Aging
- Curious by Nature: Dr. Shevaun Neupert - How Stress Ages You March 14, 2025We all experience stress, but did you know it could make you look and feel older? Research from Dr. Shevaun Neupert, a distinguished professor of psychology at North Carolina State University, reveals how daily stress impacts aging--and why a sense of control might be the key to reversing its effects.Newswise
- Stem Cell Trial for Early Alzheimer's Disease Begins at UTHealth Houston March 14, 2025A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease is underway at UTHealth Houston.University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- UWF Studies Positive Impacts of Dance for Individuals with Dementia March 14, 2025A study by a team of University of West Florida researchers, conducted with Council on Aging of West Florida's adult day care, The Retreat, uncovered insights into the positive impact of dance on individuals living with Alzheimer's and related dementias.University of West Florida
- UTEP Researchers Develop Portable, Blood-Based Device that Detects Colon Cancer March 14, 2025Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso are developing a less invasive portable device that would use blood samples to detect colorectal cancers. Their device is described in a new study published in the journal ACS Measurement Science Au.University of Texas at El Paso
- Moffitt Study Finds New Immunotherapy Strategy for Enhancing Melanoma Treatment March 14, 2025Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center have found a new way to boost cancer immunotherapy by targeting a protein called macrophage receptor with collagenous structure, or MARCO.Moffitt Cancer Center
- Cellular Circuit Controls How DNA Damage Is Repaired, Affecting Risk of Disease as We Age March 14, 2025Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and collaborators across the country published findings March 5, 2025, in Nature Communications showing that the mitochondria powering our cells also control the ability of a DNA repair protein to suppress the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which causes zombie-like cells to spew inflammatory molecules that can contribute to chronic inflammation […]Sanford Burnham Prebys
- Retiring Abroad Puts Older Adults at Risk for Loneliness, Study Finds March 13, 2025Many people dream of retiring to a warmer, less expensive country. But retirees who move abroad may be at greater risk of loneliness than those who stay in their home country, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.American Psychological Association (APA)
- Spotiphy Integrative Analysis Tool Turns Spatial RNA Sequencing Into Imager March 13, 2025Spatial transcriptomics is a cutting-edge technique that characterizes gene expression within sections of tissue, such as heart, skin or liver tissue. Scientists at St. Jude and the University of Wisconsin-Madison today share a generative algorithm for achieving both high genome and image resolution.St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Managing Your Diabetes Can Help Prevent Associated Vision Loss March 13, 2025In a recent publication in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, Thomas Gardner, M.D., M.S., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and a member of Caswell Diabetes Institute, discusses current screening recommendations and treatment options for DRD.Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
- New Guideline on Gastric Premalignant Cancer Published by the American College of Gastroenterology March 13, 2025The American College of Gastroenterology has published its first clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of gastric premalignant conditions (GPMC), including endoscopic surveillance, risk stratification, resection, the role of H. pylori infection, risk reduction, and management of autoimmune gastritis and gastric epithelial polyps.American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
Health
- Montana May Start Collecting Immunization Data Again Amid US Measles Outbreak April 1, 2025Montana is the only state that doesn’t collect immunization reports from schools, creating a data gap for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and community health officials. With more than 480 measles cases reported in the U.S., state lawmakers are considering a bill to restart the data collection.Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press
- Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk. April 1, 2025In his first term, President Donald Trump granted pardons or clemency to more than 60 convicted fraudsters, including health care executives who defrauded Medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars, courts and juries found. Now, Trump says cracking down on fraud is a priority.Brett Kelman
- Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers March 31, 2025A bill designed to force PBMs to pay higher fees to independent drugstores sailed through the state House, but lobbyists are marshaling their forces to kill the measure in the Senate.Mike Dennison
- ‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes March 31, 2025The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny treatment. Republicans and Democrats agree prior authorization needs fixing, but patients are growing impatient.Lauren Sausser
- Readers Shop for Nutritional Information and Weigh Radiation and Cancer Risks March 31, 2025KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
- He Had Short-Term Health Insurance. His Colonoscopy Bill: $7,000. March 28, 2025After leaving his job to launch his own business, an Illinois man opted for a six-month health insurance plan. When he needed a colonoscopy, he thought it would cover most of the bill. Then he learned his plan’s limited benefits would cost him plenty.Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
- Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again March 28, 2025Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient’s infirmities. The limits persist despite federal rules banning insurers from setting annual dollar limits on the care they will provide.Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
- KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Ax Falls at HHS March 27, 2025Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a proposed reorganization for the department — which, counting those who already have left the agency, amounts to about a 25% cut in its workforce. And its planned “Administration for a Healthy America” will collapse several existing HHS agencies into one. Meanwhile, the department […]
- Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment March 27, 2025The Trump administration is moving to end the “Housing First” approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won’t work. But with homelessness rising, President Donald Trump could find allies in blue cities and states as the public clamors for streets to be cleaned up.Angela Hart
- With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay March 27, 2025The anti-fluoride movement has more momentum than ever. In rural counties with few dentists, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn.Brett Kelman