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Study findings contradict prevailing wisdom on obesity and mortality risk

Excess weight or obesity boosts risk of death by anywhere from 22% to 91%-;significantly more than previously believed-;while the mortality risk of being slightly underweight has likely been overestimated, according to new CU Boulder research.

27 Feb 2023

Viable treatment option for patients with advanced cervical cancer

A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study suggests a new radiopharmaceutical compound may be a viable treatment option for patients with advanced cervical cancer.

25 Feb 2023

Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant have high risk of cancer after age 50

Although genetic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are associated with a younger onset of breast and ovarian cancer, women with these genetic mutations continue to face a high risk of cancer incidence after age 50, even if they have not been previously diagnosed with cancer.

24 Feb 2023

Study establishes new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks

CÚRAM SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices researchers have published in Nature Communications a key study establishing a new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks.

24 Feb 2023

What is the impact of mushroom consumption on cardiometabolic health?

Researchers reviewed the effect of mushroom consumption on the risk factors, morbidity, and mortality associated with cardiometabolic diseases.

24 Feb 2023

Roadmap outlines a framework for moving COVID-19 vaccines forward

Researchers presented the coronavirus vaccines research and development roadmap to promote the development of broadly protective COVID-19 vaccines.

24 Feb 2023

The relationship between DNAm-based age acceleration measures in the prediction of cross-sectional and longitudinal health outcomes and mortality

Researchers assessed the association between deoxyribonucleic acid methylation (DNAm)-based clocks or aging measures and demographic and serological parameters in estimating health-associated outcomes, including deaths.

24 Feb 2023

Synthetic hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage

Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.

24 Feb 2023

Discovery of a T cell subset points to new treatment for COPD exacerbations

Respiratory viral infections pose significant morbidity and mortality to patients with chronic lung diseases like emphysema and COPD, causing exacerbations that drive destruction of normal lung tissue, and leading to one of the most common diagnoses for hospital admissions.

24 Feb 2023

Study highlights COVID-19 vaccine safety among children

Researchers evaluate COVID-19 vaccine-associated serious adverse events following immunization among five- to 17-year-old children.

23 Feb 2023

NQO2 gene as a novel potential target in Parkinson’s disease

A new study under review at the journal Scientific Reports and currently available on the Research Square* preprint server aimed to analyze the toxic effects of 6OHDA along with a related role of NQO2 in murine and human astrocytes.

23 Feb 2023

Young people with good sleep habits less likely to die early

Getting good sleep can play a role in supporting your heart and overall health-;and maybe even how long you live-;according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Unmarried men more likely to die within five years after heart failure diagnosis

Men who never married were more than twice as likely to die within about five years after a heart failure diagnosis compared with women of any marital status or men who were previously married, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Places with higher economic connectedness tend to have lower rates of premature cardiovascular deaths

Places with higher rates of economic connectedness-;linkages between people of lower and higher socioeconomic status as indicated by Facebook friendships-;had significantly lower rates of premature death related to heart disease, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Heart attack-related death rates decline in the past 20 years

The U.S. not only saw a significant decline in the overall rate of heart attack-related deaths in the past 20 years, but also a reduction in racial disparities for heart attack deaths, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Study shows antibody-dependent SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis

Researchers reported that some monoclonal nAbs directed against distinct RBD epitopes nested inside the SARS-CoV-2 S could substitute ACE2 as a receptor and support fusion between viral and host cell membranes facilitating viral infectivity.

23 Feb 2023

What is the impact of outdoor air pollution on COVID-19 mortality?

Researchers assess the impact of outdoor air pollution on COVID-19 mortality.

22 Feb 2023

CDC evaluation of the efficacy of monovalent mRNA vaccines in preventing symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3 to 5-year-olds

The complete primary series monovalent mRNA vaccines protect children aged three to five against symptomatic infection for up to four months.

22 Feb 2023

CDC provides vaccine efficacy estimates of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in kids ages 3-5

Vaccination coverage among infants and children varied according to age, race and ethnicity, jurisdiction, and rural and urban settings

22 Feb 2023

Higher baby death rates contribute to an incessant rise of global population

New research showing high infant mortality rates are contributing to an incessant rise of the global human population supports arguments for greater access to contraception and family planning in low- and middle-income nations.

22 Feb 2023

Mortality News and Research

Study findings contradict prevailing wisdom on obesity and mortality risk

Viable treatment option for patients with advanced cervical cancer

Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant have high risk of cancer after age 50

Study establishes new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks

What is the impact of mushroom consumption on cardiometabolic health?

Roadmap outlines a framework for moving COVID-19 vaccines forward

The relationship between DNAm-based age acceleration measures in the prediction of cross-sectional and longitudinal health outcomes and mortality

Synthetic hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage

Discovery of a T cell subset points to new treatment for COPD exacerbations

Study highlights COVID-19 vaccine safety among children

NQO2 gene as a novel potential target in Parkinson’s disease

Young people with good sleep habits less likely to die early

Unmarried men more likely to die within five years after heart failure diagnosis

Places with higher economic connectedness tend to have lower rates of premature cardiovascular deaths

Heart attack-related death rates decline in the past 20 years

Study shows antibody-dependent SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis

What is the impact of outdoor air pollution on COVID-19 mortality?

CDC evaluation of the efficacy of monovalent mRNA vaccines in preventing symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3 to 5-year-olds

CDC provides vaccine efficacy estimates of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in kids ages 3-5

Higher baby death rates contribute to an incessant rise of global population

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