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How Stress and Social Struggles Fuel America's Obesity Crisis

As obesity in America continues to rise at alarming rates, researchers are finding that diet and exercise are not the only driving factors. A new scientific review from UCLA Health explains how stress, hardship and other social challenges can reshape a person's gut bacteria and brain performance in ways that make it harder to keep weight off.

September 4, 2025

September 12 2025

• Study Identifies Risks and Outcomes for Preterm Infants with Rare Bowel Obstruction
• Research Study Brings Mental Health Care to New Moms
• Working Together, Cells Extend Their Senses
• Mental Health Effects of Exposure to Firearm Violence Persist Long After Direct Exposure
• MSU Researchers Explore How Virtual Sports Aid Mental Health
• Chagas Disease, Which Can Be Deadly, Is Now Considered Endemic in the U.S.
• Junk Food Puts Memory at Risk--Here's How to Protect It
• Research Tip Sheet: AI and Heart Failure Plus Recent Headlines
• New Hurdle Seen to Prostate Screening: Primary-Care Docs
• Research Roundup: Burning Questions
• Researchers Find a Way to Use Antibodies to Direct T Cells to Kill Cytomegalovirus-Infected Cells
• Precise Brain Stimulation May Offer Faster Relief for Depression
• Protecting Amazon Forests May Also Protect Human Health, Study Finds
• Nutrient in Vegetables May Help the Body Fight Cancer
• Can A Keto Diet Help Treat Depression?
• Training Doctors for the Digital Age: Canadian Study Charts New Course for Health Education
• Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Opioid Addiction Meds In Jail
• Cervical Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Another Type Of Cancer
• Mount Sinai Researchers Find Electrical Stimulation May Help Predict Recovery Path for Acute Nerve Injuries
• First-Ever Detection For Early Head And Neck Cancers Under Development
• Same-Day Cataract Surgery On Both Eyes Safe And Effective
• Even Healthy Babies At Risk For Severe RSV Infection
• Take Charge of Your Health: The Importance of Cervical Screenings
• Summer Research Programs Encourage Students to Explore Biomedical Research
• Hundreds of New Bacteria, and Two Potential Antibiotics, Found in Soil

September 11 2025

• Personalized Brain Stimulation Shows Benefit for Depression
• Research Exposes Far-Reaching Toll of Financial Hardship on Patients with Cancer
• New Diagnostic Code for Gulf War Illness Marks Major Step Forward for Veteran Care and Research
• Take Charge of Your Health: The Importance of Cervical Screenings
• Understanding PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Back-to-School Health: Make Sure Your Child is Ready
• Plant-Based Nutrient Improves Immune Cells' Ability to Fight Cancer
• Medication and Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know
• FDA Approves Inlexzo for Bladder Cancer
• Innovative Approach Helps New Mothers Get Hepatitis C Treatment
• High THC Levels May Affect Egg Quality and Fertility, New Study Finds
• COVID-19 Falls From Top 10 U.S. Causes of Death for First Time Since 2020
• Endangered Shark Meat Found in U.S. Grocery Stores, Study Says
• LLNL Aims to Learn Faster with Science of Scale-Up
• Parent-Focused Prevention Programs For Childhood Obesity A Bust, Evidence Says
• Air Pollution Might Accelerate Alzheimer's Progression
• Food Deserts Potentially Deadly For People With Irregular Heartbeat
• How To Help Your Back-To-School Kid With Their Allergies
• Insomnia Might Increase Dementia Risk Among Seniors
• Precision in the Pancreas: New Test Transforms Hereditary Pancreatitis Diagnosis and Care
• Chemotherapy Plus Natural Extract Castalin Improves Cancer Drug Effectiveness
• What is Survivorship and Supportive Care? Q&A With Dr. David Freyer
• Researchers Keep a Mammalian Cochlea Alive Outside the Body for the First Time
• MSU Expert on Peer Review: What It Is and Why It Matters
• Cedars-Sinai Patient Survives a Silent Threat

