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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers.

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in mothers and infants

A new study assessed nAb activities against five strains of SARS-CoV-2 in paired maternal and infant cord blood samples.

15 Dec 2021

How SARS-CoV-2 affects the male reproductive system

Researchers review the potentially harmful consequences on the male reproductive system in COVID-19 patients.

15 Dec 2021

Factors associated with having data on SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity

Researchers utilized pre-pandemic information from two UK-based observational population studies to investigate predictors of selection into analytic subsamples in observational studies on SARS-CoV-2 infection and on COVID-19 severity.

15 Dec 2021

Link between tobacco product use and alcohol consumption with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers after BNT162b2 vaccine

In a Japanese study, smoking, HNB tobacco products, and alcohol use have been shown to impair the immunological response to the COVID-19 vaccination.

2 Dec 2021

Tea and coffee consumption associated with lower risk of stroke and dementia

Researchers investigate the impact of coffee and tea separately and in combination on the risk of stroke and dementia.

18 Nov 2021

Death from heart attack or stroke may be the first CVD event in some smokers

Death from a heart attack or stroke may be the first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event in some people who smoke cigarettes and CVD is the leading adverse health effect among smokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Nov 2021

Model simulations show no need for DEX dose adjustments in COVID-19 patients with liver disease

A recent study sed PBPK modeling to demonstrate the use of DEX PKs for the treatment of COVID-19 in patients with liver impairment.

17 Nov 2021

Protein in the blood could predict type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease.

11 Nov 2021

Women more likely than men to feel stigmatized about abdominal fat, regardless of BMI

Women were more likely than men to report feeling stigmatized about abdominal fat, regardless of their body mass index or weight, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Firefighters’ blood pressure often soars when the alarm sounds for an emergency

When the alarm sounds for an emergency, blood pressure among firefighters often soars, according to preliminary research funded by the American Heart Association and presented today at the Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

A nationwide study of over 1 million births in the English National Health Service (NHS) between 2015 and 2017, published in The Lancet, has found large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic and socioeconomic groups in England.

1 Nov 2021

Nutrient-rich potatoes can be part of a healthy diet for adolescent girls, study shows

Adolescence is a critical period for the evolution of cardiometabolic risk factors that are largely influenced by diet and lifestyle. Understanding these risk factors is essential to developing effective dietary guidance for disease prevention targeting this critical age period.

27 Oct 2021

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Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in mothers and infants

How SARS-CoV-2 affects the male reproductive system

Factors associated with having data on SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity

Link between tobacco product use and alcohol consumption with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers after BNT162b2 vaccine

Tea and coffee consumption associated with lower risk of stroke and dementia

Death from heart attack or stroke may be the first CVD event in some smokers

Model simulations show no need for DEX dose adjustments in COVID-19 patients with liver disease

Protein in the blood could predict type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis

Women more likely than men to feel stigmatized about abdominal fat, regardless of BMI

Firefighters’ blood pressure often soars when the alarm sounds for an emergency

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

Nutrient-rich potatoes can be part of a healthy diet for adolescent girls, study shows

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Study may help investigate the role of gut virome in health and disease

People with obesity overrepresented among COVID-19 patients receiving intensive care

Higher COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality rates reported in rural America

An investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in diabetic pregnancies

Phase I clinical trial of two Cuban recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccines

Research on twins indicates strong genetic influences in COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic may have promoted unhealthy eating in the U.K.

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