Taming chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives
Scientists call for early diagnosis, prevention and treatment to reduce risk of chronic diseasesCredit: UCLA Health Scientists from 22 institutions, ...
Tag: Mortality/Longevity
Bystanders can help more cardiac arrest victims survive
Everyone should learn to recognize cardiac arrest, perform CPR, use an AEDCredit: UVA Health Only 8% of Americans survive cardiac ...
NIH taps Tulane neuroscientist to lead effort to standardize research in genetic aging
NIH Telomere Research Network will establish best practices for measuring telomere length and how it can be used as a ...
Texas Heart Institute Heart doctor elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Physician entrepreneur and pioneer inventor recognized for contributions to the field of cardiac electrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON, TEXAS ...
Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in Huntington’s disease
Improvement of motor coordination in miceCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (UB) Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of ...
Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure
A mouse-model study of the sensor will aid the search for treatments to delay human heart failure, which often follows ...
Emissions from electricity generation lead to premature deaths for some racial groups
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/ University of Washington Air pollution doesn't just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil ...
Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans
Credit: UTHealth Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted ...
King’s College AI-Longevity Hub launched via support of Biogerontology Research Foundation
The UK's first AI for Longevity hub -- the Longevity AI Consortium -- is launched at King's College London with ...
Bacteria in the gut may alter ageing process, finds NTU Singapore study
Credit: NTU Singapore An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that microorganisms living ...
World’s most comprehensive study of a deadly heart condition yields 1st results
Registry will help doctors predict patients' risk, determine best treatmentsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have revealed the initial ...
A kinase identified as possible target to treat heart failure
New study identifies HIPK2 as a novel regulator of heart failure progressionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An unexplored kinase in ...
UTSA studies osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment
Credit: Photo Courtesy of UTSA About half of all women in the U.S. will suffer a bone fracture due to ...
CNIO researchers obtain the first mice born with hyper-long telomeres
The study shows that it is possible to extend life without any genetic modificationCredit: CNIO A chance finding ten years ...
US firearm death rate rose sharply in recent years across most states & demographic groups
New analysis of 1999-2017 firearm deaths looks at changes in each state and within age, gender and racial/ethnic groupsCredit: Health ...
Newborn baby deaths in Africa targeted in $68M initiative
NEST360° will work with sub-Saharan hospitals to transform infant careCredit: Graphic by E. Andrade-Guerrero/Rice 360° LONDON -- (Oct. 4, 2019) ...
Living a long chimpanzee life
Report on the life expectancy of captive chimpanzees in JapanCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- We humans may consider a ...
Building a brighter way for capturing cancer during surgery
UT Dallas bioengineer demonstrates potential for hyperspectral imaging and AICredit: The University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at ...
For baboons, a mother’s history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Baboons reveal how childhood wounds borne by one generation can take a toll on the nextCredit: Chelsea Weibel, University of ...
2018 Health of Houston Survey sheds light on residents
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A snapshot of health conditions revealing the disparities across 38 neighborhood areas in Harris County ...