September 10 2025

• URI Study Links Microplastic Exposure to Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
• Basic2Breakthrough: A Dentist's Journey to Save Your Teeth
• Alzheimer's Disease Digital Resources Lacking for Latinos, Hispanics in Los Angeles Years After COVID-19, Study Finds
• The Medical Minute: The Thyroid Cancer Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore
• How Advances in Genetics Are Transforming Treatments for Pediatric Epilepsy
• Expanding the Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Rural Areas May Help Reduce Rural-Urban Disparities
• UWF Center for Cybersecurity awarded $2M grant to expand Florida cybersecurity training program
• More Michigan Children Are Losing Parents to Overdose, Suicide, Homicide
• Sepsis Strikes Fast - Know the Warning Signs
• A Family's Fight: Bone Marrow Transplant at Johns Hopkins Enables Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease
• Know Your 'Dontists
• Cracking the Code on APSVasculopathy
• IU Study Finds Possible Treatment Route for Common Type of Genetic Hearing Loss
• Model for Group Prenatal Care Bolsters Patient Satisfaction, Support and Trust, Researchers Find
• Challenges with Motor Coordination Drive Differences in Imitation and Learning in Children with Autism, Research Reveals
• Study Points to Urgent Need for Better Medicaid Coverage for Anorexia Care After Hospitalization
• Can't Sleep? Insomnia Associated with Accelerated Brain Aging
• Household Items Tied to Sharp Increase in Self-Harm Cases in Teens
• Climate Change Could Be Fueling Higher Sugar Consumption
• Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Confirmed in Maine for the First Time
• Lung Cancer Rewires Immune Cells in the Bone Marrow to Weaken Body's Defenses
• Nearly Half Of People With Diabetes Unaware Of Their Illness
• Program Helps Clinicians Close Care Gaps for Disabled Adults
• Interactive Effects of Weather and Air Pollutants factors on Influenza in Huaian, China
• Wireless Ultrasound: A Potential Revolution In Assessing On-Field Sports Injuries?
• Premature Immune Aging Might Be Driver Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Caffeine Bad News For Blood Donations, Study Says
• Inactive Parents Tend To Have Couch Potato Kids
• Ultrasound Helmet Provides Surgery-Free Brain Stimulation
• Researchers Capture New Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms with Trace Amounts of DNA
• New Research in JNCCN Offers a Simplified Way to Identify Harmful Medications in Older Adults with Cancer
• Community Gardens Highlighted as Engines of Social Capital and Resilience in Current Opinion in Psychology
• Small Rewards Lead to Big Wins for Saving Veterans' Lives
• Repurposing a Diabetes Medication to Prime CAR T Cancer Targets

September 9 2025

• At-Home Blood Pressure Cuffs--and Reminders to Use Them--Key to Blood Pressure Control
• Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health Study Finds Pocket Ultrasound Reduces Hospital Stays for Patients with Shortness of Breath
• How a Surgical Team Repaired a Rare Variation of D-Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Signs of Heart Attack in Women
• Peripheral Artery Disease Month - What Are the Best Exercises to Try?
• What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency?
• Breakthrough Technology Study Sheds Light on Consciousness and Recovery After Brain Injury
• Upstate New York Poison Center Warns of Back-to-School Poisoning Risks
• Ending Federally Funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Would Increase New HIV Infections 49% Nationwide By 2030, Computer Model Predicts
• 'Kissing Bug' Disease Spreading in U.S., CDC Report Says
• Frozen Vegetables Recalled in Six States Over Listeria Concerns
• New Hampshire Man Doing Well After Experimental Pig Kidney Transplant
• Microbiome Instability Linked to Poor Growth in Kids
• Wistar Scientists Identify Novel Therapeutic Target for Ovarian Cancer
• Arthritis Drug Might Have Additional Heart-Healthy Benefit
• LSD A Potential Therapy For Anxiety, Early Clinical Trial Results Say
• Most Americans Fear The Dentist
• Medicaid Crucial In Battling Opioid Epidemic
• Exercise Boosts Men's Mental, Sexual Health, Poll Finds
• Online Blood Pressure Pics Often Misleading, A Poor Guide For Patients, Study Says
• No Sign of Toxic Effects of Inhaled Anesthesia in Young Children
• High Consumption of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic Inflammation
• Decline in U.S. Pediatric Radiology Workforce Revealed in Large Study of Private Insurance Claims
• New AI Tool Pinpoints Genes, Drug Combos To Restore Health in Diseased Cells

