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AI Therapy companion 'replika' gains traction among lonely students

The young adult mental health outcomes of using a GPT3-enabled chatbot.

24 Jan 2024

Non-COVID-19 mortality among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic

Non-COVID-19-related deaths among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic, as did the diabetes complication of sight loss, according to a global study review led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher that examined the impacts of pandemic-related disruptions on this vulnerable population.

23 Jan 2024

Prolonged sitting at work linked to increased mortality risk

Study reveals that prolonged sitting at work increases the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, which can be mitigated by alternating sitting with non-sitting activities and engaging in 15-30 minutes of daily leisure-time physical activity.

23 Jan 2024

Education saves lives across all demographics, study reveals

Education saves lives regardless of age, sex, location, and social and demographic backgrounds. That's according to the latest and largest study of its kind published today in The Lancet Public Health.

23 Jan 2024

3D-printed liver model paves way for new MASH treatments

Metabolic dysfunction- associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, is an inflammatory, liver-scarring disease that has reached epidemic proportions, with an estimated 1.5% to 6.5% of U.S. adults afflicted by the condition, and roughly 24% of adults having nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

23 Jan 2024

AI model identifies sepsis patients before symptoms appear

Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis, and approximately 350,000 will die from the serious blood infection that can trigger a life-threatening chain reaction throughout the entire body.

23 Jan 2024

New study reveals effective strategies against drug resistance in hospital-acquired pneumonia treatment

A novel rabbit infection model to investigate meropenem's resistance development.

23 Jan 2024

Non-communicable diseases and external causes of death are major contributors to the risk of mortality in people with OCD

Researchers investigated the risk of cause-specific and all-cause mortality in Swedish individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as compared to matched unaffected individuals or siblings.

23 Jan 2024

Long COVID's impact on cardiovascular health: what we do and do not know

Researchers review the cardiovascular effects of long COVID.

23 Jan 2024

Body mass index found to mediate causal associations between Helicobacter pylori infections and coronary artery disease risk

Coronary heart disease (CHD) and H. Pylori.

23 Jan 2024

Study identifies genetic variants that influence response to preterm birth treatment

A UC San Francisco-led study has for the first time identified genetic variants that predict whether patients will respond to treatment for preterm birth, a condition that affects one in 10 infants born in the United States.

22 Jan 2024

New study unlocks secrets to preventing birth defects

Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year.

22 Jan 2024

Linking high-risk prenatal patients with primary care increases postpartum and overall care

Researchers assessed the development and implementation of a quality improvement learning collaborative's (QILC) intervention to link high-risk prenatal patients with primary care.

22 Jan 2024

Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's offer little benefit, raise safety concerns

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of randomized trial studies that compared the use of amyloid-reducing monoclonal antibodies (MABs) in patients with Alzheimer's dementia at a dose consistent with that used in Phase 3 or FDA approval trials with the use of a placebo.

22 Jan 2024

Study suggests potential overdiagnosis of melanoma in white Americans

More than half of all melanoma diagnoses among white Americans may be overdiagnosed, according to a new study led by a researcher at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.

22 Jan 2024

Patient-specific "organ-on-chip" aims to accelerate research on cholangiocarcinoma

It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but in the micro-channels carved inside it, it's hidden a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, complete with its tumor microenvironment.

22 Jan 2024

New biomarkers could help detect lupus nephritis earlier

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Mortality News and Research

AI Therapy companion 'replika' gains traction among lonely students

Non-COVID-19 mortality among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic

Prolonged sitting at work linked to increased mortality risk

Education saves lives across all demographics, study reveals

3D-printed liver model paves way for new MASH treatments

AI model identifies sepsis patients before symptoms appear

New study reveals effective strategies against drug resistance in hospital-acquired pneumonia treatment

Non-communicable diseases and external causes of death are major contributors to the risk of mortality in people with OCD

Long COVID's impact on cardiovascular health: what we do and do not know

Body mass index found to mediate causal associations between Helicobacter pylori infections and coronary artery disease risk

Study identifies genetic variants that influence response to preterm birth treatment

New study unlocks secrets to preventing birth defects

Linking high-risk prenatal patients with primary care increases postpartum and overall care

Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's offer little benefit, raise safety concerns

Study suggests potential overdiagnosis of melanoma in white Americans

Patient-specific "organ-on-chip" aims to accelerate research on cholangiocarcinoma

New biomarkers could help detect lupus nephritis earlier

Innovative diabetes detection method with DiaNet v2, utilizing retinal imaging technology

Air pollution affects the heart at surprisingly low levels, but diet may offer protection

Women's health emergency persists even as pandemic wanes, global index reveals

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