Chronic Illness News
July 9, 2025
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July 7, 2025 — UCLA scientists mined millions of electronic health records and uncovered four distinct “roadways” that funnel people toward Alzheimer’s—ranging from mental-health struggles to vascular ...
July 7, 2025 — Feeling jittery as the week kicks off isn’t just a mood—it leaves a biochemical footprint. Researchers tracked thousands of older adults and found those who dread Mondays carry elevated cortisol in their hair for months, a stress echo that may ...
July 6, 2025 — Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas placebo patients worsened. Those with high-risk genes ...
July 6, 2025 — DEHP, a chemical used in plastics, may have contributed to over 356,000 heart-related deaths globally in 2018—most heavily in Asia and the Middle East. The chemical, linked to inflammation in arteries, is found in items like food packaging and ...
July 5, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the protein’s function with a targeted copper supplement ...
July 5, 2025 — People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may even protect their brains and lifespans—proof that better hearing translates into fuller ...
July 4, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks—they hijack the tick’s own cell functions to steal cholesterol they need to grow. By tapping into a built-in protein ...
July 3, 2025 — Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key brain cells, restoring vital dopamine communication and neuroprotective signals in a mouse model of genetic Parkinson’s. ...
July 2, 2025 — A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long before symptoms begin. The scan looks at hidden clues in your brain to ...
July 1, 2025 — Researchers reviewing nearly 300 top-tier ADHD drug trials found that half skipped the rigorous, expert-led evaluations needed to rule out other conditions like depression or schizophrenia. With diagnoses often made by unqualified staff—or even by ...
June 30, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar ...
June 30, 2025 — Smoke from wildfires and structural fires doesn t just irritate lungs it actually changes your immune system. Harvard scientists found that even healthy people exposed to smoke showed signs of immune system activation, genetic changes tied to ...
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June 29, 2025 — Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before ...
June 27, 2025 — Biological drugs have been a game-changer for people with severe asthma, helping them breathe easier and live more comfortably. But researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered a surprising ...
June 27, 2025 — Misbehaving T cells light up long before Parkinson’s symptoms show, zeroing in on vulnerable brain proteins. Their early surge could double as an ...
June 27, 2025 — Researchers in Japan created an AI that can detect fatty liver disease from ordinary chest X-rays—an unexpected and low-cost method that could transform early diagnosis. The model proved highly ...
June 25, 2025 — Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the ...
June 25, 2025 — Washington University researchers found that raising a molecule called ApoM helps eye cells sweep away harmful cholesterol deposits linked to age-related macular degeneration, potentially preventing ...
June 24, 2025 — UC San Diego scientists have created a gene therapy that goes beyond masking Alzheimer’s symptoms—it may actually restore brain function. In mice, the treatment protected memory and altered ...
June 24, 2025 — A groundbreaking wireless implant promises real-time, personalized pain relief using AI and ultrasound power no batteries, no wires, and no opioids. Designed by USC and UCLA engineers, it reads brain ...
June 23, 2025 — What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, ...
June 21, 2025 — HIV is surging among adults over 50 in sub-Saharan Africa, yet prevention and treatment campaigns still focus mainly on the young. New research reveals older adults face comparable or higher ...
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June 20, 2025 — A common diabetes drug may be the next big thing for migraine relief. In a clinical study, obese patients with chronic migraines who took liraglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, experienced over 50% ...
June 20, 2025 — USC researchers have uncovered a hidden driver behind the early and severe onset of Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome: iron overload in the brain. Their study revealed that individuals ...
June 20, 2025 — Fitness trackers often fail people with obesity by underestimating their energy burn, leading to discouraging results and misguided health data. A scientist's frustrating experience in an ...
June 19, 2025 — Researchers from MIT and Scripps have unveiled a promising new HIV vaccine approach that generates a powerful immune response with just one dose. By combining two immune-boosting adjuvants alum and ...
June 16, 2025 — Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a groundbreaking trial, a single dose combined with ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that your breathing pattern is as unique as a fingerprint and it may reveal more than just your identity. Using a 24-hour wearable device, researchers achieved nearly 97% ...
June 12, 2025 — A team at UC Davis has made a major leap in neurotechnology, enabling a man with ALS to speak again through a brain-computer interface that converts thoughts into speech in real time. Unlike prior ...
June 13, 2025 — A protective sugar coating on brain blood vessels, once thought to be insignificant, turns out to play a vital role in preventing cognitive decline. Restoring this layer reversed damage and memory ...
June 12, 2025 — Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to three. These next-gen ...
June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug, ...
June 9, 2025 — A rare genetic disorder called Werner syndrome causes premature aging and devastating health complications from an early age, yet treatment options have been lacking. New hope emerges from Chiba ...
June 11, 2025 — A popular fat found in olive oil may not be as innocent as it seems. Scientists discovered that oleic acid, a major component of many high-fat foods, uniquely spurs the growth of new fat cells by ...
June 6, 2025 — A diabetes drug may soon double as a treatment for liver disease. Dapagliflozin, an SGLT-2 inhibitor typically used for type 2 diabetes, significantly improved liver inflammation and scarring in ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth ...
June 3, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The spread of cancer cells to ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...
June 7, 2025 — Cannabis use among older Americans has climbed dramatically, with 7% of adults 65 and older now reporting recent use. This rise isn't just in numbers but also in diversity older users today are ...
