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- Rising THC Concentrations in Cannabis Can Pose Devastating Health Risks https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/not-your-grandmothers-marijuana-rising-thc-concentrations-in-cannabis-can-pose-devastating-health-risks/ 2 comments
- Air Pollution Linked to Increased Mental Health Outpatient Visits https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/air-pollution-linked-to-increased-mental-health-outpatient-visits/ 30 comments
- Researchers listen to people who hear voices https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/when-researchers-listen-to-people-who-hear-voices.aspx 19 comments
- Study: Banning E-Cigarette Sales to Minors Spurs Conventional Smoking http://medicine.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=11459 63 comments
- Expanding access to new, highly effective weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the United States, and States with high obesity and diabetes rates, such as West Virginia, Mississippi, and Oklahoma, stand to benefit the most https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/expanding-access-to-weight-loss-drugs-could-save-thousands-of-lives-annually-study-finds/ 438 comments science
- How Genes Shape Personality Traits: New Links Are Discovered. By combining their results with previously published data, researchers performed a meta-analysis to identify over 200 genetic loci across the five personality traits. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/how-genes-shape-personality-traits-new-links-are-discovered/ 51 comments science
- Rare genetic changes that are spontaneous — and not inherited from parents — may contribute to the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Study data indicate that there are an estimated one thousand genes underlying risk for ADHD that have not yet been identified https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/news-article/adhd-dna-study/ 65 comments science
- TikTok Videos About Urogynecologic Conditions: Study Shows Misinformation Gets More Engagement. One in four women is affected by female pelvic floor [FPF] conditions [i.e., urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, UTIs, and pelvic organ prolapse]. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/tiktok-videos-about-urogynecologic-conditions-yale-study-shows-misinformation-gets-more-engagement/ 4 comments science
- Arexvy and Abrysvo RSV vaccines prove cost-effective for U.S. seniors, slashing RSV illness risks. At $127 and $118 per dose, they offer substantial health savings, with potential budget impacts up to $6.78 billion in the first season, emphasizing their value in elder care. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-rsv-vaccines-would-dramatically-reduce-illness-and-death-in-us-if-implemented-at-influenza-vaccination-levels/ 5 comments science
- Sleeping too much or too little is associated with changes in the brain that are known to precede and increase the risk of stroke and dementia later in life. Research studied the brain images of nearly 40,000 asymptomatic adults to understand how their sleep habits may impact their brain health https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/poor-sleep-may-increase-markers-of-poor-brain-health-new-study-finds/ 171 comments science
- Analyzing more than 1 million people with problematic alcohol use (PAU) researchers found shared genetic architecture for problematic alcohol use and they identified 110 risk gene regions https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/news-article/vayale-researchers-lead-multi-ancestry-study-of-genetics-of-problematic-alcohol-use/ 22 comments science
- Nanoparticles Deliver Treatment Directly to Tumors of Deadly Brain Cancer https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/nanoparticles-deliver-treatment-directly-to-tumors-of-deadly-brain-cancer/ 12 comments technology
- 1st ARPA-H Grant: mRNA-Based Anti-Cancer and Anti-Microbial Vaccine Development https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/1st-arpa-h-grant-mrna-based-anti-cancer-and-anti-microbial-vaccine-development/ 15 comments futurology
- Cellular “fingerprint” may offer early warning of cancer risk: researchers found that a DNAm signal (called CellDRIFT) is escalated in aging tissues, cancerous tissues, and even normal tissues sampled from patients with cancer https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/cellular-fingerprint-may-offer-early-warning-of-cancer-risk/ 2 comments science
- Targeting Fibronectin-integrin α5 Signaling in Marfan Syndrome https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/targeting-fibronectin-integrin-a5-signaling-in-marfan-syndrome/?s=34 2 comments science
- Researchers found that even small changes (less than 1º) in brain temperature, due to electrical stimulation, could lead to substantial changes in neuronal activity: as neurons warm they can go silent https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/researchers-discover-temperature-changes-in-brain-affect-neuronal-activity/ 49 comments science
- Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/potential-new-treatment-for-brain-fog-in-long-covid-patients/ 2 comments worldnews
- Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/potential-new-treatment-for-brain-fog-in-long-covid-patients/ 364 comments science
- Potential New Treatment for Brain Fog in Long COVID patients https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/potential-new-treatment-for-brain-fog-in-long-covid-patients/ 24 comments upliftingnews
- Self-reported psychological distress, defined as symptoms of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or perceived psychosocial stress, is associated with a 28% greater risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/news-article/psychological-distress-associated-with-a-28-greater-risk-of-heart-disease/ 9 comments science
- Research shows stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/study-reveals-how-genetics-impacts-susceptibility-to-developing-ptsd-following-trauma-exposure/ 28 comments science
- Medicine has come a long way. CML may not be beaten, but at least it can be kept in a cage. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/working-together-a-patient-as-partner-approach-to-cancer-care/ 3 comments upliftingnews
- How Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVID. Immune system mediated injury rather than the virus entering and killing brain cells may explain why people experience long-term consequences associated with COVID-19 infection. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/how-effects-on-the-brain-can-produce-long-covid/#:~:text=Even%20with%20mild%20cases%2C%20COVID,complications%20as%20serious%20as%20strokes. 3 comments science
- Small Amounts of Liver Fat Lead to Insulin Resistance and Increased Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Yale Researchers Find https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/small-amounts-of-liver-fat-lead-to-insulin-resistance-and-increased-cardiometabolic-risk-factors-yale-researchers-find/ 23 comments science
- Stress does indeed make life’s clock tick faster — but that individuals can help manage the effects by strengthening their emotion regulation and self-control. Prolonged stress, for instance, increases the risk of heart disease, addiction, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/stress-makes-lifes-clock-tick-faster-chilling-out-slows-it-down/ 12 comments science
- The number of adults in the United States who suffer from major depressive episodes at some point in their life is far higher than previously believed. The proportion of U.S. adults who have had MDEs is actually closer to 30% of women and 17% of men after factoring in recall error. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/26286/ 17 comments science
- Youth with severe anxiety need both behavioral therapy and medication for the best chance of improvement, a new Yale-led analysis has found. http://medicine.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=15906 5 comments science