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Overweight and obese women who eat a Western-style diet may develop more dense breast tissue

Western Diet May Contribute to Dense Breasts

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In study, women who ate such a diet also had 46 percent higher risk of breast cancer
The levels of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water exceed government-recommended safety levels for at least six million people in the United States

Many Americans Exposed to Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water

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Immunotoxicity of polyfluoroalkyl/perfluoroalkyl substances seen at current exposure levels
Mothers of infants with false-positive newborn bloodspot screening results for cystic fibrosis report immediate distress

Distress Over False-Positive Cystic Fibrosis Screen Not Lasting

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Despite immediate distress reported by mothers, psychosocial distress not detected in newborns
Routinely measured lipid fractions may be associated with the risk of coronary artery disease and diabetes

Lipid Fractions May Be Linked to Risk of CAD, Diabetes

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Increase in LDL-C, triglycerides linked to higher CAD risk; LDL-C, HDL-C linked to lower risk of diabetes
For women with short cervical length undergoing cervical cerclage

Braided Suture Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Cervical Cerclage

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Use of braided suture in cervical cerclage associated with intrauterine death and preterm birth
Three vaccine platforms have demonstrated protective efficacy against Zika virus challenge in rhesus monkeys

Animal Studies Show Path for Zika Virus Vaccine in Humans

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Protective efficacy against Zika virus challenge demonstrated with three platforms in monkeys
Women with vaginal mesh with complications have a significantly increased proinflammatory response

Proinflammatory Response in Women With Vaginal Mesh

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Significantly higher M1/M2 cytokines, chemokines, MMP-9 and -2 in women with mesh-vagina explants
C-peptide responses to mixed-meal tolerance tests are reliable surrogates of insulin secretion

C-Peptide Responses Reliable Surrogates of Insulin Secretion

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Expected inverse relationships between C-peptide and HbA1c, insulin dose vary over time, with age
The cytokine M-CSF promotes survival of lung and liver mononuclear phagocytes to mediate host defense during bacterial pneumonia

M-CSF Plays Role in Host Defense in Bacterial Pneumonia

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M-CSF promotes survival of lung and liver mononuclear phagocytes in experimental model
Tumor cell-intrinsic metabolic factors may contribute to anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 treatment resistance in renal cell carcinoma

Metabolic Factors May Contribute to Tx Resistance in Renal Cancer

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Genes involved in metabolic and solute transport function linked to treatment failure in PD-L1+ RCC