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Study aims to find new ways of alleviating the long-term effects of COVID-19

An innovative study for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome (PCS) is starting under the direction of Frankfurt University Hospital’s Department of Infectious Diseases.

4 Sep 2024

Obesity identified as a significant risk factor for COVID-19 infection

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has found that obesity may be an important risk factor for infection from the virus that causes COVID-19.

4 Sep 2024

Combined use of insulin and metformin enhances diabetic foot ulcer healing, research shows

People with chronic diabetic foot ulcers could soon have a new way to treat their wounds for faster healing and fewer hospital stays.

4 Sep 2024

Cholera crisis deepens with higher cases and fatalities in 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths.

4 Sep 2024

WHO unveils global framework for investigating origins of novel pathogens

With the support of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a global framework to help Member States comprehensively investigate the origins of new and re-emerging pathogens.

4 Sep 2024

Long-term exposure to air pollution and noise associated with infertility risks

Long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a higher risk of infertility in men, whereas road traffic noise is linked to a higher risk of infertility in women over 35, finds a Danish study published by The BMJ today.

4 Sep 2024

Study suggests overdiagnosis of prostate cancer across Europe

Rates of prostate cancer across Europe since 1980 are "indicative of overdiagnosis", say researchers in a study published by The BMJ today.

4 Sep 2024

Anti-coagulant therapy fails to improve stroke outcomes in major study

Stroke patients who survive a blood clot in the brain's blood vessels are prone to developing new blockages during their recovery periods, even if they receive vessel-clearing interventions.

4 Sep 2024

Study links cadmium exposure to cognitive decline in white individuals

The heavy metal cadmium, which is found in the air, water, food and soil, is known to cause health problems.

4 Sep 2024

Understanding the hormonal paradox in prostate cancer progression

A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: Blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease, while elevating the hormone can delay disease progression in patients whose disease has advanced.

4 Sep 2024

Generational differences in men's health habits and concerns revealed

A new national survey by Cleveland Clinic revealed similarities and differences across generations when it comes to men's health.

4 Sep 2024

Study reveals menstrual cycle’s role in spreading mutant cells in breast tissue

A team of researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute and the University of Cambridge have discovered that a defensive mechanism connected to the menstrual cycle plays a role in spreading mutant cells within mammary tissue.

4 Sep 2024

Genetic variants linked to heart rhythm disturbances in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Study by scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen and collaborators in Denmark and the USA, on the genetics of accessory conduction pathways in the heart (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome), reveals that accessory pathways can cause rhythm disturbances, characterized by an overly fast heartbeat, which can be life-threatening.

4 Sep 2024