New Ways to Stop Seizures: Medicine, Surgery, and Technology
Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes repeated seizures, and doctors now have many more ways to help people control them. This review looked at advances …
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Exercise Boosts Vitamin D in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia is a condition causing widespread pain and fatigue, and researchers have noticed that people with it often have low vitamin D levels. In this …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Fight Brain Cancer Better
Scientists discovered that a special form of vitamin D called 1,25D3 might help make brain cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy drugs. The research …
Read MoreWhy Men and Women Handle Potassium Differently
Scientists have discovered that men and women's bodies handle potassium—a mineral your body needs to work properly—in different ways. Women tend to have too …
Read MoreNew Test Better Detects Cancer Protein in Chinese Patients
Researchers tested a new medical tool called the VENTANA FOLR1 assay that helps doctors find a specific protein (folate receptor alpha) in cancer cells. This …
Read MoreNew Probiotic Strain Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists created a new type of helpful gut bacteria by letting it evolve naturally inside mice's stomachs, similar to how animals adapt to their environment …
Read MoreYour Child's Gut Bacteria May Predict Weight Loss Success
Researchers studied 41 children with obesity to see if the bacteria living in their stomachs could predict whether a weight loss program would work for them. …
Read MoreYour Genes and Vitamin D: Why Some People Get Lupus
Researchers in India studied how vitamin D and genes work together to affect lupus risk. Lupus is a disease where the body's immune system attacks itself, …
Read MoreVitamin D and Heart Health in People With Asthma
Researchers studied thousands of people with asthma to understand how vitamin D levels and genetic differences affect heart health. They found that vitamin D …
Read MoreNew Gene Discovery May Help Fight Colorectal Cancer
Researchers have identified a gene called CYP26A1 that appears to play an important role in colorectal cancer development and how the body's immune system …
Read MoreA Gene Variant That May Increase Diabetes Risk
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 Iranian adults to understand how tiny differences in a gene called VDR (vitamin D receptor) might affect diabetes risk. They …
Read MoreMost People Want a Simple Blood Test to Check Dementia Risk
Researchers asked 425 adults over 50 about a new type of blood test that could predict dementia risk by looking at changes in DNA. About 82% of people said …
Read MoreNew Brain Game Score Predicts Who Benefits Most from Memory Training
Researchers tested a new way to measure how well people are improving during brain training games. They studied 130 people with mild memory problems who did 24 …
Read MoreWhy Your Probiotics Might Not Work (And How Science Is Fixing That)
Scientists are discovering that probiotics don't work the same way for everyone because our bodies, gut bacteria, and lifestyles are all different. This review …
Read MoreHow Smart Nutrition Saved a Severely Burned Patient's Life
This remarkable case describes how doctors kept a patient alive after burns covered 96% of their body—an injury that's usually fatal. The patient also …
Read MoreNew Ways to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer with Personalized Medicine
Doctors now have better treatment options for advanced prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. This review explains how doctors choose …
Read MoreWhy Some People's Bodies Don't Respond to Vitamin D
Scientists used computer models to understand why some people can't use vitamin D properly, even when they get enough of it. They studied genetic changes in …
Read MoreNew Cancer Tests Help Doctors Find Better Treatments for Patients
Doctors treating patients with advanced and rare cancers are using additional blood and tissue tests to find more personalized treatment options. In a study of …
Read MoreBlood Chemicals May Help Predict Serious Prostate Cancer Risk
Researchers combined results from 12 studies to look for patterns in blood chemicals that might predict prostate cancer risk. They found that certain chemicals …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria Control How Your Body Uses Bile Acid
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your gut play a huge role in how your body processes bile acid—a digestive fluid that helps …
Read MoreWhy Some Probiotics Work and Others Don't: A Kidney Stone Story
Scientists studied why probiotic treatments don't always work the same way for everyone. They focused on a special bacteria called Oxalobacter that helps break …
Read MoreWhy Some People Process Medicines Differently Than Others
Scientists studied a gene called NAT2 that helps our bodies break down medicines and certain nutrients like folate. By comparing this gene across humans and …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria May Help Control Your Genes
Scientists are discovering that certain helpful bacteria in your gut might influence how your genes work without changing your DNA itself. Think of it like …
Read MoreNew mRNA Design Could Help Treat Aging and Weight Gain
Scientists discovered that changing the design of messenger RNA (mRNA) medicines—specifically the instruction manual's opening section—makes them work better …
