Urine Test Can Detect Autism, Study Says

A simple urine test might help identify children who are likely to have autism earlier than the best assessment tools now available, a new study says.

Autistic children appear to have specific gut microbe profiles that can be used to distinguish them from neurotypical (or typically developing) children, researchers reported May 26 in the j...

High-Puff Vapes Become More Toxic Over Time, Study Says

E-cigarettes that offer a lot of extra puffs might become more toxic the longer they are used, a new study says.

High-puff vapes can typically deliver into the thousands of inhalations before they run out, because they hold more e-liquid and are designed for extended use, researchers said.

But toxic chemicals called aldehydes start b...

GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic May Lower Breast Cancer Risk By About 30%

Taking Ozempic or Zepbound might lower a woman’s risk of breast cancer, a new study says.

Women with excess weight taking GLP-1 drugs were about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those not taking such medications, researchers reported June 2 in the journal JCO Oncology Practice.

“While our study was o...

Trump Signs Order Calling For Fewer Childhood Vaccines

President Donald Trump has ordered federal health agencies to review and potentially narrow the list of vaccines recommended for kids. 

The executive order signed Friday aligns on a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which noted that that the United States "recom...

Simple Blood Test May Help Detect And Stage Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists may be one step closer to staging Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test.

The test could offer a cheaper, less invasive alternative to brain scans and spinal taps now used to diagnose and determine the extent of disease.

Researchers developed a model that uses just two forms of tau protein in the blood to track Alzhe...

Smartphone App Helps Those With Advanced Cancer Maintain Quality Of Life

A smartphone app can help individuals with advanced cancer deal with symptoms and maintain their quality of life, according to new research.

The SUPPORT+ app asks them each week to complete a short questionnaire about their physical and emotional symptoms, researchers reported at a meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASC...