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Remote digital monitoring program helps patients to better control high blood pressure

Over half of patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure achieved controlled blood pressure measurements after participating in a remote digital monitoring program, according to new research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2023, held Sept. 7-10, 2023, in Boston.

7 Sep 2023

Rising tide of early-onset cancers: Study predicts alarming increase by 2030

An international study published in BMJ Oncology analyzes the Global Burden of Disease 2019 dataset to explore the rising incidence and mortality rates of early-onset cancers (ages 14-49) worldwide. The study highlights varying cancer burdens by gender and region, identifies lifestyle and environmental risk factors, and predicts a significant increase in early-onset cancer rates by 2030.

7 Sep 2023

Study uncovers thousands of medication pairings linked to frequent dosage adjustments

Researchers investigated the complexity of polypharmacy and whether frequent dose adjustments were required for co-medications and drug pairs in hospital settings.

7 Sep 2023

Researchers characterize new SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies

Researchers used a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-pseudotyped viral model to characterize BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies.

6 Sep 2023

Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine shows promising cross-neutralizing antibodies against new COVID-19 variants

The study reveals that Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine effectively induces cross-neutralizing antibodies against multiple Omicron XBB sub-variants in both mice and non-human primates.

5 Sep 2023

Study supports vaccination for COVID-19 in patients with glomerular diseases

Among 2,055 adults with a wide range of glomerular diseases, the COVID-19 vaccination did not adversely affect kidney function or worsen kidney damage and appeared safe in this population.

5 Sep 2023

Early onset cancers exacting heaviest toll on young adults over the past three decades

There's been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990-2019), finds research published today in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.

5 Sep 2023

Sex hormones drive differences in male and female mouse kidneys

Female kidneys are known to be more resilient to disease and injury, but males need not despair. A new USC Stem Cell-led study published in Developmental Cell describes not only how sex hormones drive differences in male and female mouse kidneys, but also how lowering testosterone can "feminize" this organ and improve its resilience.

5 Sep 2023

Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

Sometimes the heat makes you vomit, said Carmen Garcia, a farmworker in the San Joaquin Valley of California. She and her husband spent July in the garlic fields, kneeling on the scorched earth as temperatures hovered above 105 degrees.

5 Sep 2023

New blood test pinpoints Parkinson's disease through mitochondrial DNA damage

Researchers have developed a new blood test that measures mitochondrial DNA damage as a potential marker for Parkinson's disease (PD). The study shows the test could aid in diagnosing PD and assessing responses to LRRK2 kinase inhibitors, which may help in reducing mitochondrial damage in PD patients.

4 Sep 2023

Mycotoxin contamination is still a serious food/feed safety issue

The updated and most recent evidence of the occurrence and co-occurrence of mycotoxins.

4 Sep 2023

Machine learning helps identify metabolic biomarkers that could predict cancer risk

A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer.

4 Sep 2023

Students starting school and college in September are at increased risk of serious illnesses

A leading testing expert fears a perfect storm of infections in September as students start at schools and colleges. School closures during Covid lockdowns mean 1-in-8 students starting university this year remains unprotected against meningitis. Concern is growing early symptoms may be confused with freshers’ flu.

4 Sep 2023

UVA Health receives NIH grant for testing radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes

The National Institutes of Health has provided $3.5 million for a large-scale clinical trial testing a radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes that, in an earlier study, put almost 70% of participants in remission without weight loss or medication.

4 Sep 2023

Kidney News and Research

Remote digital monitoring program helps patients to better control high blood pressure

Rising tide of early-onset cancers: Study predicts alarming increase by 2030

Study uncovers thousands of medication pairings linked to frequent dosage adjustments

Researchers characterize new SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies

Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine shows promising cross-neutralizing antibodies against new COVID-19 variants

Study supports vaccination for COVID-19 in patients with glomerular diseases

Early onset cancers exacting heaviest toll on young adults over the past three decades

Sex hormones drive differences in male and female mouse kidneys

Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

New blood test pinpoints Parkinson's disease through mitochondrial DNA damage

Mycotoxin contamination is still a serious food/feed safety issue

Machine learning helps identify metabolic biomarkers that could predict cancer risk

Students starting school and college in September are at increased risk of serious illnesses

UVA Health receives NIH grant for testing radical new approach to managing type 2 diabetes

Men with sneaky testosterone physiology have worse prostate cancer outcomes, study finds

When temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?

KFF Health News' 'What The Health?': 3 health policy experts you should know

Antioxidants stimulate the formation of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumors

Study suggests sepsis as a considerable burden to public health

Is receipt of infertility treatment associated with stroke hospitalization?

Free guide - Everything about renal proximal tubule cells eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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