensor technology offers smarter care for ALS patients

Bill Janes is on a mission to improve life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As a licensed occupational therapist and researcher at the University of Missouri, he's seen firsthand how the disease can steal ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Common health conditions can influence Alzheimer's blood tests

How do everyday health issues affect new blood tests for Alzheimer's disease? A study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, suggests that factors like kidney function, cholesterol, and diabetes ...

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