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Climate change threatens human health: Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint

Researchers explore the contribution of climate change to health disparities among susceptible individuals.

22 Jun 2023

Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

Investigators in Israel and Italy have developed a model of the blood-brain barrier, studies of which may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns.

22 Jun 2023

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

Older people with health problems often need some form of intermediate level monitoring, care and treatment services.

22 Jun 2023

Do Panax notoginseng saponins (Xuesaitong soft capsules) improve function in patients with ischemic stroke?

Researchers examined the effectiveness and safety of using Panax notoginseng saponins for ischemic stroke in adults.

22 Jun 2023

Unmasking the threat: Scientists show how climate change fuels viral respiratory infections

Scientists review existing literature to understand how changes in weather conditions, have affected viral outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics.

21 Jun 2023

Seafood consumption linked to lower risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in older men

Research investigates the association between diet quality, dietary components, and the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) in older British men.

21 Jun 2023

Study finds stark racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-induced mortality among US adults during the pandemic

Alcohol-related deaths rose disproportionately quickly in the US among Black, Hispanic, Asian and American-Indian/Alaska Native populations at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.

21 Jun 2023

Novel approach to multimodal aging clock for interpretable age prediction and target discovery

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 11, entitled, "Precious1GPT: multimodal transformer-based transfer learning for aging clock development and feature importance analysis for aging and age-related disease target discovery."

21 Jun 2023

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

Researchers assessed the impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on type 2 diabetes and heart failure patients in real-world clinical settings.

21 Jun 2023

Building resilient brains: strategies for promoting brain health in older adults

Researchers reviewed the overarching theme of brain health from the perspective of aging and preventive care.

21 Jun 2023

Alarming rise: New cases of dementia surging in elderly population of Wales, UK

Dementia cases are increasing among the elderly population, with a rise in new diagnoses and a growing number of people living with the disease. This trend poses challenges for healthcare systems as the aging population with dementia continues to grow.

20 Jun 2023

Vegetarian diet linked to increased risk of varicose veins in men

Varicose veins (VVs) pose a significant medical burden, particularly among women. This study investigates the association between vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets and the risk of VVs in both genders.

20 Jun 2023

Does drinking 100% fruit juice reduce risk of cardiovascular disease?

Study investigates the potential impact of (poly)phenols found in 100% fruit juices on cardiometabolic risk factors, utilizing published randomized controlled trials. It aims to understand how these compounds may mediate the effects on overall health.

20 Jun 2023

Eating red and white meat increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Red meat consumption linked to higher cardiovascular disease incidence globally, with stronger correlations observed in developing countries. Further exploration and longitudinal studies needed to investigate this association.

20 Jun 2023

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Eating an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but having an apple shape is not nearly as healthy. Now, researchers from Japan have shown that people who carry their weight in their bellies may be at greater risk of poor outcomes if they catch COVID-19.

20 Jun 2023

Study reveals that wine consumption has an inverse relationship to cardiovascular mortality

Researchers aimed to understand the association between wine consumption and cardiovascular health.

20 Jun 2023

Female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have about 32% higher mortality risk than males

A Johns Hopkins Children Center study using medical records from an international registry concludes that female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are slightly more likely to die within 30 to 60 days of birth than male babies with the same condition.

19 Jun 2023

Mortality News and Research

Climate change threatens human health: Urgent action needed to address inequities and reduce carbon footprint

Blood-brain barrier model may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

Do Panax notoginseng saponins (Xuesaitong soft capsules) improve function in patients with ischemic stroke?

Unmasking the threat: Scientists show how climate change fuels viral respiratory infections

Seafood consumption linked to lower risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in older men

Study finds stark racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-induced mortality among US adults during the pandemic

Novel approach to multimodal aging clock for interpretable age prediction and target discovery

The effect of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes

Building resilient brains: strategies for promoting brain health in older adults

Alarming rise: New cases of dementia surging in elderly population of Wales, UK

Vegetarian diet linked to increased risk of varicose veins in men

Does drinking 100% fruit juice reduce risk of cardiovascular disease?

Eating red and white meat increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Apple-shaped obesity associated with greater inflammation and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Study reveals that wine consumption has an inverse relationship to cardiovascular mortality

Female babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have about 32% higher mortality risk than males

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of SGLT2i versus mineralocorticoid antagonists

Study describes health outcomes following simultaneous vaccination with monovalent primary series COVID-19 vaccines

CDC raises alarm: poor vaccine coverage fuels surge in meningococcal disease among HIV-infected individuals

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