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Scientists Test Real-Time View of Brain's Waste Removal

"The device lets us monitor how this system is related to sleep and how it's affected by sleep disruption in humans -- something that is critical if we are trying to understand the role that this biology plays in clinical psychiatric and neurological conditions," UW Medicine's Jeff Iliff said.

May 27, 2025

May 28 2025

• Helping Kids Have a Safe Summer: 12 Tips from Johns Hopkins Pediatricians
• How to Help Teen Drivers Stay Safe on the Road
• Mayo Clinic Experts Present Key Cancer Research Findings at ASCO
• Wildfire Pollution May Lower Survival Chances for Lung Cancer Patients
• Rural Georgians Lack Access to Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
• AI-Driven Model Supports Safer and More Precise Blood Sugar Management After Heart Surgery
• Understanding Brain Tumors: What You Need to Know
• Having Your Child's Tonsils and Adenoids Out May Help with Snoring, Mouth Breathing
• Will This Year's Flu Shot Protect You? The Answer Is Hidden in Your Blood
• John Theurer Cancer Center Presents Innovative Cancer Research at Major Annual Cancer Meeting, Offering New Hope for Patients
• Understanding How a Rare Brain Wasting Disease Hides in Neurons For Decades
• T Cells Take Up Residence in the Healthy Brain Via a Gut-Fat-Brain Axis
• Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors 'High-Risk Yet Promising' for Cancer Patients Who Undergo Organ Transplant
• Singing to Babies Improves Their Moods
• Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Finds Innovative Approaches to Fighting Fourth Wave of Opioid Public Health Crisis
• Research Project Studies High Doses of an Opioid Abuse Disorder Medication Among Veterans
• Why the FDA Recalled Six Popular Acne Products
• Yale Scientists Uncover Sex Differences in Recalling and Reporting of Family History of Alzheimer's Disease
• Medical Cannabis Reduces Pain, Preserves Cognition, Study Reveals
• After Mild Stroke, More Sleep or Time Spent Trying to Sleep Tied to Thinking Problems
• Shedding Pounds in Middle Age Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds
• RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
• Miley Cyrus Reveals Rare Condition That Shapes Her Signature Voice
• Paracetamol to Poisoning: When Medicines Harm Instead of Heal
• Mother's Warmth in Childhood Influences Teen Health by Shaping Perceptions of Social Safety
• Standardized Huddle Process Improves Response to Unprofessional Behaviors in Health Care Settings
• One in Three Youth with Mental Health Crisis Spent Over 12 Hours in Emergency Department Waiting for Psychiatric Bed
• Vascular Sleuth Unlocks Origins of Congenital Limb Deficiencies--Beyond Thalidomide
• EQUAL Study Launches Lung Cancer Screening Trial for People at High Risk
• Helmets Save Lives, Head-To-Head Motorcycle Study Finds
• New Electrode Design Might Help Spasms, Pain, Paralysis
• AI Helps ID Candidates For Targeted Breast Cancer Treatment
• Preschool BMI Can Predict Childhood Obesity Risk
• Climate Change Could Be Fueling Female Cancer Deaths
• Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Risk Of Obesity-Related Cancers
• Cardiorespiratory Effects of Wildfire Smoke Particles Can Persist for Months, Even After a Fire Has Ended

May 27 2025

• Scientists Test Real-Time View of Brain's Waste Removal
• FDA Approves Topical Foam for Plaque Psoriasis of the Scalp and Body
• Sleep Aid Blocks Neurodegeneration in Mice
• Zika Virus Uses Cells' 'Self-Care' System to Turn Against Host
• Finding a Voice: People with Aphasia Sing Out
• First Trial of Computerized Decision Support Tool Reduces Time on Ventilator for Children With Lung Failure
• Why Do We Yawn?
• Light-Powered Phagobots: Dual-Mode Optical Control of Living Immune Microrobots
• Yale Cancer Center Experts Set to Present Advances in Cancer Research at the World's Largest Clinical Oncology Conference
• U.S. Moms Facing Mental, Physical Health Struggles
• Former Surgeon General Warns Social Media Is Harming Children's Health
• NIH Director's COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
• Billy Joel Cancels Tour After Brain Condition Diagnosis
• Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Fell in Early Years of Pandemic
• Understanding Your Risk: Are Women Likelier to Have Thyroid Cancer Than Men Are?
• Think That DIY Acne Trick Is Helping? Here's What Dermatologists Want You To Know
• Knee Pain Relief Through The Ear? New Study Says It's Possible
• U.S. Had 1.5 Million Excess Deaths Following Pandemic
• NUTRITION 2025 Press Materials Available Now
• Exercise Improves Odds Against Cancer
• Vitamin D Might Fend Off Biological Aging
• Fentanyl Fueling OD Deaths Among Teens, Young Adults
• Operation Hope: How Federally Funded Research Helped Navy Veteran Beat Lung Cancer and Pneumonitis
• Engineered Simplicity: New Microfluidic Device Offers Rapid Kidney Health Check
• Eyes on the Future: Microfluidic Lenses Monitor Health and Deliver Medication
• 'I'm a researcher. This is what I do.'
• VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Vibrating Capsule to Treat Constipation - Virtual Press Briefing

