Chronic Illness News
April 17, 2025
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Apr. 16, 2025 — Drugs like Ozempic, other blood sugar-reducing medications, may stave off ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Researchers discover that inflammation and aging contribute to non-viral liver cancer development: Green tea's role in reversing some of the pathway dysregulation that may contribute to the cancer development and other therapies are ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Identifying a key protein's role could improve the common mental health medications and point to new treatments for inflammation-related diseases, a medicinal chemist ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalizing ...
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Apr. 14, 2025 — Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — A new study suggests that perceived stress and depression factor into the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking -- perhaps not a surprise. But because the relationship between insomnia ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A study has demonstrated the effectiveness of a technology-assisted intervention for perinatal ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as research is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people can ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Scientists say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as 'guardians' of ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — FDA has cleared an investigational new drug (IND) application to study switchable chimeric antigen receptor T cell (sCAR-T) therapy (CLBR001 + ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue, and sleep ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — With the global prevalence of obesity on the rise, it is crucial to explore the neural mechanisms linked to obesity and its influence on brain and cognitive health. However, the impact of obesity on ...
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Apr. 9, 2025 — Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability and chronic pain worldwide, affecting an estimated 595 million people globally. Projections suggest that this number will rise to 1 billion by 2050. ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have helped identify a novel drug compound that selectively activates pain-altering receptors in the body, offering a potentially safer alternative to conventional pain ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — A comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding -- via analysis of over 300 million hospitalizations records in eight countries prone to flooding events -- has found an increased ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Experimental drug NU-9 -- a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- improves ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study challenges the ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now uncovered this mechanism. The scientists showed ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — A study found that a significant proportion of Parkinson's disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six diagnoses changed after ten years of follow-up, and the majority of new ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced more respect, control, job support, and compensation ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Parkinson's doesn't just affect movement and the brain -- it may also impact the heart, according to new research. Scientists suggest that targeting a key protein outside of the brain could ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, diabetes experts ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer's disease over ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — A research team has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in the podocytes, ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — A research team says high blood sugar levels appear to weaken function in key part of brain, mimicking ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — The body's cells respond to stress -- toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults -- by pausing normal functions to focus on conserving energy, repairing damaged components and boosting ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Compared with those who spent most of their time in a single room, people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who were able to travel outside of their home without assistance ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — For human health, prematurely aging cells are a big problem. When a cell ages and stops growing, its function changes, which can cause or worsen cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — A drug typically prescribed for arthritis halts brain-damaging seizures in mice that have a condition like epilepsy, according to researchers. If the drug proves viable for human patients, it would ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Researchers Identify Safer Pathway for Pain Relief
- Long-Term Health Impacts of Flooding Revealed
- ALS Drug Effectively Treats Alzheimer's Disease in New Animal Study
- CVD and Obesity: When Protective Lipids Decline, Health Risks Increase
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improve Chronic Low Back Pain
- Findings on T Cell Exhaustion: The Body Prepares Early for Mild to Severe Disease
- Diagnostic Uncertainty in Parkinson's Disease: Study Calls for Improved Diagnostic Processes
- Home Care Cooperatives May Be Key to Addressing the Critical Shortage of Caregivers for the Elderly
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Surgery Doesn't Always Help With Chronic Rhinosinusitis -- A New Risk Score Predicts Treatment Efficacy
- Could Targeting Parkinson's Outside of the Brain Improve Symptoms?
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Study Unlocks How Diabetes Distorts Memory and Reward Processing
- How Cells Respond to Stress Is More Nuanced Than Previously Believed
- Movement Matters: Mobility Linked to Better Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- New Software Finds Aging Cells That Contribute to Disease and Health Risks
- Could an Arthritis Drug Unlock Lasting Relief from Epilepsy and Seizures? Promising Results in Mice
- New Evidence Links Microplastics With Chronic Disease
- Growing Body of Evidence Links HPV With Heart Disease
- ADHD May Be Associated With an Increased Risk of Dementia
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Healthy Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging
- Fatty Liver Linked to Increased Risk of Death from Several Diseases
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Cellular Mechanisms That May Lead to Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Nearly Half of Depression Diagnoses Could Be Considered Treatment-Resistant
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Treating Chronic Inflammatory Diseases With JAK Inhibitors
- 'It Still Hurts, She Said': Why Pain Medication May Not Be as Effective for Women as It Is for Men
- Maternal Depression Can Lead to Children's Emotional Overeating, Study Shows
Friday, March 14, 2025
- New Clue on What Is Leading to Neurodegenerative Diseases Like Alzheimer's and ALS
- New AI Model Reveals Your True Biological Age from 5 Drops of Blood
- Not Knowing What to Expect Can Make Pain Feel Worse
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Mother's High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus
- Eat Better, Breathe Easier? Research Points to Link Between Diet, Lung Cancer
- Scientists Solve Decades-Long Parkinson's Mystery
- Can AI Help Detect Cognitive Impairment?
