Mark Larson

A comprehensive research initiative led by a team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University has yielded compelling evidence linking maternal perinatal depression – psychological distress experienced during pregnancy or the postpartum period – to an elevated risk of autistic-related traits in toddlers. The study, which drew upon a large-scale Japanese

Lung metastases represent a significant and often fatal complication of cancer, affecting over half of patients who develop secondary tumors in the lungs. For decades, scientists have sought to understand the unique characteristics of the pulmonary environment that facilitate the spread of cancer cells. Recent, groundbreaking research has identified a

The story of popcorn lung, a debilitating lung disease that emerged in the early 2000s among workers exposed to diacetyl, a flavoring chemical used in microwave popcorn, serves as a stark and unsettling precursor to a contemporary public health crisis. While the source of that past suffering was industrial, the

As the global population ages, a significant and growing health concern is the rise of cardiometabolic multimorbidity. This condition, defined by the simultaneous presence of two or more cardiovascular or metabolic diseases – such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, or coronary heart disease – poses a substantial challenge to public health systems