Treating aged marmosets with 10β,17β-dihydroxyestra-1,4-dien-3-one (DHED) improves side effects elicited from a type of breast cancer treatment.

On the heels of updated cholesterol management guidance that recommends earlier screening and establishes target goals for LDL “bad” cholesterol based on an individual’s risk factors, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey finds that one in five U.S. adults is unaware that what they eat directly affects blood cholesterol levels. Of those who said they were aware of the association between diet and cholesterol, 52% said they received the information from a healthcare provider, while 36% got it from friends or family, and 34% from social media.

Women lacking adequate health insurance were significantly less likely to take recommended amounts of folic acid to help prevent serious birth defects, UC Irvine researchers found.

The nationwide study analyzed health data from more than 85,000 women and found that healthcare access and other structural barriers may play a larger role in folic acid use than birthplace alone.

Researchers say the findings can aid public health efforts focused on improving preventive care access, culturally responsive outreach and folic acid fortification initiatives.

Compuscript Publishing is pleased to announce that Zoonoses, an open-access journal dedicated to research on zoonotic diseases and One Health, has been accepted for coverage in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

The Inflation Reduction Act’s attempt to improve insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries—by capping out-of-pocket costs at $35—was associated with lower out-of-pocket costs and increased insulin usage, but only for a small portion of U.S. patients, according to a new study published in JAMA on Saturday.

Computer scientists urge a fundamental shift in how problems are formulated in reinforcement learning for healthcare

Dr. Michael Golding, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, studies how alcohol exposure may alter biological signals in sperm in ways that affect offspring development and metabolism.  

Through a new $2.9 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and supported by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Golding and his team will expand their research into how parental alcohol exposure may contribute to chronic disease, accelerated aging and developmental disorders in offspring.