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Study reveals surge of a neural-specific protein as the earliest-yet biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

A surge of a neural-specific protein in the brain is the earliest-yet biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers studying a mouse model of the disease.

6 Mar 2024

Increased daily step count may reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular disease

Every additional step up to around 10,000 steps per day reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD), regardless of how much remaining time is spent sedentary, reports a large population-based study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

6 Mar 2024

ChatGPT outperforms Bing in providing information on home hypertension management

The responses given by the artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and Bing to questions about blood pressure monitoring methods at home.

6 Mar 2024

COVID-19 exposes deep-rooted structural inequities affecting vaccine uptake among ACB groups

The influence of poor vaccination uptake among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities.

6 Mar 2024

Thinking of switching to Quorn? It could help lower bad cholesterol by 10%

A new Clinical Nutrition study investigated whether a home-based and remotely-delivered dietary intervention containing mycoprotein could influence cholesterol and other biomarkers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in overweight adults.

6 Mar 2024

Even low levels of leisure-time physical activity can prevent stroke in the long term

Recently, scientists conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis to understand better whether different levels of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) prevent stroke.

6 Mar 2024

The impact of sedentary behavior on the relationship between daily step counts and health outcomes

Researchers explore how sedentary time influences the relationship between daily step count and the risks of mortality and cardiovascular disease.

6 Mar 2024

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years — from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.

6 Mar 2024

Complicated pregnancies linked to two‐fold increased risk of later cardiovascular disease

Researchers from University of Bergen have investigated the relation between 40-year-old women's pregnancy history and later risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases.

5 Mar 2024

Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds

Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice prenatally exposed to nicotine have been inconsistent.

5 Mar 2024

New test rapidly detects dangerous germ in baby formula

Cronobacter sakazakii is a harmful germ that can be found in powdered baby formula. It can cause very serious health problems in infants, such as meningitis and septicemia.

5 Mar 2024

Special insecticide paint shows promise in controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde

Malaria and other illnesses caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria transmitted by organisms that spread infectious pathogens account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases worldwide.

5 Mar 2024

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States.

5 Mar 2024

Age-based comparison of TAVR outcomes in Vietnamese patients with aortic stenosis

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The increasing number of elderly patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has prompted concerns regarding their clinical outcomes compared with the younger population.

5 Mar 2024

Reinsurance programs may increase costs for ACA marketplace enrollees

Reinsurance programs, which were created to help lower premiums and increase enrollment in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, may have had the opposite effects for many potential marketplace enrollees, according to a study by health policy researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Duke University and University of Minnesota.

5 Mar 2024

Mediterranean diet and exercise reshape gut microbiome, aiding weight loss

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Mortality News and Research

Study reveals surge of a neural-specific protein as the earliest-yet biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

Increased daily step count may reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular disease

ChatGPT outperforms Bing in providing information on home hypertension management

COVID-19 exposes deep-rooted structural inequities affecting vaccine uptake among ACB groups

Thinking of switching to Quorn? It could help lower bad cholesterol by 10%

Even low levels of leisure-time physical activity can prevent stroke in the long term

The impact of sedentary behavior on the relationship between daily step counts and health outcomes

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

Complicated pregnancies linked to two‐fold increased risk of later cardiovascular disease

Prenatal exposure to nicotine could increase risk of behavioral disorders in newborns, study finds

New test rapidly detects dangerous germ in baby formula

Special insecticide paint shows promise in controlling dengue and zika mosquito vectors in Cabo Verde

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

Age-based comparison of TAVR outcomes in Vietnamese patients with aortic stenosis

Reinsurance programs may increase costs for ACA marketplace enrollees

Mediterranean diet and exercise reshape gut microbiome, aiding weight loss

Calorie labels on menus might cut obesity and save lives without widening health gaps

Aging too quickly? Biological clock linked to heart disease and early death

Substituting meat with Quorn can lower bad cholesterol by 10%

Is air pollution associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock?

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