May 26 2025

• HHS Panel Recommend Statins for Adults with HIV at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
• Less Than 15% of Cancer Survivors with Alcoholism Initiate Treatment in the Year After Diagnosis
• Unconditional Cash Transfers May Increase Breastfeeding but Little to No Effect Seen on Other Postpartum Outcomes in Diverse Populations
• Gene Expression After Asbestos Exposure Explains Development of Malignant Mesothelioma
• No Sex Differences in Autistic Toddlers at Time of First Diagnosis, Study Finds

May 25 2025

• Quieter Classrooms May Help Calm Kids, Study Shows
• KIST Develops Multifunctional Peptide That Fights Viruses and Promotes Wound Healing

May 24 2025

• Environmental SOS: Rare Birds Crunch From Bellies Full of Plastic

May 23 2025

• FDA Approves Nucala for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• UNC Study Offers New Hope for Safer Bleeding Treatments
• On the Path to a New TB Vaccine?
• A Dental Floss That Can Measure Stress
• Internal Innovation Challenge Encourages a Culture of Hospital Ingenuity
• Open Wide and Relax
• A World First: "Prime Editing" Reverses Effects of Rare Illness
• ASCO 2025 Highlights: Menin Inhibitor for Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Organ Transplant and Checkpoint Inhibitors
• More Young Adults Than Ever Take HIV-Prevention Medication, but Gaps Remain
• From Clot Removal to Vision Repair: CNYBAC Unveils 2025 Medical Device Innovators
• Tick Season Expected to Be the Worst Yet, Says Upstate Expert
• One-Pot Protein Screening Accelerates Bioscience, Drug Discovery
• Understanding One Gene's Role in Different Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Pursuing Bladder Cancer Treatments, Reducing Side Effects
• Does Early Preemptive Kidney Transplantation Reduce Risk of Death?
• Biden’s Prostate Cancer Likely Grew Undetected for Years, Experts Say
• Texas Tech Health El Paso Celebrates Next Generation of Health Care Leaders
• White House Report Blames Toxins, Food and Screens for Poor Health
• FDA Halts Sale of Off-Brand Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs
• Family Link For Postpartum Psychosis Discovered
• Want To Live Longer? Stay Sociable, Study Says
• E-Cigarettes Reinforce Nicotine Addiction, Study Says
• Cities Contribute To Asthma, Researchers Argue
• New AI Can Help Track Eczema
• Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Double In The U.S.

May 22 2025

• A Machine Learning Tool for Diagnosing, Monitoring Colorectal Cancer
• What Parents Should Know About Their Baby's Heart Health
• Got Knee Pain? Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Through the Ear May Help
• Celebrating National EMS Week: Hackensack University Medical Center's ECPR Program & First Responders
• 'Thirdhand Smoke' May Be Hidden Asthma Trigger in Kids
• Neuroscientist Huda Akil Wins Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
• Wistar Scientists Uncover New Viral Mechanism for Evading Immunity, Identifying a New Drug Target
• Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Corrupts Some White Blood Cells to Suppress Immune System, Suggesting a Path to Severe COVID
• Researchers Find a Potential Treatment for Mitochondrial Damage That Causes Disease
• UC Irvine Researchers Contribute to New Toolkit for Battling Brain Disorders
• Breaking the Cycle of Lyme Disease Transmission
• ASCO: MD Anderson Researchers Present High-Impact Studies Across Multiple Cancers
• Penn Medicine at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting
• FDA Warns of Heart Risk With Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines
• Sugar, Fat and Salt on the Rise in U.S. Breakfast Cereals, Study Shows
• China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
• Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives: Study Shows Universal Laws Increase Helmet Use and Reduce Injury Severity
• Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
• Donor Hearts Might Be Kept Healthy In Cold Storage Longer
• Social Media Increases Depression Risk In Pre-Teens
• Want To Deter Teen Vaping? Make Devices Boring, Study Says
• Reaching For The Snooze Button? You're Not Alone
• May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month - One Maryland Mom's Fight
• Additional Breast Cancer Scans Can Triple Detection In Women With Dense Breasts
• Mouth Taping For Better Sleep? Little Benefit, Lots Of Risk, Review Says
• Boosting Cancer Treatment: NUS Researchers Develop Efficient 'Food Delivery Service' for Transporting Cancer-Fighting Genes