Read MoreRare Gene Mutation Disguised as Diabetes: A Family's Story
Doctors thought a patient had type 2 diabetes, but genetic testing revealed something completely different: a rare inherited condition affecting multiple …
Read MoreNew Ways to Predict Who Will Struggle With Weight Gain
Scientists are looking for better ways to predict who might develop obesity by combining many different types of information about our bodies and habits. …
Read MoreDesigner Gut Bacteria: A New Way to Treat Diseases
Scientists are learning how to engineer special bacteria that live in our gut to help treat diseases. This review explains how researchers are taking common …
Read MoreWhy the Same Probiotic Works Differently for Different People
Scientists are discovering that probiotics—the helpful bacteria in supplements and foods—don't work the same way for everyone around the world. This happens …
Read MoreYour Genes May Determine If Hormone Therapy Helps Your Brain
Scientists discovered that a common genetic variation called APOE4 may prevent hormone replacement therapy from protecting women's brain blood vessels after …
Read MoreWhy Your Normal Blood Test Results Might Differ Based on Your Background
Scientists reviewed 15 studies to understand how blood test results vary between different ethnic groups. They found that standard "normal" ranges for blood …
Read MoreWhy Some Hospital Patients Need Different Vitamin Doses
When people are very sick in the hospital with digestive problems, they receive vitamins through special nutrition support. Researchers studied 478 critically …
Read MoreVitamin D and Thyroid Disease: What You Need to Know
Researchers reviewed how vitamin D affects Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a condition where the body's immune system attacks the thyroid gland. Many people with this …
Read MoreSmart Technology Could Help Feed Hungry Moms and Kids Better
Millions of mothers and children in poor countries don't get enough healthy food, which hurts their brains, bodies, and future health. Scientists are exploring …
Read MoreDIY Health Tricks for Diabetes: Good Idea or Risky?
People with diabetes often try their own creative ways to manage their condition—things like special diets, exercise routines, or monitoring methods they've …
Read MoreNew Hope for Brain Cancer: How Protein Switches Could Change Treatment
Brain cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, and current treatments often don't work well enough. Scientists are looking at special proteins called nuclear …
Read MoreNew Ways to Help Your Body Handle Vitamin D When Kidneys Aren't Working Well
When your kidneys aren't working properly, your body struggles to control vitamin D levels, which can cause serious health problems. Doctors have been using …
Read MoreWhy Some Bleeding Disorders Don't Fully Respond to Vitamin K
Researchers discovered why some people with a rare bleeding disorder don't fully benefit from vitamin K treatment. By studying a patient with two genetic …
Read MoreOne Shot Treatment: New Cells That Keep Working for Years
Scientists have created special immune cells called GD2TIF cells that can stay alive in the body for a very long time and continuously deliver medicine. Unlike …
Read MoreScientists Create Artificial Intestines to Test Drugs Safely
Researchers have developed a new way to grow human intestinal tissue in the lab using stem cells. This artificial intestine mimics how a real intestine works, …
Read MoreBlood Proteins May Help Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers studied blood samples from women with a family history of breast cancer to see if certain proteins in the blood could signal higher cancer risk. …
Read MoreSpecial Program Helps Babies Born by C-Section Build Healthier Gut Bacteria
Babies born by cesarean section often have different gut bacteria than babies born naturally, which can increase their risk of allergies and immune problems. …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Psoriatic Arthritis Pain and Symptoms
Researchers studied 68 people with psoriatic arthritis—a condition that causes joint pain and skin problems—to see if certain genetic variations affect how …
Read MoreNew Ways Doctors Are Personalizing Crohn's Disease Treatment
Crohn's disease is a long-term condition that causes inflammation in the digestive system, and it affects people differently. Scientists are now using advanced …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Hold Clues to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Scientists studied the bacteria living in people's stomachs to understand type 2 diabetes better. They compared gut bacteria from over 2,000 Chinese …
Read MoreNew Ways to Prevent and Heal Burn Scars Better
Burn scars can cause serious problems like pain, stiffness, and emotional distress. Scientists are developing new treatments that go beyond just fixing the …
Read MoreA Gene Linked to Autism Severity: What You Need to Know
Researchers studied 78 people with autism to understand if a specific gene called MTHFR affects how severe their autism symptoms are. MTHFR helps your body …
Read MoreNew Cancer-Fighting Cells Show Promise Against Bone Cancer
Scientists are testing a new type of immune cell therapy that could help patients with osteosarcoma, a serious bone cancer that often comes back or spreads. …
Read MoreVitamin D Compound Shows Promise Against Throat Cancer
Scientists discovered that a special form of vitamin D called 24R,25(OH)2D3 affects throat cancer cells in different ways depending on the type of cancer cell. …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help or Hurt Cancer Treatment
