Of lives and life years: 1918 influenza vs COVID-19
Next time, vaccination may be too little, too lateCredit: CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2006 From the onset of the ...
Tag: Mortality/Longevity
A breath of fresh air for emphysema research
Credit: Department of Immune Regulation,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes illness and death worldwide. It is ...
New signaling pathway could shed light on damage repair during brain injury
The study has uncovered a signaling pathway that causes neural cells to enter divisions after damageCredit: Torsten Bossing, University of ...
Dignity support at end of life
How a two-way approach can promote quality careCredit: Flinders University At the end of life, people may have to rely ...
Chemo upsets gut health in cancer patients
New study challenges role of microbiome disruptionCredit: SA Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) New research in BMC Cancer has ...
Updated analysis of US COVID-19 deaths shows drops, disparities in average lifespans
In the US, COVID-19 reduced overall life expectancy by over 1.3 years, with the effects on Black and Latino populations ...
Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in fliesCredit: Courtesy of the Giniger lab ...
Spirituality can promote the health of breast cancer survivors
MU study finds link between forgiveness, congregational support and neuroimmune biomarkersCredit: Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. - Throughout her ...
Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A previously validated blood gene profile that predicts idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality was repurposed to assess the likelihood of COVID-19 ...
Sweeping analysis concludes there’s no cheating old age
Researchers compare pace-of-aging across 39 populations of humans and primatesCredit: Florian Moellers DURHAM, N.C. - Special diets, exercise programs, supplements ...
Rapamycin changes the way our DNA is stored
Researchers discover an unexpected link between DNA winding and metabolism in the gut to ameliorate ageingCredit: Hanna Salmonowicz, Monney Medical ...
Alarming rising trends in suicide by firearms in young Americans
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators publish original researchCredit: Florida Atlantic University Deaths from suicide are rising in the ...
New findings offer improved therapy of early-stage, BRCA mutation-associated breast cancer
Houston Methodist expert who led US component of trial available to address eagerly anticipated OlympiA trial resultsCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June ...
Antibiotics no help for mysterious lung-scarring disease, large trial finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has ...
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