September 8 2025

• UCLA Researchers Find How Epilepsy Genes Disrupt Different Brain Regions Using Stem Cell Models
• Get Ready for Flu Season 2025: What to Know
• Exposure to Air Pollution Worsens Alzheimer's Disease, Penn Research Finds
• MSU Researchers Address Gap in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Study Led by Roswell Park's Dr. Sai Yendamuri Finds GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes
• Meet Wolfram Goessling, New Chair of the Yale Department of Internal Medicine
• Mayo Clinic Q and A: Living Kidney Donation May Be Option for Those with Type 2 Diabetes
• UNC Physicians Develop Fast Treatment to Ease Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
• Using AI to Identify Personalized Heart, Blood Pressure Rates Could Help Reduce ICU Deaths
• IU Scientists Reprogram Cancer-Protecting Regulatory T Cells to Fight Tumors
• Nicotine Pouches May Offer Path to Reduced Tobacco Harm, Rutgers Study Finds
• Blood Test Could Streamline Early Alzheimer's Detection
• First-Ever Clinical Trial Demonstrates Safety, Molecular Readout and Promise of Pre- and Post-Surgery Immunotherapy Combination for Patients with Operable Mesothelioma
• FDA Expands Use of Vonvendi for Von Willebrand Disease
• Pre-Conception Radiation Exposure From CT Scans Increases Risk for Miscarriage and Birth Defects
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Cuts Could Trigger a Substantial Spike in Infections by 2030
• Radioactive Contamination Suspected in Recalled Frozen Shrimp
• HHS Withdraws Report Linking Alcohol to Higher Cancer Risks
• Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Metabolic Meals Sickens 16, CDC Warns
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Patient Loses Nearly 100 Pounds with Help of Care Team
• Moffitt Develops First Genetically Engineered Cancer Model in Naked Mole Rats
• Automated Smoking Interventions Offered to Parents through Pediatric Primary Care May Curb Their Tobacco Habits
• Cancer Cells Can Use Backup Routes to Fuel Their Growth
• New Pill Lowers Stubborn BP In Kidney Patients
• Space Travel Accelerates Cellular Aging, Researchers Say
• Kids with High BP May Face Risk of Early Heart Disease Death as Adults
• FDA Warns of Juice Recall Linked to Potential Foodborne Illness
• AI Aids Seniors In Reading, Reporting Blood Pressure At Home
• Severe Pregnancy Nausea Causes Many To Rethink Motherhood, Study Finds

