A cohort study of more than 2 million individuals found that autism spectrum disorder was associated with a more than fourfold increased risk of Parkinson disease before age 50 years, even after adjusting for psychiatric medication use and depression.
Older adults who stopped antipsychotic medications after hospitalization had fewer rehospitalizations, less delirium, and lower mortality, according to a large U.S. study using real-world Medicare data.
Persistent salary disparities by gender, race, and ethnicity were identified among more than 45,000 U.S. assistant professors, with underrepresented in medicine women learning the least across all specialties.
Researchers linked disrupted circadian rhythms to brain volume loss and elevated dementia risk, identifying the hippocampus and thalamus as key brain regions affected by irregular sleep-wake patterns.
New study reveals that epigenetic age predictions fluctuate significantly throughout the day, emphasizing the need to consider timing in aging assessments.
A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.