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your gut play a surprising role in how well cancer treatments work. When these bacteria get …
Read MoreNew Ways to Treat Broken Water Sacs During Pregnancy
When the fluid sac protecting a baby breaks too early in pregnancy, doctors need to act quickly to prevent serious problems. This review looked at how …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Fight Cancer Better
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your stomach and intestines might play a bigger role in cancer treatment than anyone …
Read MoreA Simple Heart Test May Predict if Vitamin D Helps Kids with POTS
Researchers studied 65 children with POTS (a condition that causes dizziness and fast heartbeat when standing) and compared them to 102 healthy children. They …
Read MoreGene Variants May Affect How Well Iron Medicine Works in Blood Disorder Patients
Researchers studied 44 patients with thalassemia major, a serious blood disorder that requires regular blood transfusions and iron-removing medicine. They …
Read MoreFinding the Right Treatment for Throat Inflammation: A Personalized Approach
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a condition where the throat becomes inflamed and makes swallowing difficult. Doctors are discovering that there's no single …
Read MoreNew AI Tool Helps Predict Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics
People with type 2 diabetes face a much higher chance of developing heart disease. Researchers created a computer program using artificial intelligence to …
Read MoreNew Way to Find What Really Causes Disease in Your Genes
Scientists have discovered a smarter way to figure out which things in your body actually cause diseases. Instead of looking at obvious markers, they're using …
Read MoreHow Cancer Cells Hide Their Weak Spots (And How Doctors Can Find Them)
Cancer cells are surprisingly good at changing how they use energy to survive in the body and resist treatment. But these changes also create weak points that …
Read MoreCould You Skip Your Bone Medicine Longer? New Study Suggests Maybe
Researchers in India studied 56 women with weak bones to see if some could wait longer between doses of a bone-strengthening medicine called denosumab. They …
Read MoreAI That Explains Itself Could Help Doctors Treat Gut Disease Better
Scientists are working on a smarter way for doctors to use artificial intelligence (AI) to treat inflammatory bowel disease, a painful condition affecting the …
Read MoreWhy Some People Lose More Weight on Diabetes Drugs Than Others
Researchers studied 92 people with type 2 diabetes who started taking GLP-1 medications (drugs that help control blood sugar and weight). They wanted to …
Read MoreGenes That May Increase Pregnancy Diabetes Risk
Researchers studied 1,312 pregnant women in China to understand why some women develop gestational diabetes (a type of diabetes that happens during pregnancy). …
Read MoreTiny Particles Could Help Fight Cancer Better
Scientists are exploring how incredibly small particles called nanoparticles could help treat cancer more effectively. These tiny particles are designed to …
Read MoreFish Oil Supplement Changes Heart Disease Risk Markers in Healthy People
Researchers studied how a high-dose fish oil supplement called icosapent ethyl (IPE) affects the body's cholesterol and fat particles in people with normal …
Read MoreHow Your Body Makes and Uses Cholesterol: New Ways to Stay Healthy
Cholesterol is a waxy substance your body needs for many important jobs, like building cell walls and making hormones. Scientists have discovered exactly how …
Read MoreCan Exercise and Better Eating Help New Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Researchers are testing whether newly diagnosed cancer patients who receive personalized nutrition plans and supervised exercise programs do better during …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Vitamin D and MS Risk
Scientists in Jordan studied how genes that control vitamin D in your body might be connected to multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the nervous …
Read MoreWhy Some People in Peru May Fight a Parasite Infection Better Than Others
Researchers in Peru studied how a person's genes might affect whether they catch a parasite infection called hydatidosis and how well a common medicine treats …
Read MoreHow Your Lifestyle Choices Affect Colon Cancer Risk
Scientists studied how 15 different lifestyle and dietary factors—like exercise, diet, smoking, and weight—work together with your genes to influence colon …
Read MoreHow China Is Building Better Centers to Help People Manage Weight
China is facing a growing obesity problem, and the government is working to create specialized weight management centers to help people lose weight and keep it …
Read MoreYour Genes and Autoimmune Disease: What a Key Enzyme Reveals
Scientists have discovered that a gene called MTHFR, which controls how your body processes folate (a B vitamin), may play a role in autoimmune diseases like …
Read MoreDesigner Bacteria Could Help Treat Gut Inflammation
Scientists are developing specially engineered bacteria that could help treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition where the digestive system becomes …
Read MoreScientists Use Special Mice to Unlock Vitamin D Secrets
