The Medical News

1. Early life sugar exposure linked to higher adult anxiety risk

   Exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child's life increases the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, a new study from the University of Surrey reports.

2. New international standard creates unified health data across Europe

   Every breath we take contains tiny particles that are invisible to the naked eye and can harm our health. Air pollution alone contributes to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and other chronic illnesses.

3. Stalled gut microbiome development triples risk for type 1 diabetes in children

   Type 1 diabetes affects more than 9 million people worldwide, including 1.8 million children and adolescents.

4. MIT researchers develop noninvasive way to spot aging zombie cells

   As we age, some of the cells in our body enter a state of senescence, in which they stop dividing but do not die. Those senescent cells can contribute to age-related disorders such as cancer, tissue degeneration, and inflammatory diseases.

5. Flatworm genes reveal secrets to regrowing damaged brain cells

   The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely.

6. Sex differences in infant attention are present hours after birth

   Cambridge scientists have shown that girls and boys show differences in what they pay attention to, even at birth.

7. German researchers aim to completely degrade breast cancer protein

   Simply switching off a protein that helps breast cancer cells to grow? That is not enough for researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

8. EVITA clinical trial evaluates oral vitamin C for pre-cancerous blood disorders

   Vitamin C boosts the activity of cellular proteins called TET enzymes that help control which genes are turned on or off.