June 3, 2025 — According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the ...
June 3, 2025 — Eating a colorful variety of flavonoid-rich foods like tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples may significantly lower your risk of chronic diseases and even help you live longer. A major study ...
June 2, 2025 — Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to a recent ...
Friday, June 20, 2025
- Diabetes Drug Cuts Migraines in Half by Targeting Brain Pressure
- Iron Overload: The Hidden Culprit Behind Early Alzheimer’s in Down Syndrome
- Fitness Trackers Are Failing Millions — This Fix Could Change Everything
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Molecular Link Between Air Pollution and Pregnancy Risks
- Pancreatic Cancer Spreads to Liver or Lung Thanks to This Protein
- Being in Nature Can Help People With Chronic Back Pain Manage Their Condition
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Epilepsy Is More Common in Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia Than Expected
- Tea, Berries, Dark Chocolate and Apples Could Lead to a Longer Life Span, Study Shows
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults
- Brain Training Game Offers New Hope for Drug-Free Pain Management
- Immune System Discovery Reveals Potential Solution to Alzheimer's
- Preventing Chronic Inflammation from Turning Into Cancer
Friday, May 30, 2025
- Singing to Babies Improves Their Mood
- Innovative Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive T Cell Cancers
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Could 'pausing' Cell Death Be the Final Frontier in Medicine on Earth and Beyond?
- Findings on the Protein That Forms Loops in the Human Genome
- Novel Biomarker: Potential to Predict and Treat Skin Cancer Metastasis
- HIV Discovery Could Open Door to Long-Sought Cure
- Genetics and Therapy Type Determine Second Cancer Risk After Childhood Treatment
- All-in-One Model Reconstructs Complex Liver Architecture
- Resetting the Fight-or-Flight Response
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Diagnosing Parkinson's Using a Blood-Based Genetic Signature
- Sharing of Lifespan Brain Study Data Expected to Light New Paths
- Potential to Prevent and Treat a Common Type of Inflammatory Arthritis Advanced by the Identification of New Genetic Links
- A Switchboard With Precision: How the Brain Licenses Movements
- Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels
- Research Untangles Role of Stress Granules in Neurodegenerative Disease
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Accumulation May Not Be a Determining Factor in Aging
- Location Matters: Belly Fat Compared to Overall Body Fat More Strongly Linked to Psoriasis Risk
- Boys Who Are Overweight in Their Early Teens Risk Passing on Harmful Epigenetic Traits to Future Children
- A Chip With Natural Blood Vessels
- New Pace of Aging Measurement Reveals Trajectories of Healthspan and Lifespan in Older People
- How Brain Stimulation Alleviates Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
- HIV Vaccine Study Uncovers Powerful New Antibody Target
- Significant Declines in Maternal Mental Health Across US
Friday, May 23, 2025
- A Dental Floss That Can Measure Stress
- Experimental Drug May Benefit Some Patients With Rare Form of ALS
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
- New Factor Linked to Heart Failure
- Biological Markers for Teen Depression
- Tiny Genetic Switch Found to Control Brain Balance and Behavior
- How Stress Disrupts Emotion Control in People With Mental Health Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Good News for People With Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
- Vitamin D Supplements Show Signs of Protection Against Biological Aging
- The Dietary Bug in a Cancer Therapy
- PREVENT Equation Accurately Estimated 10-Year CVD Risk and Those With Calcium Buildup
- Researchers Identify a Dual Origin of Cells Controlling Puberty and Reproduction
- New Method Paves Way for Fewer Severe Birth Injuries
- Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Salivary Gland Regenerative Biobank to Combat Chronic Dry Mouth
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Live View: Stress-Induced Changes in Generations of Cancer Cells
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- New Research on ALS Opens Up for Early Treatment
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- After Cardiac Event, People Who Regularly Sit for Too Long Had Higher Risk of Another Event
- More Donor Hearts by Extending the Preservation Time
- Changes in the Aging Heart May Lessen the Risk of Irregular Heartbeats
- Gut Bacteria and Acetate, a Great Combination for Weight Loss
- Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
- Scientists Discover Key Gene Impacts Liver Energy Storage, Affecting Metabolic Disease Risk
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- How Do Middle-Aged Folks Get Dementia? It Could Be These Proteins
- In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
- Thousands of Cardiac 'digital Twins' Offer New Insights Into the Heart
- One in Ten Asthma Cases Can Be Avoided With a Better Urban Environment
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Can the Brain Be Targeted to Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
- Two HIV Vaccine Trials Show Proof of Concept for Pathway to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Recessive Genes Are Subject to Darwinian Selection
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- Cyberbullying in Any Form Can Be Traumatizing for Kids
- Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms
- Infant With Rare, Incurable Disease Is First to Successfully Receive Personalized Gene Therapy Treatment
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Mindfulness Course Effective in People With Difficult-to-Treat Depression
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- MRI Scans Could Help Detect Life-Threatening Heart Disease
- Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death
- The Risk of Death or Complications from Broken Heart Syndrome Was High from 2016 to 2020
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Postpartum Depression and Bonding: Long-Term Effects on School-Age Children
- Scientists Discover New Way the Brain Learns
- Research Shows How Hormone Can Reverse Fatty Liver Disease in Mice