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Professor to aid health study of Latina women at risk for metabolic syndrome
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- A Binghamton University, State University of New York researcher will lend his data-analysis skills to a landmark...
Ochsner ACO saves Medicare $27 million; ranks in top 5% for service
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (OACN) achieved its seventh consecutive year of top-ranking results in both clinical performance and...
JMIR Dermatology call for papers theme issue on AI and ChatGPT in dermatology
JMIR Dermatology Editor-in-Chief: Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH and guest editors James A Solomon, MD, PhD, FAAD and Ian Brooks,...
New blood test gives very high accuracy to screen for Alzheimer’s disease
A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow...
Breathe! The shape-shifting ball that supports mental health
A soft ball that ‘personifies’ breath, expanding and contracting in synchronicity with a person’s inhalations and exhalations, has been invented...
Early action to control cardiovascular risk factors preserves brain metabolism
Cardiovascular disease and dementia frequently occur together in elderly people. Nevertheless, few longitudinal studies have examined how atherosclerosis and its...
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though most injuries are mild cuts, blisters and bruises, according to systematic review of trail users
Mountain bikers are most likely to hurt or fracture their arms, and hikers to injure their legs and ankles, though...
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers
First-time fathers seem to experience a steeper decline in relationship satisfaction in the first two years post-partum than second-time fathers,...
Inhaled receptor decoy therapy for COVID-19 in preclinical models
The surface protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as the spike protein, is critical for...
Bacteria treatment reduces insulin resistance, protects against diabetes
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a type...
Van Andel Institute scientist nets $2.4 million award to study ‘cellular powerhouses’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 30, 2023) — Our cells are powered by tiny “powerplants” called mitochondria, which transform nutrients into...
Smoking significantly increases the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Credit: Mateo Avila Chinchilla Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Cigarette...
Inequities in cardiovascular care are putting older female’s heart health at risk
Toronto, ON, August 30, 2023 – Higher stroke risk among females with atrial fibrillation may be related to sex-based disparities...
Boosting neuroscience training to help children flourish
Professionals working with children and young people will be offered training in brain science in an Australia-first initiative between The University...
Gestational weight gain increased in Louisiana during the pandemic
Louisiana women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic were 3 to 7 percent more likely to exceed the recommended...
Presenting non-traditional symptoms, women suffer worse heart disease outcomes than men
Media Contacts:Credit: UMass Lowell Media Contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations ...
MU study shows how brucellosis — which can jump from animals to humans — impacts the brain
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Brucellosis is a disease, caused by the members of bacterial Brucella family, that mainly infects cattle, goats...
Study identifies geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette, firearm deaths in the US over two decades
Smoking and firearms are among the leading causes of avoidable premature death in the United States. In 2021, 480,000 deaths...
#MedEd: How doctors use social media to advance medicine
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 11:00 A.M. EDT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023Credit: Courtesy of the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego....
Underdiagnosis of autism in children with fragile X syndrome reveals need for better education, early screening
Autism spectrum disorder is a much more prevalent co-occurring condition in individuals with fragile X than previously realized, according to...