Researchers used a unique group of laboratory mice called Collaborative Cross mice to better understand how vitamin D works in our bodies. These special mice …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Vitamin D Levels and Injury Risk
Researchers studied 137 elite athletes in Kazakhstan to understand how their genes affect vitamin D levels and injury risk. They found that over 60% of these …
Read MoreVitamin D and Colon Cancer: What Your Weight Might Change
Researchers looked at how vitamin D levels affect colon cancer outcomes, especially in people with different body weights. This study examined whether getting …
Read MoreWhy a Personalized Salt-Reduction App Didn't Work as Expected
Researchers tested whether giving people information about their genes and using a smartphone app could help them eat less salt. The study included nearly 300 …
Read MoreHow One Man Used Hormone Tests to Fix Low Testosterone Safely
A 47-year-old man worked with a doctor to boost his low testosterone using personalized supplements based on hormone testing. Instead of guessing which …
Read MoreSimple Urine Test Predicts Kidney Stone Return After Surgery
Kidney stones come back in about half of people who have surgery to remove them. Researchers followed 68 patients after stone removal surgery and found that …
Read MoreNew Program Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients Stay Strong During Treatment
Ovarian cancer patients often struggle with muscle loss and poor nutrition during chemotherapy, which can make life harder and reduce their independence. …
Read MoreCan AI Help You Lose Weight With Better Supplements?
Researchers tested whether artificial intelligence could help people lose weight by recommending personalized dietary supplements. This study looked at how …
Read MoreVitamin D and Genes May Explain Why Some Women Get PCOS
Researchers in India studied 170 women with PCOS and 150 healthy women to understand how vitamin D deficiency and specific genetic variations work together to …
Read MoreHow Different Weight Loss Surgeries Affect Your Blood Sugar
Researchers studied 44 people who had weight loss surgery to understand how their bodies handle sugar differently after the operation. They used a computer …
Read MoreVitamin D and a Blood Test That Might Help MS Patients
Researchers looked at whether a simple blood test could help doctors decide which people with early multiple sclerosis (MS) would benefit most from vitamin D …
Read MoreCan Lifestyle Changes Plus Pills Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Scientists reviewed 12 research studies that tested whether combining lifestyle changes with supplements or medications could help prevent or slow down …
Read MoreYour Genes May Explain Why You're Low on Vitamin D
Researchers in Pakistan studied 600 people to understand why some folks don't have enough vitamin D in their bodies. They discovered that certain genetic …
Read MoreGut Bacteria May Explain Why Different People Get Weak Bones
Scientists discovered that people with weak bones (osteoporosis) have different types of gut bacteria depending on their specific health pattern. Using …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect How Well Antipsychotic Medicine Works
Researchers in Greece studied 163 people with schizophrenia to understand why some patients respond better to antipsychotic medications than others. They …
Read MoreNew Clues Found to Detect Fatty Liver Disease Early
Researchers discovered that fatty liver disease—a condition where fat builds up in the liver, often linked to obesity and diabetes—involves a special type of …
Read MoreBlood Markers Show How Lifestyle Changes Help Prevent Diabetes
Researchers studied 624 people to understand how their bodies change when they make healthier choices to prevent type 2 diabetes. They found specific markers …
Read MoreCustom Pre-Surgery Training Works Better Than One-Size-Fits-All
Researchers tested whether personalized coaching before major surgery helps patients recover better than standard written programs. Fifty-eight patients either …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Dental Implant Success
Scientists are discovering that your genes play a big role in whether a dental implant will work well or fail. Researchers reviewed 46 studies about how your …
Read MoreGut Bacteria Supplements Don't Work the Same for Everyone
Researchers tested whether a special supplement containing helpful bacteria and fiber could reduce harmful substances in the blood that are linked to heart and …
Read MoreNew Way to Spot Different Types of Obesity in Kids
Researchers used advanced computer programs to discover that children and teenagers with obesity aren't all the same. By studying over 1,700 young people from …
Read MoreVideos Help Stroke Patients Learn How to Stay Healthy
After having a stroke, patients need to learn how to prevent another one. Researchers in China studied whether personalized videos could help stroke patients …
Read MoreA Genetic Switch That Affects Leukemia Drug Effectiveness
Scientists discovered that a tiny genetic variation in a gene called FPGS can significantly affect how well methotrexate—a common leukemia drug—works in …
Read MoreNew Gut Bacteria Treatment May Help Protect Eyes in Diabetes
Scientists are exploring an exciting new way to prevent eye damage from diabetes by using specially designed bacteria in the gut. Diabetes can harm the blood …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Predict Stroke Risk in People With High Cholesterol
Researchers created a new prediction tool to help doctors identify which people with high cholesterol are most likely to have a stroke. Using information from …