September 7 2025

• Substance Use During Pregnancy Can Harm a Fetus, Experts Warn

September 6 2025

• Cats Get Dementia Just Like People, Making Them a Potential Research Tool

September 5 2025

• After Early-Life Stress, Astrocytes Affect Behaviour
• Hitting One Target Could Cripple Brain Tumors in Two Critical Ways
• How Can We Age Gracefully?
• Skin Protein Found to Use Physical Tension to Control Tissue Growth
• Mitochondrial Antioxidant Found to Drive Breast Cancer Metastasis
• Virtual Reality Games Help Kids in the Clinic, but What Should Parents Know About Safe Use at Home?
• These Genetic Insights Into Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Help Design Better Treatments
• Cedars-Sinai Conference: IBD's Impact on Women's Health
• MD Anderson Research Highlights for September 5, 2025
• Mastering Recovery: How One Incision Got a Golfer Back to Augusta
• Coral-Inspired Pill Offers a New Window Into the Hidden World of the Gut
• D-CARE Study Finds Caregiver Satisfaction Higher with Dementia Care Programs Than Usual Care
• LSD May Ease Anxiety Symptoms for Months, Study Finds
• New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo
• Raw Cat Food Linked to H5N1 Virus After Infected Cat Is Euthanized
• Pocket Ultrasound Reduces Hospital Stays for Patients with Shortness of Breath
• Folks Skipping Salt Substitutes — Even Those With High Blood Pressure
• Blood Pressure-Related Kidney Deaths Increased Dramatically Over Last Quarter-Century
• Music Soothes Savage Motion Sickness, Experiment Shows
• Scrolling On The Toilet Increases Risk Of Hemorrhoids, Study Says
• Self-Medicating With Weed Might Make Things Worse
• Breast Milk Timing Crucial For Babies' Sleep, Researchers Say

September 4 2025

• MSU Study Finds Accessible Wireless Ultrasounds Are Accurate
• Making Progress Toward Equitable Food Systems in the Mississippi Delta
• UI Health Performs First Islet Cell Transplant with Lantidra
• Single Hair Strand Could Provide Biomarker for ALS, Mount Sinai Study Finds
• Basu Completes First Phase of Groundbreaking Cardiac Visualization Project
• In Extensive Sequencing Study, Scientists Find Few Links Between Cancer and Microbiome
• PCOM Georgia Study Finds Settings Influence Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy
• Mapping Thermal Risks: New Insights Into Safe Diazotization of 2-ANDSA
• Cancer Treatment Creates Special Bond for Johns Hopkins Children's Center Patient and His Sister
• Dietary Changes Could Provide a Therapeutic Avenue for Brain Cancer
• Digital Science Investigation Shows Millions of Taxpayers' Money Has Been Awarded to Researchers Associated with Fictitious Network
• ASTRO to Showcase Advances in Radiation Medicine and Cancer Research in 2025 Annual Meeting Press Program
• New Gel May Help Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy, Early Research Finds
• Researchers Reveal Potential Molecular Link Between Air Pollutants and Increased Risk of Lewy Body Dementia
• Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says
• Florida Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
• The Brain-Heart Connection: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains Powerful Tie That Works Both Ways
• Spaceflight Accelerates Human Stem Cell Aging, UC San Diego Researchers Find
• How Stress and Social Struggles Fuel America's Obesity Crisis
• Study Shows How Smoking Drives Pancreatic Cancer
• Life Expectancy Is Plateauing, Won't Reach 100, Researchers Say
• Community Hospitals Failing To Transfer Injury Patients To Better Facilities
• Sugar Substitutes Could Be Bad For Brain Aging, Study Argues
• Daily Pill Might Help People With Stubborn High Blood Pressure
• Single-Dose Penicillin Effective Against Early Syphilis
• Saliva Might Keep Fruit Juice From Rotting Teeth, Study Says
• New AI Tool Addresses Accuracy and Fairness in Data to Improve Health Algorithms
• Healthy -- or Unhealthy -- Childhood Habits Could Shape Adult Habits
• New Study Links Grain Foods to Healthier Diet Patterns, Metabolic Health and Everyday Accessibility
• What to Know About the Medical Keto Diet for Epilepsy
• IRB Barcelona Researchers Uncover a New Strategy to Tackle Obesity by Activating Brown Fat