May 21 2025

• Electrical Stimulation Offers Hope for Treating Spinal Injuries
• How Aging Dulls the Function of CAR-T Cells--and How They Might Be Revived to Boost Their Anti-Cancer Efficacy
• Motion Sickness Technology Could Alleviate Symptoms for Passengers in Today's Cars, and Tomorrow's
• Copperhead's Kiss: A Cyclist's Close Call & the Hospital That Saved Him
• MD Anderson Research Highlights for May 21, 2025
• New Strategy for Screening Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy Patients, Study Shows
• The Dietary Bug in a Cancer Therapy
• FDA Approves Zynyz as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Anal Cancer
• Dana-Farber Genomic Score Predicts Progression to Multiple Myeloma
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show Stem Cell Transplant Offers Potentially Curative Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Sparks Hope, Confidence for Woman with Rare Head and Neck Cancer
• You and Your Pet Can Share Resistance to Certain Medications. Here's How
• Promise of New Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Acuity Adaptable Pediatric Model Elevates Patient Satisfaction, Convenience and Better Clinical Outcomes
• 38 Pediatric Health Systems Emphasize Importance of AED and CPR Training
• Considering Cases with Rheumatic Reactions to Cancer Immunotherapy
• Good News for People with Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
• Mercy Gastroenterologist Dr. Bryan Curtin Leads Study on Vibrating Capsule, Shown Safe, Tolerable In Treating Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
• Florida-Grown Cucumbers Behind Salmonella Outbreak, CDC Warns
• Nebraska First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP Program
• FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups
• Medications That Suppress REM Sleep Improve Survival in ALS Patients
• Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer, UCLA Study Finds
• More Evidence Links Physical Activity With Improved Cancer Survival, New ACS Study Finds
• Hunt School of Dental Medicine's Pioneering Graduates Make History at Inaugural Commencement
• Deaths Waiting For Lung Donation Have Dropped Under New Guidelines
• Battling Multiple Chronic Illnesses Can Double Risk Of Depression
• 9 In 10 U.S. Teens Have Been Cyberbullied
• Blood, Urine Tests Can Identify Level Of Ultra-Processed Food In Diet
• Many Seniors Fear Cataract Surgery
• Bodybuilding Linked To Sudden Cardiac Deaths
• Researchers Test AI's Limits in Emergency Room Diagnoses
• HPV: Babies Free Themselves of the Virus Naturally
• Study Highlights Disparities in Access to Advanced Life Support
• Area Deprivation Index May Not Accurately Measure Neighborhood Health
• Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover a Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
• Mount Sinai Experts to Present New Research on AI Models That Predict Chronic Respiratory Failure and Detect Airway Obstruction at ATS 2025 International Conference