Read MoreNew Way to Strengthen Bones in Kidney Disease Patients
People with serious kidney disease often have weak bones because their kidneys can't control bone health properly. Researchers tested a new approach where …
Read MoreNew Gut Bacteria Treatments Show Promise for Bowel Disease
Scientists are developing new ways to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by fixing the balance of bacteria in your gut. While diet changes and other common …
Read MoreHow Your Genes Might Affect Magnesium and Gut Health
Researchers investigated whether a person's genetic makeup influences how magnesium supplements affect the bacteria living in their gut. The study looked at …
Read MoreNew Vaccine Design Shows Promise Against Aggressive Breast Cancer
Scientists used computer modeling to design two new types of vaccines that could help fight triple-negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form of …
Read MoreNew Ways to Detect and Treat Prostate Cancer Earlier
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, but it often grows quietly without symptoms in early stages. Doctors are now using new technology and …
Read MoreHow Your Sleep Affects Your Cholesterol: New Genetic Discovery
Researchers studied over 730,000 people to understand why sleeping too much or too little can affect cholesterol levels. They discovered 10 new genetic …
Read MoreWhat Really Triggers Your Migraines? A New App Reveals the Answers
Researchers analyzed data from thousands of people using a migraine-tracking app called Migraine Insight to figure out which foods and everyday situations …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect Fatty Liver Disease Risk
Researchers in Turkey studied how differences in a gene called the vitamin D receptor might affect people's risk of developing fatty liver disease and related …
Read MoreBetter Ways to Predict Health Traits by Including Where and When You Live
Scientists discovered that adding information about where people live and when they were measured can help predict health conditions more accurately. Instead …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Predict Type 2 Diabetes Years Before It Develops
Researchers found that measuring certain molecules in your blood called lncRNAs could help predict who will develop type 2 diabetes in the future. In a study …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticles Help Turn Fat-Storing Cells Into Fat-Burning Cells
Scientists created tiny particles called nano-browning agents that work like exercise to help your body burn fat faster. These special particles are designed …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Affect Prostate Cancer Risk
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your digestive system might play a bigger role in prostate cancer than anyone realized. …
Read MoreBlood Sugar Tracking + Health Coach Helps People Control Diabetes Better
Researchers tested whether combining a special blood sugar monitor with personalized coaching could help people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes improve …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Predict and Treat Breast Cancer
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your digestive system play a surprising role in breast cancer. Researchers found that …
Read MoreYour Genes May Affect TB Risk: What Scientists Found
Researchers looked at studies from 2010 to 2023 to understand how tiny differences in our vitamin D receptor genes might make some people more likely to get …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Predict Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers in Egypt studied 71 women with breast cancer to see if vitamin D levels could predict how well chemotherapy would work. They measured vitamin D in …
Read MoreNew Test Helps Find Best Treatment for Hard-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer
Researchers in Poland tested ovarian cancer tumors to see which patients might benefit from a newer type of cancer treatment called mirvetuximab soravtansine. …
Read MoreScientists Find Genes That Control Infection-Fighting Protein in Blood
Researchers studied the genes of over 12,000 people to understand what controls procalcitonin, a protein doctors use to tell if you have a bacterial or viral …
Read MoreNew Korean Guidelines Make Obesity Treatment Easier for Doctors and Patients
Korean obesity experts have released new guidelines to help doctors better treat overweight and obese patients. These updated rules introduce the idea of …
Read MoreGene Mutation Affects Pregnancy Even With Enough Folate
Scientists studied a common gene mutation called MTHFR C677T that affects how the body processes folate, a vitamin important for pregnancy. They wanted to see …
Read MoreScientists Find New Way to Test Treatments for Rare Genetic Disease
Researchers developed a new testing method to find better treatments for alkaptonuria, a rare genetic disease that affects how the body breaks down certain …
Read MoreLab-Grown Mini Guts Help Scientists Study How Food and Germs Affect Us
Scientists have created tiny versions of human intestines in the lab called organoids that work just like the real thing. These mini guts help researchers …
Read MoreTwo Cancer Proteins May Work Together in Aggressive Uterine Cancer
Scientists studied aggressive uterine cancers to see how two important proteins, HER2 and FOLR1, might be connected. They looked at tissue samples from 62 …
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