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Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, low education and social isolation, but new research from Curtin University suggests that current public health approaches are falling short of driving real behavior change. Major international reviews published in Lancet Health and Longevity We found that while large-scale health awareness campaigns to prevent dementia have the potential to reach a wide audience, they often lead to only modest improvements in knowledge and limited changes in behavior. This study analyzed public health campaigns and programs in eight countries and found that more…

Researchers who have re-run a key fungicide study on neurotoxicity have come up with vastly different results, and campaigners say the substance should be taken off the market immediately.In 2005, a study conducted by Huntingdon Life Sciences on behalf of ISK, the manufacturer of fluazinam, on the neurotoxicity of fluazinam in pregnant rats concluded that there were no statistically significant effects on brain development in the rat offspring.After safety evaluation, the insecticide fluazinam was approved in the EU in 2008. Fluazinam is a Pfas fungicide used to control various soil-borne fungal pathogens in potatoes and apples. In 2024, 340 tons…

Dear Mr. President, Hello from Florida, where you call your second home and where you probably go golfing every week. There’s a pesky intruder at a reflecting pool in Washington that’s causing a big problem, but it’s not Antifa, it’s an algae bloom. You must be deeply offended to see the media treating this as a huge embarrassment to you. Slate called it “an unavoidable metaphor for the Trump administration’s incompetence, waste, careless interference with iconic federal property, and overall bad taste.” This is one of the milder explanations. Then I heard a comic comparing it to the Iran war…

Researchers at McGill University have developed a new quantum device that produces tiny sound-like particles called phonons at temperatures just above absolute zero. This advance could help pave the way for phonon lasers, a technology that could potentially be used for communications, medical diagnostics, and advanced sensing. “Modern communication is primarily based on light, which includes electromagnetic waves and electrical currents. In media like the ocean, sound can travel, but light and electrical currents cannot,” said Michael Hilke, associate professor of physics and study co-author. “In the human body, sound waves can also be a useful tool.” The device was…

Pack-a-day smokers spend about $14,000 a year on cigarettes, but despite the financial and health costs, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult changes many people attempt. New research from the University of Adelaide shows that exercise can help people quit smoking by reducing tobacco consumption, easing the urge to smoke and increasing the likelihood of quitting. Researchers found that people participating in the exercise program were 15% more likely to achieve sustained abstinence and 21% more likely to report seven-day abstinence compared to a control group. They also found that exercise can reduce cigarette consumption by two cigarettes…

In new research led by researchers at UCL and the University of Oxford, a new form of CAR T-cell therapy has been designed to find and destroy cancer-driving stem cells that cause a group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), while leaving healthy blood cells intact. MPN is a chronic blood cancer caused by mutations in the DNA of blood stem cells. Over time, some patients progress to myelofibrosis, a serious condition characterized by scarring of the bone marrow and anemia. In approximately 1 in 5 cases, the disease progresses to an aggressive leukemia-like stage, which can prolong…

Patients with advanced prostate cancer may need regular imaging scans to detect tumor growth even if their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are stable, according to an analysis led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Duke University. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein in the blood that doctors regularly monitor for cancer progression. In some cases, scans may detect cancer progression even if the PSA level is undetectable. This recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, analyzed data from more than 2,500 men who participated in two multinational phase 3 clinical trials testing enzalutamide to slow or…

Whether a child receives an opioid prescription after surgery varies widely by type of surgery and hospital, according to a new national analysis published in . Journal of the American College of Surgeons (jacks). The study also found that overall, nearly one-third of children were prescribed opioids after surgery. Researchers said the findings highlight the importance of safe prescribing practices and may inform future efforts to standardize opioid prescribing after pediatric surgery. Opioids can be an important component of postoperative pain management, but children are uniquely vulnerable to opioid-related harm, and studies have shown that surgery is often their…

A new book review has been published in Volume 18. aging June 11, 2026, titled “Age-related dysfunction of the neuroendocrine axis in non-human primates with depression-like and anxiety behaviors.” This book review dedicated to the late Dr. Mikhail (Misha) Blagoskrony was written by Nadezhda D. Goncharova of the Kurchatov Medical Primate Complex of the Kurchatov Research Institute, National Research Center in Adler, Sochi, Russia. As people age, their risk of developing stress-related diseases such as depression, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and neurodegenerative conditions increases significantly. However, not everyone ages in the same way. Some people appear to be…

Listeria infections are on the rise, with about 15% of people dying from the disease in the EU. Researchers at the DTU National Food Research Institute have proposed a new labeling system aimed at giving consumers a better chance of choosing ready-to-eat foods such as smoked salmon and spiced pork rolls without risking listeria infection. Listeria monocytogenes accounts for approximately 32% of deaths associated with foodborne illness outbreaks in the EU. This infection poses a particular risk to pregnant women, as well as the elderly, people with underlying health conditions, and other vulnerable populations. “A labeling system should be introduced…