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Improving socioeconomic status is not associated with comparable reductions in rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity across all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a new study published in an open access journal on July 8, 2026. Pro Swan By Sarah Cromer of Harvard Medical School in the United States. Unfavorable socio-economic status (SES) is associated with negative health outcomes, and many researchers, clinicians, and risk calculators assume that improving SES will result in equal health benefits for all populations. In the new study, researchers analyzed data from 54,991 adult participants in the U.S. National…

People with a history of criminal legal involvement are especially likely to visit an emergency department (ED) for drug use or mental health reasons, according to a new study published July 8, 2026 in an open access journal. Pro Swan By Vidya Eswaran and colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Criminal legal involvement (CLI), defined as having ever been arrested and charged with a law violation, is a known predictor of negative health outcomes, and incarcerated individuals suffer a high burden of chronic and comorbid conditions. Previous studies of ED utilization among patients with CLI have focused on…

Early detection and treatment of congenital ventriculomegaly (CCV), a disease in which the fluid-filled ventricles of a fetus’s brain swell in a condition called hydrocephalus, can help clinicians prevent developmental and neurological problems in affected infants. A new study led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Brigham Neuroscience Institute has identified some of the genetic mutations involved in this condition, which is common along with autism and other developmental disorders. The survey results are scientific translational medicine. A significant number of patients have developmental delays, and up to 10% exhibit autism spectrum disorders. Our findings link CCV to neurodevelopmental…

Biohub researchers conducted what is believed to be the first genome-wide CRISPR study in primary human adult skin cells, using an AI model to mine results for overlooked psoriasis drug targets. They discovered an unlikely candidate. It is a receptor for oxytocin, a hormone involved in childbirth and also called the “love hormone” for its additional role in social bonding. As reported in nature communicationsWhen the team formulated topical gels containing compounds that inhibit oxytocin receptors and another promising target, both gels reduced psoriasis inflammation in mice as effectively as the injectable drugs used by many patients. “AI-guided CRISPR screening…

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a clear link between the composition of gut bacteria and frailty in older women. When people are at high risk of illness and death and have high levels of frailty, gut bacterial diversity is reduced and their function is impaired. Research published in journals nature communications, Based on a population of 2,081 Swedish women aged 75 to 80 years. This study clearly shows that frailty is associated with reduced gut microbiota diversity and reduced functional capacity. These results were largely confirmed by an independent Chinese cohort of 1,448 older men and women.…

Korea University Ansan Hospital Robotic Surgery Center is the first tertiary hospital in Gyeonggi Province to introduce the latest robotic surgery system, “Da Vinci 5,” further strengthening its precision surgery capabilities. On March 3, 2026, Professor Song Tae Jin of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery successfully performed the first surgery using this system, a robotic cholecystectomy on a patient with cholecystitis. Since introducing robotic surgery in 2015, the center has steadily expanded its clinical applications across multiple specialties, including general surgery, urology, gynecology, and plastic surgery. By 2025, the cumulative number of robotic surgeries will exceed 4,000, solidifying…

Families are increasingly turning to emergency departments for help when their child is experiencing a mental health crisis. A study of Illinois emergency departments published in the Journal of American College of Emergency Physicians Open found that while hospitals across the state are making strides in caring for these children, they still face significant challenges, especially limited access to specialists and long wait times for psychiatric treatment. Emergency departments surveyed also suggested practical solutions, including investments in real-time bed tracking to improve mental health staffing, treatment activities, and coordination of mental health resources. Hospitals told us what they needed:…

The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging has awarded a five-year grant worth an initial $8.37 million to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers studying new gene therapies for people at high genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. If certain milestones are reached between years three and five, the study could earn a total of nearly $14 million. The grant will enable researchers to study treatments for patients with inherited apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) gene mutations from their parents, a group known as APOE4 homozygotes. These people are up to 15 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, and “Alzheimer’s disease…

New research suggests that the amount of time adolescents spend playing video games does not inherently predict cognitive impairment, but rather that signs of behavioral addiction are true indicators of cognitive impairment. By separating the effects of heavy gaming from compulsive gaming, this study provides evidence that simply playing for long periods of time is associated with certain cognitive benefits, while feeling unable to stop playing is associated with poorer cognitive performance. The results of this study were recently published in the journal Computers in human behavior. The scientific literature on video games often points to inconsistencies regarding their effects…

Longevity entrepreneur Brian Johnson recently shared some bad news on social media. “I have an autoimmune disease. My stomach eats all by itself,” he wrote to X. The good news? “I’ll try to figure it out.” The disease in question is autoimmune gastritis, a chronic inflammatory disease in which antibodies destroy acid-producing cells in the stomach, preventing iron absorption. Although not a fatal disease in itself, it can lead to an increased risk of stomach cancer and ultimately vitamin B12 deficiency, leading to anemia and neurological complications. Autoimmune gastritis is estimated to affect an estimated 4% of people worldwide, but…