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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gums that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is increasingly associated with systemic diseases beyond the oral cavity. Although epidemiological studies have long suggested an association between periodontitis and osteoporosis, particularly in postmenopausal women, the biological mechanisms linking these conditions remain unclear. There is growing evidence that microbial communities play a central role in regulating immune responses and metabolism across distant organs, raising the possibility that oral microbes influence bone health through indirect pathways. To investigate this possibility, a research team led by Professor Fuhua Yan and researcher Dr. Fangfang…

Young people are more likely to use healthcare when it’s available through a healthcare app, and even more so when they don’t have to pay a patient fee. This was revealed in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The advent of online healthcare through mobile apps has changed the availability and demand for healthcare. The study, published in the Economic Journal, analyzed the spending patterns of 19- and 20-year-olds. The study is based on data from young people in the Stockholm and Västra Götaland regions. During the study period, 19-year-olds were not charged a co-pay for online consultations,…

Despite the increasing incidence of endometrial cancer in young women, there is limited research on the safety of topical low-dose vaginal estrogen therapy (ET) in survivors. New research suggests that this form of estrogen is not only effective in relieving many menopausal symptoms, but also does not appear to increase a woman’s risk of cancer recurrence. The research results will be published online today. menopauseJournal of the Menopause Society. Until recently, all hormone therapies that included topical low-dose vaginal estrogens had the same black box warnings as high-dose systemic therapies, even though topical low-dose vaginal estrogen options have limited, local…

The FDA is taking no prisoners as it continues its efforts to combat widespread GLP-1 drug compounding. In its latest offensive, the agency announced 30 new warning letters targeting telemedicine companies it says are making “false or misleading” claims about combinations of popular obesity drugs. The new warning letter, sent on February 20 and published on March 3, is an extension of the FDA’s crackdown on misleading direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising in September, the agency said in a press release. It also followed FDA Commissioner Marty McCulley, M.D.’s promise last month to take “swift action” against companies that sell large…

Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. Here we introduce unexpected combinations of proper nouns. Harry Styles and Haruki Marukami from Runner’s World. It’s a pretty existential conversation, partially shared in Style Profile. “I’ve always wondered, what is creativity?” asked Marukami. “I’ve been writing books and creating things for about 45 years, but I still don’t know what creativity is.” Autism researchers form new group and reprimand Kennedy A group of autism researchers and advocates has established a new independent advisory group with a name very…

A new study suggests that our hearts slow down when we make visual mistakes, providing evidence that our bodies respond to perceptual mistakes even before we realize we’ve made them. Published in biological psychologyresearch shows that conscious perception emerges from a constant dialogue between the brain and the body. Historically, cognitive neuroscience has focused on the brain to understand how we perceive the world. However, the brain is constantly communicating with the peripheral nervous system, the neural network that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. Scientists wanted to understand how this body-brain connection affects…

Elder care company Papa is rolling out a new program that leverages existing companion care services to help improve the quality of health plans. The company’s vetted network of Pals, called Papa Plus, will be able to provide important services needed by insurance companies in addition to working to address the social needs of its members. These tasks may include helping members schedule and accompany members to major health visits, providing post-discharge support, or helping individuals utilize telehealth visits. This creates a direct engagement channel for some of the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach patients, Papa said in the announcement. This…

Japanese macaques, better known as snow monkeys, are famous for sitting in steaming hot springs when the temperature drops. It’s clear that warm water can help you cope with the winter cold, but researchers at Kyoto University have discovered that these baths do more than just keep you warm. “Hot spring bathing is one of the most unusual behaviors seen in non-human primates,” said lead author Abdullah Langen. His team wondered if regular soaking in hot springs might also affect the parasites and microorganisms that live on and inside the monkeys. Research on parasites and intestinal microbiota To find out,…

President Donald Trump already faced the difficult task of convincing American voters that he had a plan to protect Americans from the power costs of the data center boom. Then the bombs started falling. Market turmoil following President Trump’s attack on Iran and concerns about escalating conflict are sure to overshadow Wednesday’s signing ceremony with seven major tech companies at the White House. Seven major tech companies have pledged to help pay for the growing demand for electricity driven by artificial intelligence. And if U.S. natural gas prices rise over the long term due to a surge in U.S. fuel…

Scientists at UCLA Health and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered why certain brain cells are better able than others to withstand build-up of tau, a toxic protein closely associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The discovery points to biological differences that may help explain why some neurons survive longer and could open the door to new therapeutic strategies. Research published in journals cellrelied on advanced CRISPR-based genetic screening techniques in human neurons grown in the laboratory. The goal was to map the internal systems that control how tau accumulates within brain cells. When tau forms clumps,…