February 21, 2025

Study Links Stress to Immune Changes in Breast Cancer

New research shows chronic stressors like perceived stress, inadequate social support, racial discrimination, and neighborhood deprivation are associated with deleterious changes to systemic and tumor immunity in breast cancer patients, with more pronounced effects in Black women.

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February 21, 2025

Salt, Sour Taste Loss Raises Mortality Risk

Research shows that adults experiencing perceived taste loss face a higher risk of mortality, particularly when the ability to detect salt and sourness declines.

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February 20, 2025

Hospital Occupancy to Reach 85% by 2035

The projection is driven by a decline in staffed beds and an aging population.

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February 20, 2025

Long-Term Olive Oil Consumption Linked to Less Weight Gain

Findings from a 20+ year study of over 121,000 U.S. adults showed increased olive oil consumption was associated with less weight gain in middle age compared to other fats, such as butter, margarine, and other vegetable oils.

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February 19, 2025

Oral Disease Spending Tops Ischemic Heart Disease

Spending on oral diseases ($93 billion) falls between musculoskeletal diseases ($108.6 billion) and ischemic heart disease ($80.7 billion). 

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February 19, 2025

Hospital Occupancy to Reach 85% by 2035

The projection is driven by a decline in staffed beds and an aging population.

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February 18, 2025

Study Reveals Hormonal Impact on Postinjury Joint Inflammation

Gaining insight into the effects of sex hormones on injury-induced inflammation and cartilage degradation provides a basis for designing future experimental and clinical studies, report researchers.

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February 18, 2025

CDC Reports Increase in Child and Severe Adult Obesity

From 2013 to 2023, severe obesity increased annually by 0.23 percentage points, according to new NHANES data.

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February 18, 2025

Independent Associations Between Trauma, PTSD, and Endometriosis Risk

Researchers examine the independent associations between traumatic experiences, genetic predisposition, and endometriosis risk using observational and genomic analyses.

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