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Non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors are rising more steeply among women than men

Work stress, sleep disorders, and fatigue, regarded as non-traditional risk factors for heart attack and stroke, are rising more steeply amongst women than men, according to a new study presented today at the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Conference.

1 Sep 2021

Manualized equine-assisted therapy shows promise for treating veterans with PTSD

As veterans have high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and historically poor treatment outcomes and high attrition, alternative treatments have gained much popularity despite lack of rigorous research.

1 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be common among emergency department patients

Vaccine hesitancy is common among emergency department (ED) patients, and more common among Black and younger patients, independent of education level.

31 Aug 2021

Study uses novel statistical approaches to identify factors that contributed to COVID-19 mortality

Staying home and limiting local travel, supporting access to primary care, and limiting contacts in contagion hubs -; including hospitals, schools, and workplaces -; are strategies that might help reduce COVID-19-related deaths, according to new research. The research team, by statisticians at Penn State, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, and Université Laval in Quebec, Canada, used novel statistical approaches to compare the first wave of the epidemic across 20 regions in Italy and identify factors that contributed to mortality.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering from COVID, according to a Houston Methodist study recently published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

30 Aug 2021

Breast milk consumption improves cardiac performance in premature infants, study shows

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences demonstrates the beneficial effect of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants.

30 Aug 2021

The impact of mild SARS-CoV-2 infection on maternal-fetal immunity

Recently, a new study published on the pre-print server bioRxiv* examined the effect that maternal asymptomatic COVID-19 had on decidual and peripheral immune cells during the later stage of pregnancy.

30 Aug 2021

Can molecular mimicry impact fertility in female COVID-19 patients?

There exists a possibility that COVID-19 can also affect the reproductive function in the body, which can lead to infertility in infected patients. A study published in the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology explored the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on reproductive functions and fertility.

30 Aug 2021

New ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease published

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease are published online today in European Heart Journal.

28 Aug 2021

Study may pave way for new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid tumors

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumour cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive when oxygen levels are low.

28 Aug 2021

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

From Novartis to Lamborghini, Alessandro Grattoni and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have partnered with big names to leverage the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory for space-based research and technology development with important benefits back on Earth.

28 Aug 2021

Rice lab receives NIH grant to unravel DNA’s secrets

The poor bacteriophages in Yang Gao's lab are about to have a lot of bad days.

28 Aug 2021

Mother's voice reduces signs of pain in premature infants

A baby born prematurely often has to be separated from its parents and placed in an incubator in intensive care.

27 Aug 2021

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

A review of the literature on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health in the UK has revealed a decline in mental health. Read more here.

27 Aug 2021

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

COVID-19 survivors report significantly higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and these symptoms are associated with changes to the brain's connectivity, according to a study coauthored by Vince Calhoun, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).

27 Aug 2021

Review highlights similarities between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

A team of researchers, including two from Johns Hopkins Medicine, have published a review article highlighting similarities between certain lingering symptoms following COVID-19 illness — a condition called "long COVID" — and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a debilitating, complex disorder previously known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

26 Aug 2021

Johns Hopkins experts share tips to protect kids heading back to school

Children across the nation are heading back to school, a time of year that can bring a variety of emotions from excitement to anxiety.

26 Aug 2021

Study unravels widespread tumor suppression mechanism that halts cancer metastasis

According to a study by The Wistar Institute, the tumor suppressor Parkin, whose levels are reduced in different cancer types, causes acute metabolic and oxidative stress, suppresses mitochondrial trafficking, and blocks tumor cell movement, reducing primary and metastatic tumor growth.

26 Aug 2021

Study examines impact of COVID pandemic on birth outcomes in Wales

Researchers in the UK have looked at the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on the population birth outcomes in 2020, detailing the experiences of the expectant mothers from immunization rates for babies to self-reported levels of stress and anxiety in the mothers, compared to pre-COVID years.

25 Aug 2021

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018.

25 Aug 2021

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Non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors are rising more steeply among women than men

Manualized equine-assisted therapy shows promise for treating veterans with PTSD

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy found to be common among emergency department patients

Study uses novel statistical approaches to identify factors that contributed to COVID-19 mortality

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

Breast milk consumption improves cardiac performance in premature infants, study shows

The impact of mild SARS-CoV-2 infection on maternal-fetal immunity

Can molecular mimicry impact fertility in female COVID-19 patients?

New ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease published

Study may pave way for new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid tumors

Researchers test remotely operated implantable drug delivery devices on the ISS

Rice lab receives NIH grant to unravel DNA’s secrets

Mother's voice reduces signs of pain in premature infants

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

Review highlights similarities between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Johns Hopkins experts share tips to protect kids heading back to school

Study unravels widespread tumor suppression mechanism that halts cancer metastasis

Study examines impact of COVID pandemic on birth outcomes in Wales

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

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