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Paris 2024 Olympics: COVID-conscious nations dominated gold medals

Study found that nations with lower excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those in the Western Pacific, excelled in winning gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This success is linked to their stringent public health measures and 'COVID-cautious' approach.

28 Aug 2024

Pediatric heart transplant waitlist fails to prioritize sickest patients, study shows

The method used across the United States to wait-list children for heart transplants does not consistently rank the sickest patients first, according to a new study led by Stanford Medicine experts.

28 Aug 2024

New study develops enhanced mortality prediction model for COPD patients

Innovative probabilistic graph models identify unique factors linked to COPD mortality, paving the way for targeted interventions and improved patient outcomes.

28 Aug 2024

A study confirms that smoking significantly increases the risk of stroke

Findings indicate smoking elevates stroke risk, particularly in older males with comorbidities, underscoring the need for targeted prevention strategies.

28 Aug 2024

Improved IVF success with the Mediterranean diet, study shows

Review highlights that adherence to the Mediterranean diet may improve clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in couples undergoing assisted reproduction, though findings are inconsistent, and more research is needed.

27 Aug 2024

New ESC atlas data highlights disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most common cause of death across Europe but while CVD mortality rates are generally decreasing, the decline is much less in middle-income than in high-income countries, according to new data from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas of Cardiology, published in the European Heart Journal.

27 Aug 2024

Semaglutide shown to cut major adverse cardiovascular events in heart failure patients

Semaglutide shows promise in reducing cardiovascular risks in obese patients with heart failure, improving outcomes in a recent large-scale clinical trial.

27 Aug 2024

Climate change set to dramatically increase heat-related deaths in Europe, with Southern regions most at risk

Researchers highlight how climate change could drastically increase heat-related mortality in Europe, with Southern regions and economically vulnerable populations facing the highest risks.

27 Aug 2024

Mediterranean diet lowers COVID-19 risk, but its effect on symptoms and severity remains uncertain

Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19, but its effects on symptom severity are less certain due to mixed results and study limitations.

27 Aug 2024

Acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of dementia

Acute kidney injury is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and others.

26 Aug 2024

Workplace wellness boosts employee health and fitness with daily 15-minute exercise challenge

The 15-Minute Challenge, a workplace wellness program, significantly improved physical activity levels and health outcomes among employees across multiple countries, showing potential as an effective intervention to enhance workplace wellness.

26 Aug 2024

Gut microbe metabolite found to modulate heart disease risk through β2-adrenergic receptors

Study identifies phenylacetylglutamine (PAGln), a gut microbiome metabolite, as a novel allosteric modulator of β2-adrenergic receptors, offering insights into its role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

26 Aug 2024

New AI-driven platform enhances lung cancer tissue analysis

A team of researchers from the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, led by Dr Yuri Tolkach and Professor Dr Reinhard Büttner, has created a digital pathology platform based on artificial intelligence.

23 Aug 2024

Cholinesterase inhibitors may slow cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies

Dementia with Lewy bodies is a type of dementia that is similar to both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease but studies on long-term treatments are lacking.

23 Aug 2024

Universal flu vaccine candidate provides protection against severe infection in animal models

Annual flu vaccines protect against severe infection, but they vary in efficacy and may not match the most virulent strains of the season.

23 Aug 2024

Advances in endoscopic treatment for inflammatory bowel disease complications

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), comprising Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract.

23 Aug 2024

$1.35 million grant to enhance safety and wellbeing in long-term care facilities

Researchers from the University of Colorado College of Nursing and CU School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus were awarded a $1.35 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to design and implement technologies that improve resident safety and employee wellbeing at long-term care facilities.

22 Aug 2024

Anti-obesity medication may help to prevent heart attacks and other major cardiac events

The anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks and other major adverse cardiac events among overweight people who have cardiovascular disease, whether or not they also have heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL's Professor John Deanfield.

22 Aug 2024

Research shows predation drives evolution of virulence in bacteria

Opportunistic pathogens are typically benign microbes that can sometimes cause infections in individuals with weakened immune systems or when they gain access to sterile areas of the body.

22 Aug 2024

Heat-related deaths in Europe could triple by 2100 under current climate policies

Deaths from heat could triple in Europe by 2100 under current climate policies, mostly among people living in southern parts of the continent, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal.

22 Aug 2024

Mortality News and Research

Paris 2024 Olympics: COVID-conscious nations dominated gold medals

Pediatric heart transplant waitlist fails to prioritize sickest patients, study shows

New study develops enhanced mortality prediction model for COPD patients

A study confirms that smoking significantly increases the risk of stroke

Improved IVF success with the Mediterranean diet, study shows

New ESC atlas data highlights disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality

Semaglutide shown to cut major adverse cardiovascular events in heart failure patients

Climate change set to dramatically increase heat-related deaths in Europe, with Southern regions most at risk

Mediterranean diet lowers COVID-19 risk, but its effect on symptoms and severity remains uncertain

Acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of dementia

Workplace wellness boosts employee health and fitness with daily 15-minute exercise challenge

Gut microbe metabolite found to modulate heart disease risk through β2-adrenergic receptors

New AI-driven platform enhances lung cancer tissue analysis

Cholinesterase inhibitors may slow cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies

Universal flu vaccine candidate provides protection against severe infection in animal models

Advances in endoscopic treatment for inflammatory bowel disease complications

$1.35 million grant to enhance safety and wellbeing in long-term care facilities

Anti-obesity medication may help to prevent heart attacks and other major cardiac events

Research shows predation drives evolution of virulence in bacteria

Heat-related deaths in Europe could triple by 2100 under current climate policies

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