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Does renting accelerate biological aging? New study sparks housing policy debate

Living in privately rented homes is linked to faster biological aging, with its impact nearly double that of unemployment. However, these effects are reversible, highlighting the potential of housing policies in health improvement.

10 Oct 2023

Can a low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet be the answer to long COVID woes?

Keck Medicine of USC is conducting a clinical trial to determine if a low-carbohydrate, anti-inflammatory diet combined with a medical food raising blood ketone levels can alleviate symptoms of long COVID. The study, based on the theory that prolonged inflammation post-COVID infection causes the syndrome, aims to examine the diet's efficacy in reducing inflammation and improving patients' health.

10 Oct 2023

Smoke-free laws could save thousands of lives each year, Singapore study suggests

The extension was associated with a monthly fall in the rate of heart attacks, with older people and men benefitting the most from the move.

10 Oct 2023

Yale researchers uncover key role of protein CXCR4 in pregnancy

Immune cells play a key role during pregnancy, adjusting immune system response in a way that enables the fetus to develop while also protecting the parent and fetus from outside assaults like viruses.

10 Oct 2023

$4.39 million NIH grant awarded to study the link between atrial myopathy and dementia

Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS, a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Lillehei Heart Institute, has been awarded a $4.39 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study atrial myopathy-;a heart condition associated with a higher risk of dementia and vascular brain injury.

10 Oct 2023

COVID-19 vaccine response lower in patients with lung conditions, study finds

Clinicians and researchers at National Jewish Health studied COVID vaccine effectiveness in patients with underlying lung conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).

10 Oct 2023

Epidemic: Bodies remember what was done to them

Global fears of overpopulation in the '60s and '70s helped fuel India's campaign to slow population growth.

10 Oct 2023

Hybrid closed-loop technology could be game-changing for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a technology giving insulin doses as informed by a smartphone algorithm, helps them better manage their blood sugars, compared to traditional insulin pumps or multiple daily injections, according to a new randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting.

10 Oct 2023

Obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk later in life

Having obesity before and during early pregnancy appears to be a strong indicator of risk for developing future cardiovascular disease and was significantly linked with adverse outcomes during pregnancy such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes, according to a study published in Circulation Research that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2023

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

The importance of tools used to interpret the output of predictive models in type 1 diabetes (T1D) management.

10 Oct 2023

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

Liquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure circulating tumor DNA (cell-free DNA that is shed into the bloodstream by dying cancer cells).

9 Oct 2023

Saliva test breakthrough: Early detection for ectopic pregnancies on the horizon

Salivary proteins may offer early detection for ectopic pregnancies, potentially saving maternal lives through a non-invasive diagnostic approach. The study identifies specific proteins that are prominently present in ruptured ectopic pregnancy cases, highlighting the potential for developing a saliva-based diagnostic kit.

9 Oct 2023

Drug combo safely decreases pancreatic cancer growth in mice

A new combination of treatments safely decreased growth of pancreatic cancer in mice by preventing cancer cells from scavenging for fuel, a new study finds.

9 Oct 2023

Study provides evidence for combination therapy as first-line treatment for relapsed ITP

Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College, conducted a multicenter comprehensive retrospective analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of primary single-agent and combination therapies in treating adult patients with relapsed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

9 Oct 2023

New report forecasts growing health and economic impacts from stroke between 2020 and 2050

Unless urgent action is taken, the number of people who die from stroke globally is estimated to increase by 50% by 2050 to 9.7 million deaths per year, with annual costs as high as US$2.3 trillion possible, according to a new report on pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission.

9 Oct 2023

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Does renting accelerate biological aging? New study sparks housing policy debate

Can a low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet be the answer to long COVID woes?

Smoke-free laws could save thousands of lives each year, Singapore study suggests

Yale researchers uncover key role of protein CXCR4 in pregnancy

$4.39 million NIH grant awarded to study the link between atrial myopathy and dementia

COVID-19 vaccine response lower in patients with lung conditions, study finds

Epidemic: Bodies remember what was done to them

Hybrid closed-loop technology could be game-changing for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes

Obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk later in life

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

Saliva test breakthrough: Early detection for ectopic pregnancies on the horizon

Drug combo safely decreases pancreatic cancer growth in mice

Study provides evidence for combination therapy as first-line treatment for relapsed ITP

New report forecasts growing health and economic impacts from stroke between 2020 and 2050

AI language models can characterize subtle signatures in the speech of schizophrenia patients

EMC1 protein found to play pivotal role in retinal vascular development

New clinical trial investigates diet to ease long COVID symptoms

FDA approves the use of sound waves to break down tumors in humans for liver treatment

Solriamfetol may be an effective alternative for managing ADHD in adults, trial shows

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