Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss had a 41% lower risk of obesity-associated cancers compared with patients prescribed diet or exercise. Patients taking tirzepatide had substantially greater cancer…
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech…
The human immune system is intrinsically programmed to recognize peanut proteins, according to NIEHS scientists and their collaborators. Moreover, the scientists found people across the age spectrum — from infants…
New research suggests a common facial treatment given before jaw surgery could ease postsurgical discomfort and lessen the need for opioids during recovery. A new study suggests that injections of…
Over 26% of U.S. adults with a normal BMI met new criteria for clinical obesity proposed by the Lancet commission. About 78% of adults had excess adiposity if defined by…
A new model for tracking temperatures demonstrates how research conducted by the NIEHS Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) directly benefits communities. Using a network of personal weather stations already collecting…
New research highlights the importance of open conversations between patients and their oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Patients who regularly use marijuana may require higher doses of anesthesia when undergoing wisdom…
Alzheimer’s pathology appeared as early as midlife and correlated with poorer cognitive performance in a cohort study. Blood biomarkers identified Alzheimer’s pathology in 6% of middle-age adults. Baseline pathology predicted…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: In Denmark, dental care regulations state that orthodontic treatment should ideally be led by orthodontists, but adult aligner treatment is increasingly being provided in general dental practice. This…
A new multi-institutional study led by NIEHS researchers gives the most detailed U.S. estimates to date of how inherited genes and family history together affect a woman’s lifetime risk of…
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