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  • Internalization of homophobia and transphobia may undermine mental health for LGBTQIA+ people
    on April 13, 2026 at 5:40 pm

    Non-affirming religious doctrine may engender internalized homophobia or transphobia among LGBTQIA+ people of faith, undermining the positive mental health outcomes otherwise associated with religiosity and spirituality, a McGill study has found.

  • Neuroinflammation triggers autism-like regression in mouse model
    on April 13, 2026 at 5:30 pm

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition estimated to affect approximately 1 in 100 children worldwide. This condition is characterized by differences in how people communicate and interact with others, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviors.

  • Second meningitis vaccine doses offered after UK outbreak
    on April 13, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    Nearly 12,000 people in the U.K. who received a first dose of the MenB vaccine will now be offered a second shot starting next week, after a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a university in Kent.

  • Environmental enrichment lowered stress hormones tied to fentanyl relapse in rats
    on April 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Combating the opioid crisis relies on identifying new prevention strategies for problematic fentanyl use. In a collaboration between Washington State University and Washington University in St. Louis, researchers led by Jose Moron tested whether enriching a rat’s environment can reduce fentanyl use and relapse.

  • End of community-wide treatment linked to resurgence of parasitic worm infections in Malawi
    on April 13, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that stopping mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) was associated with an increase in infections from other parasitic worms, threatening disease control efforts. The study, published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, suggests that once wider community treatment programs for LF ended, school-aged children were nearly twice as likely to be infected with the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides.