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Could improving gut health also help improve mental health? A small clinical trial suggests that probiotics, often referred to as ‘good bacteria’, may give older people treated for depression an extra boost of energy. Researchers found that older adults with depression who took daily probiotics alongside regular antidepressant treatment experienced modest but significant improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms compared to older adults who received a placebo. Placebos are inert treatments designed to look just like the real thing. This study Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Exploring the relationship between the intestines and the brain Scientists are becoming increasingly…
PwC’s mid-year outlook report said the number of health services deals fell in the first half of 2026, but deal values ”remained resilient” due to “risk of re-pricing” by strategic acquirers and dealmakers. The mid-year outlook highlights how health services trading activity is evolving amid market pressures, highlighting strategic focus, technology and portfolio optimization, the report authors wrote. Healthcare services investors and traders entered 2026 with strong momentum, but geopolitical dynamics, policy, reimbursement uncertainties, and continued pressure from the “SaaS apocalypse” kept trading volumes in check. The health services market is feeling the weight of rising costs, labor shortages, and…
An evidence-based analysis of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for professionals focused on metabolic health and clinical nutrition.
A Tulane University School of Medicine laboratory has enhanced its drug screening and tumor modeling workflows by adopting advanced liquid handling solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences, including the PIPETBOY GENIUS serological pipette controller and VIAFLO electronic pipette. Image credit: Tulane University School of Medicine More than 4,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Louisiana, and the death rate is 14 percent higher than the national average. Tulane researchers are working to improve outcomes across the state and Bay Area. Jorge Belgodere, a lecturer at Tulane School of Medicine with an adjunct appointment at Louisiana State University in Baton…
New research from the University of Surrey has found that infants’ activity during sleep is rhythmic. The findings provide important insight into infant sleep cycles during the first year of life. In the largest study of its kind, Surrey scientists led by Dr Eva Winnebeck looked at the development of sleep cycles in 152 infants aged 3, 6 and 12 months. To learn more, the infants’ motor levels were closely monitored for 10 days at each age using an actigraphy device, a non-invasive wearable technology placed on the infant’s ankle. Parents were also provided with a wrist actigraphy device to…
People tend to interpret the exact same statement differently depending on the speaker’s political identity or personal beliefs. New research published in journal open mind This provides evidence that the implicit meaning of a sentence is easier to hear when listeners share the party affiliation of the politician who is speaking. This suggests that the trust we have in a speaker plays a major role in how we decipher indirect communication in everyday life. Every day, people use language to imply things without explicitly saying them. For example, if someone says that they ate “some” of a cookie, the listener…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. The season finale of “First Opinion Podcast” airs today. Sarah Mpo, STAT’s director of editorial operations and head of style guide, also joined Tory Bosch to discuss the decision to keep the two words “healthcare.” Please listen. US infant mortality rate will decline in 2025 Infant mortality rates hit record lows last year, according to preliminary data from the CDC. It seems small. The number of infant deaths per 1,000 people in 2022 and 2023 was slightly lower than…
Male rats exposed to widely used plastic chemicals during early development showed higher levels of anxiety as adults, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Although the study was conducted in rodents, the findings suggest that prenatal and immediate exposure to endocrine disruptors can also cause long-term behavioral changes in humans. “This study shows that one of the most widely used plasticizers in the world can induce behavioral changes when exposed to subjects during prenatal and early postnatal development, and that this effect persists over long periods of time,” said Osvaldo…
Antiplatelet drugs are one of the main tools used to prevent blood clots from forming in people who have had a heart attack or stroke or have cardiovascular disease that puts them at high risk for blood clots. These treatments work by reducing the ability of platelets to clump together and form blood clots that can block arteries. However, their use also increases the risk of bleeding, a common complication that limits their use to certain patients and remains one of the major challenges in cardiology today. Now, research by researchers at the Saint Pau Institute (IR Saint Pau) and…
Rutgers University researchers say the use of GLP-1 drugs, commonly prescribed for weight loss and diabetes management, may have effects beyond metabolic health, including behaviors associated with violence. Their research is criminologyinvestigated whether the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, influences violent criminal behavior in adults by attenuating the effects of impulsivity and alcohol consumption. Researchers analyzed data from a 2025 survey of 7,521 U.S. adults and focused their primary analysis on 821 people who had used GLP-1 drugs. This study compared current and former GLP-1 users to examine whether drug use modifies the relationship between…