A class of man-made chemicals formerly used as flame retardants in a wide range of products continues to pose a significant threat to environmental health.

About The Study: In this case report, areas of extensive amyloid clearance after amyloid-targeting therapy were associated with less downstream neuropathologic change. In addition, amyloid clearance appears to preferentially occur in the gyral crests. Future studies should evaluate the differential mechanisms involved in amyloid clearance from superficial and deep cortical layers and in gyri and sulci because extensive amyloid clearance may be necessary to achieve downstream neuropathologic benefit after removal of amyloid.

About The Study: In patients with cancer and suspected pulmonary embolism, a diagnostic strategy using the YEARS diagnostic algorithm was as safe as using computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) only, thus, obviating the need to perform CTPA in 22% of patients.

Researchers have created a digital therapy platform to help people caring for family members with dementia. 

Family carers of those living with dementia are at higher risk of mental health problems - with around one in three carers experiencing anxiety or depression.

To address this, the UEA team created a digital therapy platform (to be used on a mobile device or computer) to help people handle difficult or troubling thoughts and feelings.

And after testing it on hundreds of volunteers, they found that users reported lower levels of anxiety and depression.

“The improvement wasn’t just statistically significant - it was meaningful in real life. People genuinely felt better," said lead researcher Dr Naoko Kishita.

It is now hoped that the platform will be rolled out nationally and internationally to support carers in their important work.

SHEA has issued a statement urging the U.S. Senate to give timely consideration to the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The statement highlights the critical need for strong, evidence-based leadership to advance infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, disease surveillance, outbreak response, and public health preparedness. SHEA also reaffirms its commitment to partnering with the CDC to protect patients, healthcare personnel, and communities through science-driven public health initiatives.

A new brain imaging study led by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), published in eBioMedicine, provides the strongest evidence to date that long COVID is associated with injury to dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain—a finding that may explain symptoms such as lack of motivation due to fatigue, slowed movement, and memory difficulties, and could open the door to new treatment strategies.