May 20 2025

• New Study Finds Fewer Americans Are Developing Dementia--But More Are Living with It
• Illinois Researchers Explore COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes and Motivations, Finding Common Values
• Candidate Drug That Boosts Protective Brain Protein in Mice Has Potential to Treat Alzheimer's Disease
• Sunny Prognosis
• For Traumatic Brain Injury Caregivers, a Mobile Health Intervention That May Improve Quality of Life
• Women Whose Sister Experienced Postpartum Psychosis Are More Than 10 Times as Likely to Experience It Themselves, According to New Research
• Research Reveals Unexpected Roles of TEAD Proteins in Neurodevelopment
• Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Healthy Senior Living Keeps Patients Feeling Young At Heart During Older Americans Month and Year Round
• Prostate Cancer FAQ
• "I Want My Wife to Have Her Life Back." A Journey Through Long COVID: Jennifer and Lauren's Story
• $5 Million Gift From Scott and Sandi Borchetta To Support NICU Program
• LJI scientists uncover clues to how a viral infection can lead to arthritis-like disease
• Study Suggests Genetic Mutation in Some Ashkenazi Jewish Men May Be Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk
• To Suss Out Who's Sick, Humans Rely on Senses at a Distance
• New Method Dramatically Improves Cryo-EM's Imaging Capabilities
• Pulmonary Embolism in Children More Common Than Previously Thought
• ASTRO Survey Underscores Damaging Impact of Continued Medicare Cuts on Cancer Care; Bipartisan ROCR Act Offers Solutions
• Possible Plastic Contamination Prompts Nationwide Ice Cream Recall
• NIH Scientists Still Face Layoffs Despite RFK Jr.'s Reassurances
• Publix Recalls Baby Food Over Possible Lead Contamination
• Scientists Find Gene That Helps Explain Why Men Are Taller Than Women
• Cleveland Clinic Children's Among First Hospitals to Use Novel Gene Therapy to Treat Inherited Blood Disorders
• Heart Failure Patients Increase Their Odds Of Death By Skipping Yearly Doctor Visit
• Recovering From A Heart Attack? Here's What You Shouldn't Do
• Brain Wave Decoder Figures Out How To Cause Movement In Spinal Cord Injuries
• Pregnant People and Infants in U.S. Communities Prone to Wildfire Smoke Often Lack Geographic Access to Health Care
• Pets Might Be Adding To Antibiotic Resistance
• Oral Health Linked To Migraines, Fibromyalgia
• Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Linked to Long-Term Deficits
• ICU Delirium Tests Misclassify Spanish-Speakers
• Maternal Air Pollution Exposure Worsens Asthma Severity for Offspring
• Concussion? When To Start Physical Therapy
• Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Survey Shows Mental Health Conditions Disrupt a Majority of American's Sleep
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Promising Tools to Enhance Gene Therapy Delivery for Hard-to-Treat Diseases
• World Governments for the First Time Take Vital Step to Prevent, Prepare for, and Respond to Catastrophic Pandemics
• Microbial Pioneers: How Bacteria Shape Dental Implant Health From Day One
• Safe Medication for Mother and Child

May 19 2025

• Cancer During Young Adulthood Carries Long-Term Mental Toll
• New Study Finds that Physical Pressure Escalates Liver Cancer Aggression
• Heteroplasmic de novo MT-ND5 Truncating Mutations: Implications for Mitochondrial Function in Oncogenesis
• Young Newlywed, UTSW Cancer Team Wage 'Infinity War' on Stage 4 Lymphoma
• Common Analgesic Gas Aids in Opening of Blood-Brain Barrier
• First Human Bladder Transplant Performed at UCLA
• Limited Evidence Suggests Calorie Restriction May Slightly Reduce Depressive Symptoms in People with Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk
• Helping Cancer Patients Their Way to Healthier Lives
• FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups
• Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
• New Models Help Docs Distinguish Severe Pneumonia In Children
• Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.
• Ciliary Dysfunction Linked to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Severity
• Having a Team Therapist Reduces Burnout in Critical Care Nurses
• Deep Learning Can Predict Lung Cancer Risk From Single LDCT Scan
• Sophisticated Data Analysis Uncovers How City Living Disrupts ADHD's Path to Obesity
• Policies Targeting Road Transport Emissions Could Save 1.9 Million Lives Globally by 2040, New Study Finds
• Youth Shape the Vision for the Austin HOPE Center
• One Woman's Fight for Recovery Highlights Urgent Need for Long COVID Research
• GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk
• Researchers Discover New Protein Target for Childhood Medulloblastomas
• Couch Potatoes Have Greater Risk Of Brain Decline, Even If They Exercise
• Black Patients, Women Face Worse Outcomes, Death In Heart & Blood Vessel Procedures
• Laying the Groundwork to Diagnose Speech Impairments in Children with Clinical AI
• Song Lyrics Matter When Managing Your Mood, Study Says
• Inhaled Microplastics Inhibit Key Immune Cell in the Lungs
• AI Can Help Track MS Progression
• Living with Anxiety? Regular Sleep May Be Especially Important for Heart Health
• Changes in the Aging Heart May Reduce the Risk of Irregular Heartbeats
• Scientists Discover NELL2's Dual Role: Boosting Bone Formation While Curbing Fat Accumulation
• Could Personality Tests Help Make Bipolar Disorder Treatment More Precise?
• Mayo Clinic Discovery Could Mean More Donor Hearts by Extending the Preservation Time
• Value in Health Journal Spotlights "Whole Health" in Special Series
• Some Parents Say They Waited Too Long to Stop Pacifier Use or Thumb-Sucking in Children
• Experts Provide Practical Advice for Families Worried About Picky Eaters

