Improving sleep isn’t enough: researchers highlight daytime function as key to assessing insomnia treatments
About one in nine adults suffer from chronic insomnia and its residual effects like drowsiness, cognitive issues, and irritability as well as increased health risks like diabetes and heart risks…
California grants $7.4 million to advance gene-edited stem cell therapy for Friedreich’ s ataxia
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $7.4 million to support a University of California San Diego team developing a first-of-its-kind stem cell-based gene therapy for Friedreich’s ataxia,…
Avian flu: influenza A (H5N5) virus, first human case reported in the United States of America since February 2025
On 15 November 2025, WHO was notified of the 71st confirmed human case with influenza A(H5) since early 2024 in the United States of America— the first human case reported…
#ESC25 calls for a cultural shift to deal with the adverse combination of mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease #ESCCongress
A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement is calling for greater awareness of the multidirectional relationship between mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease to improve patient health. The first ever ESC…
Older age and low fitness levels are associated with heartbeat abnormalities that increase future cardiovascular risk #ESCCongress #ESC25 in Madrid
New research has revealed that older age and low aerobic fitness levels are strong and independent risk factors for a high burden of heartbeat irregularities, known as arrhythmias*, that indicate…
Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults
Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. In a…
New blood test could improve Alzheimer’s Disease diagnosis
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, the Tallaght Institute of Memory and Cognition and St James’s Hospital, Dublin are exploring the ability of a new blood test, plasma p-tau217, to detect…
Researchers identify signs tied to more severe cases of RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization in young children due to respiratory complications such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Yet little is understood about why some children…
NIH RECOVER makes long COVID data easier to access
Secure data from more than 14,000 adults who participate in National Institutes of Health observational research on long COVID are now available to authorized researchers through BioData Catalyst (BDC). BDC…