While the U.S. has recently seen a welcome downturn in drug overdose deaths, a new study from Northwestern Medicine is the first to pinpoint when the tide began to turn — identifying August 2023 as the national inflection point in the crisis.

Researchers at Michigan Medicine uncovered a key mechanism that regulates blood pressure and vascular remodeling — increasing downstream risk of heart attack and stroke — in people with a genetic variant linked to high blood pressure, a study in both animals and human samples suggests. The findings may guide clinicians toward personalized management of hypertension for some patients

Scientists from Mass General Brigham explored the associations between telomere length—which decreases as a person ages or is exposed to unhealthy environments—and the risk for age-related brain diseases. The research team found evidence suggesting that healthier lifestyle choices could mitigate telomere length-associated risks.