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Ochsner Health study highlights benefits of combination therapy for cardiovascular risks

Ochsner Health Medical Director for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Preventive Cardiology, Carl J. "Chip" Lavie, Jr., MD, recently co-authored a groundbreaking research study featured in the prestigious Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlighting the comparative efficacy of lipid-lowering therapies for reducing cardiovascular risks and led by Maciej Banach, MD,PhD from Poland and leader of the International Lipid Expert Panel ( ILEP).

25 Mar 2025

Oklahoma researcher uses technology to combat alcohol use disorder in primary care

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 7 adults in the United States will experience a substance use disorder during their lifetime. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty member Brandi Fink, Ph.D., is working with primary care clinics and health care systems to identify people with an alcohol use disorder and intervene early before the problem worsens.

25 Mar 2025

Multi-modal imaging reveals complex brain alterations associated with autism spectrum disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a growing global concern, affecting approximately 2.8% of children in the United States and 0.7% in China. ASD is characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication difficulties, and repetitive behaviors, making early diagnosis critical for improving outcomes.

25 Mar 2025

Yale study unlocks potential of lupus-related antibody to target cold tumors

Yale scientists have discovered a promising way to trigger immune responses against certain tumors, using a lupus-related antibody that can slip, undetected, into "cold" tumors and flip on an immune response that has been turned off by cancer.

25 Mar 2025

Novel global cooperative phenomena of cell interactions discovered in cervical cancer cells

A Japanese research team has discovered a novel global cooperative phenomena of cell interactions in cervical cancer cells. Their findings suggest that the cells are metabolically connected in a functional network.

25 Mar 2025

Targeting PCSK9 and APOA4 for the treatment of TMAO-induced cholelithiasis

Cholesterol synthesis and gallstone formation are promoted by trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a derivative of trimethylamine, which is a metabolite of gut microbiota.

25 Mar 2025

Cryptotanshinone could be a promising therapeutic option for Kawasaki disease

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Kawasaki disease (KD) is a form of vasculitis that affects primarily children and can lead to severe cardiovascular complications.

25 Mar 2025

Simple changes in eating habits could help fight obesity

Obesity is linked to numerous health complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease.

25 Mar 2025

Drinking diet drinks in pregnancy raises overweight risk in children, study finds

Daily consumption of artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) during pregnancy was linked to a modest but consistent increase in overweight risk in offspring from age 7 to 18. Surprisingly, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) were associated with a lower risk, though lifestyle differences may explain this.

25 Mar 2025

New insights into therapy resistance in breast cancer

A new review was published in Oncotarget, Volume 16, on March 13, 2025, titled "Signaling pathway dysregulation in breast cancer."

25 Mar 2025

Blocking Piezo2 may offer a new therapeutic approach for pulmonary fibrotic diseases

Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting the expression or function of Piezo2, a receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues including stress, strain, and stiffness.

25 Mar 2025

Natural product derivative demonstrates promising therapeutic potential for psoriasis

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), a member of the phosphodiesterase superfamily, has highly important roles in cyclic nucleotide signaling pathways and a variety of skin disorders.

25 Mar 2025

New trial aims to make rectal cancer more responsive to radiation

City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with its National Medical Center named top 5 in the nation for cancer by U.S. News & World Report, has opened a phase 1 trial seeking to one day transform rectal cancer from a mostly radiation-resistant disease to one that can be cured using radiation and chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2025

Blood test shows high accuracy in detecting Alzheimer's in Asian populations

A study in Alzheimer's & Dementia, a leading journal in dementia research, has demonstrated the high accuracy of plasma p-tau217 as a blood-based biomarker for detecting abnormal brain beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathology, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

25 Mar 2025

Microplastics exposure linked to increased risk of chronic diseases

Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies. Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

25 Mar 2025

Increased mobility linked to lower risk of hospitalization in heart failure patients

Compared with those who spent most of their time in a single room, people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who were able to travel outside of their home without assistance were significantly less likely to be hospitalized or die within a year, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

25 Mar 2025

New evidence suggests HPV could increase risk of coronary artery disease

In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

25 Mar 2025

Mapping the brain network behind generalized epilepsy

Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD, director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, is the senior author of a paper published in Nature Communications, "A generalized epilepsy network derived from brain abnormalities and deep brain stimulation."

25 Mar 2025

High-salt diet induces depression-like symptoms in mice

A new study published in The Journal of Immunology found that a high-salt diet (HSD) induces depression-like symptoms in mice by driving the production of a protein called IL-17A.

25 Mar 2025

Scientists find links between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveal today in Nature Genetics associations between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes.

25 Mar 2025

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Medical Condition News

Ochsner Health study highlights benefits of combination therapy for cardiovascular risks

Oklahoma researcher uses technology to combat alcohol use disorder in primary care

Multi-modal imaging reveals complex brain alterations associated with autism spectrum disorder

Yale study unlocks potential of lupus-related antibody to target cold tumors

Novel global cooperative phenomena of cell interactions discovered in cervical cancer cells

Targeting PCSK9 and APOA4 for the treatment of TMAO-induced cholelithiasis

Cryptotanshinone could be a promising therapeutic option for Kawasaki disease

Simple changes in eating habits could help fight obesity

Drinking diet drinks in pregnancy raises overweight risk in children, study finds

New insights into therapy resistance in breast cancer

Blocking Piezo2 may offer a new therapeutic approach for pulmonary fibrotic diseases

Natural product derivative demonstrates promising therapeutic potential for psoriasis

New trial aims to make rectal cancer more responsive to radiation

Blood test shows high accuracy in detecting Alzheimer's in Asian populations

Microplastics exposure linked to increased risk of chronic diseases

Increased mobility linked to lower risk of hospitalization in heart failure patients

New evidence suggests HPV could increase risk of coronary artery disease

Mapping the brain network behind generalized epilepsy

High-salt diet induces depression-like symptoms in mice

Scientists find links between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes

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