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New study reveals higher mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation

The incidence and prognosis of newly diagnosed AF in patients hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2.

12 Jan 2024

Breakthrough in diabetes management: Cold water exercise and cinnamon shows promising results

The effects of swimming and cinnamon supplementation on TBC1D1, HbA1C levels, and TBC1D4.

12 Jan 2024

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Study finds dark chocolate intake significantly lowers the risk of essential hypertension, suggesting a beneficial role in cardiovascular health.

12 Jan 2024

Going green reduces COVID risk: Plant-based diets slash risk by up to 41%

Study finds plant-based diets reduce COVID-19 risk by 39-41% compared to meat-based diets, also associated with healthier BMI and lower obesity rates.

11 Jan 2024

Groundbreaking drug offers new hope for life-threatening heart condition

People diagnosed with a life-threatening cardiac condition have been given new hope, thanks to a ground-breaking new drug that protects the heart developed by researchers from UCL and the Royal Free Hospital.

11 Jan 2024

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

A new study sheds light on how autophagy, the body's process for removing damaged cell parts, when impaired, can play a role in causing heart failure.

11 Jan 2024

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

The latest set of data presented by the MBRRACE-UK Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.

11 Jan 2024

University of Oxford launches first-in-human trial of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine

The University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.

11 Jan 2024

Isoflavones shine in preventing breast cancer relapse and death

Soy compounds called isoflavones are among the plant-derived compounds that may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence or death, according to a new meta-analysis co-directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

11 Jan 2024

Non-smokers' lung cancer among top five global cancer-related deaths in 2023

The development of lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked.

11 Jan 2024

Risk of gastrointestinal cancers translates to one in 12 people developing, and one in 16 people dying from, gastrointestinal cancers

Researchers estimated the lifetime risk of gastrointestinal cancer and associated mortality.

11 Jan 2024

Women with perinatal depression have an elevated mortality risk

Women who suffer depression during or after pregnancy have a higher risk of death by both natural and unnatural causes, a new study of childbirth in Sweden published in The BMJ reports.

10 Jan 2024

Pangolins' genetic makeup linked to increased coronavirus susceptibility

Research reveals pangolins' vulnerability to coronavirus due to innate immune gene pseudogenization, impacting their antiviral response.

10 Jan 2024

Cardiovascular disease deaths tied to substance use jump 4% per year from 1999 to 2019

Cardiovascular disease deaths involving substance use rose an average of 4% per year from 1999 to 2019, despite a drop in overall cardiovascular disease deaths, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Jan 2024

Understanding climate's impact on diarrheal disease transmission

Diarrhea is, globally, the second largest cause of death for children under 5. Contributing to more than 500,000 deaths, only pneumonia kills more children each year.

10 Jan 2024

Sickle cell patients lag behind in COVID vaccination despite higher risks

Despite the fact that people with sickle cell disease have a much higher risk of serious illness or death if they develop COVID-19, a new study shows they're also much less likely than those without sickle cell disease to have gotten vaccinated against coronavirus.

10 Jan 2024

New study reveals key blood markers for sepsis diagnosis in burn patients

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Mortality News and Research

New study reveals higher mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation

Breakthrough in diabetes management: Cold water exercise and cinnamon shows promising results

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Going green reduces COVID risk: Plant-based diets slash risk by up to 41%

Groundbreaking drug offers new hope for life-threatening heart condition

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

University of Oxford launches first-in-human trial of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine

Isoflavones shine in preventing breast cancer relapse and death

Non-smokers' lung cancer among top five global cancer-related deaths in 2023

Risk of gastrointestinal cancers translates to one in 12 people developing, and one in 16 people dying from, gastrointestinal cancers

Women with perinatal depression have an elevated mortality risk

Pangolins' genetic makeup linked to increased coronavirus susceptibility

Cardiovascular disease deaths tied to substance use jump 4% per year from 1999 to 2019

Understanding climate's impact on diarrheal disease transmission

Sickle cell patients lag behind in COVID vaccination despite higher risks

New study reveals key blood markers for sepsis diagnosis in burn patients

Study reveals mangos attenuates potential against colon cancer

Hearing aid usage linked to reduced mortality in adults with hearing impairments

BCG vaccine's impact on innate immunity explained at cellular level

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