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Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly white communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center.

27 Jun 2022

Study reveals surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports

Columbia and MIT researchers are revealing the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports, a finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth.

27 Jun 2022

New tool shows high predictive ability for long-term future suicidality

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are studying new ways to predict to prevent suicidality.

27 Jun 2022

Doctors tend to have unrealistic expectations of the success of multi-step medical procedures

Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an unexpected complication can arise, particularly during treatments that require several steps.

27 Jun 2022

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

27 Jun 2022

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have linked resistance to treatment for a deadly form of kidney cancer to low mitochondrial content in the cell.

27 Jun 2022

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Doctors who are sleep deprived have less empathy for patient pain and that perception affects their prescribing habits, according to a new international study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and researchers in Israel.

27 Jun 2022

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Up to 30 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss before 20 weeks of pregnancy. As many as half of miscarriages are unexplained, and there are few known risk factors for these pregnancy losses, which can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.

27 Jun 2022

Adherence to Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty, study finds

A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty.

27 Jun 2022

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

New research in rats finds a diet high in the prebiotic fiber inulin offered a protective effect against the damage of a high-salt diet.

27 Jun 2022

Studies discover multiple gene variants that contribute to the risk and severity of NAFLD in children

In a pair of overlapping studies, a diverse team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have deepened investigations into the genetic origins of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children, describing multiple gene variants (including some previously unknown) that contribute to the risk of developing NAFLD and gene variants associated with the severity of the liver disease.

27 Jun 2022

APOEε4 may confer increased risk for CTE-related neuropathological outcomes among older adults with repetitive head impacts

How could two individuals who both played football for 10 years and developed CTE have different disease severity? How could some individuals develop dementia in their 50's while other never develop dementia at all? Perhaps the answer lies in their genes.

27 Jun 2022

Vitamin D supplements show promise to counter the adverse effects of diabetes drug on bone health

Vitamin D supplementation may help offset damaging bone loss that occurs in some people who take canagliflozin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug.

27 Jun 2022

Rensselaer scientists secure $3.5 million grant to develop a low-dose, oral COVID antiviral drug

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers Gaetano Montelione and Christopher Cioffi will use a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop a low-dose, oral COVID antiviral drug that can be administered at home.

27 Jun 2022

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

A new paper published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease reviews the history of this disease in and outside Africa, with special reference to its clinical difficulties.

27 Jun 2022

The impact of cannabis use on COPD and COVID-19

Researchers evaluated the effects of smoking cannabis on COVID-19 test positivity.

27 Jun 2022

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Zoë Thomson, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of LUCID, about how music and machine learning are changing how we approach mental and neuropsychiatric health.

27 Jun 2022

Study finds higher risk of premature death among patients with pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease

Patients with a pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease have a significantly higher risk of premature death, according to new research being presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

26 Jun 2022

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Health dramatically and rapidly alters the landscape of abortion access in the U.S.

24 Jun 2022

UC San Diego scientists report on the molecular impact of life indoors

Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganisms -; the microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes they share.

24 Jun 2022

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Race, income, location play role in access to stroke care, study shows

Study reveals surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports

New tool shows high predictive ability for long-term future suicidality

Doctors tend to have unrealistic expectations of the success of multi-step medical procedures

Innovative treatment reduces post-traumatic headache related disability, study finds

Treatment resistance for deadly form of kidney cancer linked to low mitochondrial content in the cell

Night shift work is an important source of bias in pain management, study shows

Miscarriage risk may increase in the summer months

Adherence to Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty, study finds

Prebiotic fiber inulin offers a protective effect against the damage of high-salt diet

Studies discover multiple gene variants that contribute to the risk and severity of NAFLD in children

APOEε4 may confer increased risk for CTE-related neuropathological outcomes among older adults with repetitive head impacts

Vitamin D supplements show promise to counter the adverse effects of diabetes drug on bone health

Rensselaer scientists secure $3.5 million grant to develop a low-dose, oral COVID antiviral drug

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

The impact of cannabis use on COPD and COVID-19

LUCID: music, medicine, and machine learning

Study finds higher risk of premature death among patients with pediatric onset immune-mediated inflammatory disease

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade

UC San Diego scientists report on the molecular impact of life indoors

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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