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Study: Nearly 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040

Up to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040 – over 40% more than previously forecast – finds a new UCL-led study.

26 Oct 2023

Exploring the link between red meat intake and inflammation

Inflammation is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the impact of diet on inflammation is an area of growing scientific interest.

26 Oct 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The new speaker’s (limited) record on health

After nearly a month of bickering, House Republicans finally elected a new speaker: Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a relative unknown to many.

26 Oct 2023

Researchers to develop machine models to predict cardiometabolic risks in young people

A researcher at Binghamton University, State University of New York will lead a $2.5 million project from the National Institutes of Health to develop machine models to identify and predict cardiometabolic risks in adolescents and young adults.

26 Oct 2023

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test

For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer's disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes.

26 Oct 2023

Study finds link between industry payments to oncologists and non-recommended cancer treatments

Patients with cancer whose oncologist receives payments from industry appear more likely to receive some non-recommended and low value treatments, finds a US study published by The BMJ today.

25 Oct 2023

Kids not the culprits: Low COVID-19 spread in U.S. child-care centers challenges closure norms

The study found that both children and care providers in U.S. child-care centers showed low rates of COVID-19 transmission, challenging the notion that these settings are high-risk environments for the virus. The results could have implications for revising guidelines on school and child-care center closures.

25 Oct 2023

Starchy vegetables: A vital vehicle for essential nutrients

A perspective recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition underscores the unique role starchy vegetables play as a vital vehicle for essential nutrients

25 Oct 2023

NF-κB activation during COVID-19 and its impact on patients with hypertension

Researchers review the role of NF-κB activation in the replication of SARS-CoV-2 and the impact of COVID-19 medications on NF-κB activation.

25 Oct 2023

Calling on world leaders to recognize climate change and biodiversity loss as one indivisible global health emergency

Over 200 health journals across the world have come together to simultaneously publish an editorial calling on world leaders and health professionals to recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together to preserve health and avoid catastrophe.

25 Oct 2023

Study finds racial disparities in receipt of low value health care

Older Black Americans are more likely to receive low value acute diagnostic tests than older White Americans, while older White Americans were more likely to receive low value screening tests and treatments, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

25 Oct 2023

NHS trusts accused of using foreign doctors as cheap labor

English hospital trusts have been accused of using foreign doctors as "cheap labor" as part of fellowship schemes in which they can be paid less than trust-employed doctors and sent home if they become pregnant, an investigation by The BMJ has found.

25 Oct 2023

Young people need to weigh up the benefits against risks of sexual online practices

Young people see the internet as a natural platform for their everyday romantic and sexual encounters, but at the same time, they have to weigh up the benefits against various risks and dangers.

25 Oct 2023

Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find

For many people, forgetting your keys or struggling to plan tasks can seem like a normal part of the aging process. But those lapses can actually be symptoms of something more serious: mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, which could be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

25 Oct 2023

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that could enable people to screen for a variety of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, at low cost-;and do so accurately regardless of their skin tone.

25 Oct 2023

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Study: Nearly 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040

Exploring the link between red meat intake and inflammation

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The new speaker’s (limited) record on health

Researchers to develop machine models to predict cardiometabolic risks in young people

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test

Study finds link between industry payments to oncologists and non-recommended cancer treatments

Kids not the culprits: Low COVID-19 spread in U.S. child-care centers challenges closure norms

Starchy vegetables: A vital vehicle for essential nutrients

NF-κB activation during COVID-19 and its impact on patients with hypertension

Calling on world leaders to recognize climate change and biodiversity loss as one indivisible global health emergency

Study finds racial disparities in receipt of low value health care

NHS trusts accused of using foreign doctors as cheap labor

Young people need to weigh up the benefits against risks of sexual online practices

Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find

New smartphone attachment could enable low-cost neurological screening for all

California expands paid sick days and boosts health worker wages

Brain clues in the battle against long COVID: study pinpoints neuroinflammation

Can ChatGPT revolutionize nutrition education? Study examines potential and challenges

Epidemic: What good is a vaccine when there is no rice?

20-25 minutes of physical activity every day may offset death risk from sedentary lifestyle

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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