Longer durations of breastfeeding lowers the risk of childhood cancers
Whether duration of breastfeeding was associated with a lower risk of childhood cancers.
Research from NY highlights pollution as a key factor in rising cancer rates among youth
Cancer incidence trends among adults in the New York State (NYS) and associations with common population-level exposures.
California is expanding insurance access for teenagers seeking therapy on their own
When she was in ninth grade, Fiona Lu fell into a depression. She had trouble adjusting to her new high school in Orange County, California, and felt so isolated and…
Researchers identify increased brain tumor risk with specific contraceptive use
The intracranial meningioma risk associated with progestogen use.
Delirium linked to tripled dementia risk in older adults, Australian study finds
The relationship between delirium and new-onset dementia among older adults with no dementia diagnosis.
Food allergies’ broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness
Review article in Frontiers in Nutrition examines the multifaceted impacts of food allergies on individuals' economic, psychological, and social quality of life, highlighting the need for increased awareness and support…
ChatGPT shines in medical summary task, struggles with field-specific relevance
Study assesses ChatGPT's capability to summarize medical abstracts, revealing high efficiency in producing concise, accurate summaries but highlighting challenges in accurately assessing article relevance to specific medical fields.
Unhoused people face elevated dementia rates compared to general population
Dementia in unhoused people was 1.9 times greater than the general population, with a higher prevalence for age groups younger than 85 years, according to new research from Lawson Health…
Delirium increases dementia risk and mortality in older patients
Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death among older people, finds the largest study of its kind published by The BMJ today.
Long-term use of certain progestogen drugs may raise risk of intracranial meningioma
Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France…