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Secret Boss of the Liver: Star-Shaped Cells That Promote Fibrosis Also Regulate Liver Health
- Minimal TV Viewing May Be Protective for Heart Diseases Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
- 'Doomsday Clock' And Patterns of Mortality and Mental Health in the United States
- Food Insecurity Today, Heart Disease Tomorrow?
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Worldwide Study Finds High Rates of Depression and Anxiety in People With Chronic Pain
- Chronic Stress and Obesity Work Together to Accelerate Pancreatic Cancer Development and Growth, Study Finds
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Brain Mapping Unlocks Key Alzheimer's Insights
- Links Between Metabolism and Aggressive Breast Cancer
- Researchers Identify a Gene to Guide Novel Therapeutics of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Repurposed ALS Drug Becomes Imaging Probe to Help Diagnose Neurodegeneration
- Stressed Out? It May Increase the Risk of Stroke
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- School Absence Patterns Could ID Children With Chronic GI Disorders, Research Suggests
- Researchers Identify Molecular Glues That Protect Insulin-Producing Cells from Damage Related to Diabetes
- Special Type of Fat Tissue Could Promote Healthful Longevity and Help Maintain Exercise Capacity in Aging
Monday, March 3, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Interventions Identified to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B in Africa
- Nasal Spray Shows Preclinical Promise for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Blood Test Could Lead to Better Diagnosis and Management of ALS
- Microplastics in Ocean Linked to Disabilities for Coastal Residents
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Biological Organ Ages Predict Disease Risk Decades in Advance
- Immune Cells May Lead to More Parkinson's Cases in Men
- Cold Treatment Does Not Appear to Protect Preterm Infants from Disability or Death Caused by Oxygen Loss
- Screening and Treating Maternal Psychological Health Key to Improving Cardiovascular Health
- Researchers Discover 16 New Alzheimer's Disease Susceptibility Genes
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Co-Prescribed Stimulants, Opioids Linked to Higher Opioid Doses
- The Brain Perceives Unexpected Pain More Strongly
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Child ADHD Risk Linked to Mother's Use of Acetaminophen
- Daily Cannabis Use Linked to Public Health Burden
- Housing Damage Resulting from Great East Japan Earthquake and All-Cause Mortality
- Continuing Vs. Discontinuing Opioid Medications Prescriptions for Adults With Chronic Pain
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Affect Health and Aging More Than Our Genes
- A New Treatment for Post-Amputation Pain?
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Multiple Sclerosis: Cell-Catching Implant Helps Identify Successful Treatment in Mice
- Cholesterol Metabolism Byproduct Linked to Parkinson's Disease
Friday, February 14, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Pregnancy Complications Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in the Family
- Genetic Research Unlocks New Ways to Prevent and Treat Multiple Long-Term Conditions
- ALS Survival May Be Cut Short by Living in Disadvantaged Communities
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Major Driver of Inflammatory Pathology in Autoimmune and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
- Why Some Heavy Drinkers Develop Advanced Liver Disease, While Others Do Not
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Scientists Reveal Gut Microbes' Hidden Role in Anxiety: Could Probiotics Be the Next Mental Health Breakthrough?
- Drinking Ketones Improves Heart Health, Study Suggests
- Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- New Drug Shows Promise in Reversing Memory Loss for Early Alzheimer's Patients
- Asthma and Antibiotic Use May Predict Nasal Polyp Recurrence After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- All in the Eyes: High Resolution Retinal Maps Aid Disease Diagnoses
- Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People With Type 1 Diabetes
- Meditation Induces Changes in Deep Brain Areas Associated With Memory and Emotional Regulation
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Self-Assembling Cerebral Blood Vessels: A Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Treatment
- Innovative Program Helps Seniors Manage Stress
- Mothers of Twins Face a Higher Risk of Heart Disease in the Year After Birth