September 3 2025

• Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health Study Finds Pocket Ultrasound Reduces Hospital Stays for Patients with Shortness of Breath
• Are Probiotics Worth the Cost to Prevent Infection After a Colon Removal Surgery?
• New Clinical Trial to Test Sensory Prostheses for People with Upper-Limb Loss
• The Medical Minute: I'm Cold, Bald, Flat and Bloated. What's Wrong? Blame Menopause
• Breaking Down Barriers to Support People Living with Obesity
• A New Paradigm for Understanding Social Cognition
• Delta-8 THC Use Highest Where Marijuana Is Illegal, Study Finds
• Every College Student Should Carry Naloxone - Expert Advice from RWJBarnabas Health
• How Mimicry and Manipulation Enable Bone Metastases
• 'Timekeeper' Shapes Body's Infection Defenses, UTSW Study Finds
• Researchers Identify Single Antibody Behind Life-Threatening Reaction to Common Blood Thinner
• Not So Sweet: Some Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline
• Helping Your College-Bound Kids Head Back To School
• DermaRite Expands Recall of Creams and Sanitizers Over Infection Risk
• Wegovy Linked To Lower Heart Risks Than Similar Drugs, Study Shows
• Taylor Fresh Foods Issues Recall of Salad Kits Sold at Kroger, Walmart
• Sip Smarter: Apple Juice Effects on Oral Health Are Short-Lived, Study Suggests
• Mount Sinai Study Discovers Potential Link Between Stress and Type 2 Diabetes
• Children with Sickle Cell Disease Face Higher Risk of Dental Issues, Yet Many Don't Receive Needed Care
• Multicenter Study Shows U.S. Hospitals Vary Greatly in How They Define Blood Culture Contamination
• New Research Reveals a Link Between Excessive Alcohol and Fatty Liver Disease
• Experts Highlight Science-Driven Approaches to Addiction
• Kathy Coleman Commits Additional $3.5 Million to Fuel the Future of Clinical Trials at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
• It's Still Tough to Find a Key Anti-Opioid Treatment at U.S. Pharmacies
• One Dose of RSV Vaccine May Shield Older People for Two Seasons
• Chatbots Give Users 'Inconsistent' Info on Suicide, Study Finds
• Could Diabetes Drug Metformin Change Metal Levels in Your Blood?
• Study Casts Doubt on Use of Beta Blockers Post-Heart Attack, Especially for Women
• Tip Sheet: What Cancer Patients Need to Know About Tumor Markers, a New Cancer Genetics Atlas -- and Educational Programs for Students and Teachers
• Obtaining Prefrontal Cortex Biopsies During Deep Brain Stimulation Adds No Risk to Procedure
• The Nature of Cancer
• Liver-Directed Treatment Is Associated with Improved Survival and Increased Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: Results From a Retrospective Multicenter Trial
• Machine Learning Modeling Identifies Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Subtypes with Genetic Signature
• Hyperosmolarity Promotes Macrophage Pyroptosis by Driving the Glycolytic Reprogramming of Corneal Epithelial Cells in Dry Eye Disease
• FERM Domain-Containing Protein FRMD6 Activates the mTOR Signaling Pathway and Promotes Lung Cancer Progression
• Dihydroartemisinin Increased the Abundance of Akkermansia Muciniphila by YAP1 Depression That Sensitizes Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy
• Evaluating Chatbot Accuracy in the Fast-Changing Blood Cancer Field
• Q&A: How Pediatric Cancer Care Is Changing--and What's Next
• "Most-Favored Nation" Drug Pricing Strategy May Backfire, New Research Warns
• Cleveland Clinic Finds Most Men Say Exercise Positively Impacts Their Mental Health, Confidence, and Sex Drive, but Nearly 1 in 3 Still Skip It