May 18 2025

• Climate Change Increases Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Got Pruney Fingers? Here's The Scientific Skinny To Explain It
• Methotrexate as Effective as Prednisone in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
• Waitlist Deaths Dropped Under New Lung Transplant Allocation System
• Wearable Sensor Could Be Used to Monitor OSA Treatment Response

May 17 2025

• Chimpanzees' Drumming May Be Ancient Form of Communication

May 16 2025

• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - May 2025
• FDA Gives Marketing Nod to Blood Test for Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease
• UCLA researchers to participate in key sessions at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
• Scientists Discover Key Gene Impacts Liver Energy Storage, Affecting Metabolic Disease Risk
• Largest Genomic Study of Veterans with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Reveals Critical Insights for Precision Medicine
• Researchers Find CRISPR Is Capable of Even More Than We Thought
• Can Mindfulness Combat Anxiety?
• From Fighter Jets to Fighting Cancer: How Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center's Dr. Goy Helped a Veteran Soar Again
• Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills
• Custom Gene Editing Helps Baby With Rare Condition
• Toxic Metals Found in All Rice Samples in New Report
• In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
• Infant Immune Systems Respond Differently to Severe COVID-19
• Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
• Ebun's Story: Being a "Minority within a Minority" in Healthcare
• Valeria's Story: A Commitment to Medicine that Began in the ER
• Medicare Low-Income Drug Benefit Saves Lives, Study Says
• Adults Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Face Heart Health Issues, Risk Of Early Death
• Houston Wastewater Foretold Texas Measles Outbreak
• Testosterone Therapy Doesn't Increase Cancer Risk For Transmasculine People
• Barbie's Feet Have Changed With The Times
• When L.A. Wildfires Broke Out, CHLA's Behavioral Health Team Rushed In

May 15 2025

• Large Disparities in Adoption of Alzheimer's Infusion Therapy Raise Concerns About Access
• Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring
• Using Testosterone Gel to Treat Women Recovering from Hip Fractures Provides No Added Benefits, Clinical Trial Finds
• Study Finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act Implementation Facing Challenges
• Under Embargo: School Dinners May Encourage Picky Teenagers to Eat Better, Says New Study
• Unlocking the Brain's Secrets
• Wesper is Rewriting Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: The FDA-Cleared Tech That Replaces Cannulas with Comfort
• Two University of Idaho Professors Earn Elite Researcher Status for Contributions to Fisheries and Global Health
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Experts to Present at 2025 Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Meeting
• Study Aims to Establish Key Biomarkers in Rett Syndrome
• Government of Grenada Signs Agreement with the New York-based Mount Sinai Health System for the Development of a New, State-of-the-Art, Affiliate Hospital for the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Peti
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in San Francisco, September 27-October 1
• Skip the Extra Salt: Study Shows Heart Healthy Diet and Sodium Reduction Lower Risk of Heart Disease
• Exercise Focus Group Leaps Into Virtual Reality
• MSU Study: Ransomware Drives US Health Data Breaches
• How Play Can Have Mental Benefits for Children with Austim
• How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
• Mount Sinai Experts to Present New Research on Preeclampsia, Doula Care and More at 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
• U.S. Suspends Live Animal Imports Amid Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico
• VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Brain Fog and Long COVID Inflammation Study - Virtual Press Briefing
• Scientists Find Two Brain Biomarkers in Long COVID Sufferers May Be What's Causing Their Brain Fog, Other Cognitive Issues
• Trump's Surgeon General Pick Touts Psychedelics for Health
• NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
• Shorter Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Safe, Study Finds
• Conservatives Privately Support Several Firearm Policies, but Don't Publicly Demand Them
• Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine And Miscarriage Risk
• Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Safely Administered In Memory Clinics, Study Says
• Smartphones Aid Recovery From Broken Leg, Hip
• Your Kitchen: Cooking, Conversation and Hand Injuries
• Broken Heart Syndrome Remains A Killer, Especially For Men
• Improvements In Prostate Cancer Tracking Help Men Stay In Active Surveillance
• 'Mini-Strokes' Linked To Long-Lasting Fatigue
• Dental Flosser for at-home Stress Monitoring
• Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms