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Opinion: Beware the unintended consequences of testosterone screening for military servicemembers
“I fear that the widespread rollout of testosterone screening may lead to some surprising and unintended consequences,” writes a urologist who studies testosterone.
Organ Aging Linked to Breakdown in Immune Cell Interaction and Senescent Neutrophil Clearance
A study in mice and in human cells found that blocking a single receptor on tissue-resident macrophages promoted clearance of accumulating senescent neutrophils, preserved the youthfulness of multiple organs in mice, and substantially slowed…
Opinion: STAT readers on the value of primary care, obesity as a disease, and more
“The real opportunity is to move beyond policies and narratives that pit specialties against one another,” presidents of the AAFP, ACP, and AAP write.
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Anxiety among Chinese primary school teachers under the “double reduction” policy: prevalence and associated factors
ObjectivesThe implementation of the “Double Reduction” Policy in China has raised concerns about increased anxiety levels among primary school teachers. However, the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and the factors associated with them remain unclear. This study aims to investigate the…
The patterns of relapse and abstinence: using machine learning to identify a multidimensional signature of long-term outcome after inpatient alcohol withdrawal treatment
AimsA machine learning approach to identify a multidimensional signature associated with relapse and long-term outcome in alcohol dependence treatment.DesignIn this observational naturalistic study, inpatients with alcohol dependence received qualified detoxification plus CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and were followed up 6-months…
Two faces of police stress: Spanish validation of operational and organizational PSQ scales
IntroductionPolice officers face multiple psychosocial risks stemming from operational and organizational aspects of their work. The Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) includes operational (PSQ-Op) and organizational (PSQ-Org) versions to assess these stressors. This study aimed to validate both versions in a…
Psychometric validation of the revised Chinese version of the Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale in psychiatric outpatients
ObjectiveTo refine the Chinese version of the Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale (DARS) and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Revised Chinese DARS (RC-DARS) in a large sample of first-visit psychiatric outpatients.MethodsThe study was conducted in two sequential phases at a…
Stem cell control in the lung by an autocrine injury-activated Igf complex
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, April 2026.
The life and legacy of George Schaller
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 262-262, April 2026.
Calcium-triggered apoplastic ROS bursts balance gravity and mechanical signals for soil navigation
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 296-300, April 2026.
Determination of the Solar System contribution to the soft x-ray sky
Science, Volume 392, Issue 6795, Page 285-288, April 2026.
STAT+: HaloMD’s legal win highlights the difficulty of challenging arbitration decisions
The ruling delivers clarity on the path forward for addressing problems with the No Surprises Act.
Trump taps former public health leader Erica Schwartz to run CDC
Schwartz's background as a physician with plenty of government service experience will likely be popular among lawmakers.
A pancreatic cancer breakthrough, and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment
This week on "The Readout LOUD," a pancreatic cancer breakthrough and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment in lymphoma.
STAT+: Kennedy focuses on affordability, combating fraud in Capitol Hill hearings
RFK Jr. focused on President Trump's health care agenda and largely avoided vaccines.
Brain Gene Variations Help Explain Neurological and Psychiatric Sex Differences
More than 3000 genes are expressed differently in the brains of men and women, which could help explain striking differences in psychiatric and neurological disorders between the sexes. The post Brain Gene Variations Help Explain Neurological and Psychiatric Sex Differences…
STAT+: Researchers behind GLP-1 obesity drugs advance new approach: Drop GLP-1 as a target
Scientists are raising a provocative hypothesis about GLP-1 drugs for obesity: Perhaps targeting the GLP-1 hormone isn't actually necessary to achieve effective weight loss.
Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer
There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks—GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable…
Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments
The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For…
The Download: cyberscammers’ banking bypasses, and carbon removal troubles
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Cyberscammers are bypassing banks’ security with illicit tools sold on Telegram Inside a money-laundering center in Cambodia, an employee…