September 2 2025

• Researchers Find Medicaid Is Crucial to Access Treatment for Opioid Addiction
• Shampoo-Like Gel Could Help Chemo Patients Keep Their Hair
• Back-to-School Anxiety: Easing Into a New Environment
• Advances in Ultrasound Drive Gains in Prenatal Heart Defect Detection, But Regional Gaps Remain
• New Charts for Artery Stiffness Could Flag Heart Risk Long Before Symptoms
• Johns Hopkins Investigators Create New Urine-based Test to ID Prostate Cancers
• FDA Approves Subcutaneous Leqembi for Treatment of Early Alzheimer Disease
• Molecule Shows Promise for MASH, Endometriosis, and Other Chronic Diseases
• Bristol PhD Researcher on Personal Mission to Help Detect Breast Cancer Early Invents Temperature-Sensing Patch
• Little-Known Heat Health Risk: Kidney Stones
• Quantum Brilliance, ORNL Pioneer Quantum-Classical Hybrid Computing
• Few Women Participate in Studies for Common Cardiac Conditions
• California Program Successfully Scales Emergency Department Addiction Treatment Statewide
• Jim O’Neill Steps in as Acting CDC Chief Amid Firing, Resignations
• CVS, Walgreens Limit COVID Vaccines in Some States as Rules Shift
• Gordon Ramsay Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis, Urges Folks To Use Sunscreen
• A Prelude to a Cure: How One Man's Courage is Redefining the Fight Against Prostate Cancer
• Shorter, Less Intense Radiation-Chemo Regimen Effective for HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer, Mayo Study Shows
• Illinois Researchers Unlock New Insights Into Granular Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
• Immune Molecule Long Tied to Inflammation May Benefit the Aging Brain
• New ACS Prostate Cancer Statistics Report: Late-Stage Incidence Rates Continue to Increase Rapidly as Mortality Declines Slow
• What Retina Specialists Want You to Know About Protecting Vision As You Age
• Heart Failure Strikes Black Americans Almost 14 Years Earlier Than White Americans
• New Law Curbed 'Surprise' Medical Bills For Patients, Cut Out-Of-Pocket Costs
• Most Don't Know Prostate Cancer Can Be a Silent Killer, Poll Finds
• ADHD Drugs Often Prescribed Too Early To Preschoolers
• Feel the Beat: Music Might Help Regulate Blood Pressure
• 'Reborn Again': Blind Bride-To-Be Thriving After Triple-Organ Transplant
• New Genetic Biomarker Flags Aggressive Brain Tumors
• Scientists Discover the Brain Signaling That Sets Parkinson's Disease Apart From Essential Tremor
• Pioneering Strategy May Keep Breast Cancer From Coming Back
• Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment Contributes to Tumor Progression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Upon Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Therapy
• Host Protection Against Omicron BA.2.2 Sublineages by Prior Vaccination in Spring 2022 COVID-19 Outbreak in Shanghai
• Control of Lupus Activity During Pregnancy via the Engagement of Igg Sialylation: Novel Crosstalk Between IgG Sialylation and pDC Functions
• Blinded by Childhood Cancer, Bride-to-Be Gets New Chance at Life with Rare Triple-Organ Transplant at Northwestern Medicine

September 1 2025

• Personalized Risk Messages Fail to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation
• Report Highlights the Value of Editorial Oversight and Peer Review in Clinical Trial Reporting
• Study Sheds Light on How Pediatric Brain Tumors Grow
• New Artificial Intelligence Model Accurately Identifies Which Atrial Fibrillation Patients Need Blood Thinners to Prevent Stroke
• Testosterone's Hidden Role in Aging, Heart, and Mind
• Penile Implant Satisfaction Drops in Prostate Cancer Patients on Hormonal Treatment
• Mapping Fluid Reservoir Dynamics in Scleral Lens Wear
• Genetic Analysis Links Prostate Cancer to Urothelial Carcinoma Risk
• MicroRNA Panels Pave New Path for Precision Prostate Cancer Care
• Nurses Offer Insights Into Caring for ICU Patients With Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

August 31 2025

• Toxic Algae in Lakes Can Kill Pets Within Minutes, Expert Warns
• Saying YES to Careers in Oncology

August 30 2025

• Labor Day Mission: Build Social Ties Through Live Events
• One Shot of RSV Vaccine Effective Against Hospitalization in Older Adults for Two Seasons
• Beta Blockers, the Standard Treatment After a Heart Attack, May Offer No Benefit for Heart Attack Patients and Women Can Have Worse Outcomes