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Screening debate: Insufficient evidence to support lung cancer screening for non-smokers

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Detecting this disease in its early stages significantly improves survival rates, making low-dose CT screening an essential component in the fight against lung cancer.

5 Aug 2024

Study links over 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant in Canada

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.

5 Aug 2024

Rising cancer rates in younger generations signal urgent need for early-life prevention strategies

A study in The Lancet Public Health reveals rising cancer incidence and mortality among younger US birth cohorts, indicating increased early-life carcinogenic exposure.

4 Aug 2024

Study links fungal heteroresistance to fatal bloodstream infections in bone marrow transplant patients

Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics, while the remainder succumb.

2 Aug 2024

World's first deaths from Oropouche fever recorded in Brazil

The world's first deaths have been recorded from Oropouche fever, caused by a mosquito-borne virus that has spread silently from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, raising alarm among scientists.

2 Aug 2024

New study exposes hospital Medicare fraud

A new study reveals details on how U.S. hospitals exploited a loophole in the Medicare outlier payments program, reaping billions of dollars in excess revenue.

2 Aug 2024

$Study reveals obesity's impact on muscle structure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Study reveals obesity's impact on muscle structure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

A new small study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research has revealed the impact of obesity on muscle structure in patients having a form of heart failure called heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

1 Aug 2024

Higher urinary metal levels linked to increased cardiovascular risk

Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in a racially and ethnically diverse U.S. population, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

1 Aug 2024

Study finds shorter reproductive lifespan tied to higher multimorbidity risk

Because of the aging of the ovaries, a woman's fertility gradually declines, and she eventually enters menopause.

1 Aug 2024

The complex relationship between diet nutrition and cancer

The existing knowledge on the beneficial and detrimental effects of dietary patterns and nutritional supplements on cancer risk.

1 Aug 2024

Masking policies prevalent in top cancer centers amid winter COVID wave

Nearly half of the nation's National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers required universal masking in key clinical areas during the winter 2023-2024 COVID-19 surge, according to a study by Tulane University researchers.

1 Aug 2024

Study shows growing cancer burden in younger generations

A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers.

1 Aug 2024

Study: Many women unaware postmenopausal bleeding signals endometrial cancer

Despite the fact that endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs, a significant percentage of women do not know that postmenopausal bleeding is a key warning sign of the disease.

1 Aug 2024

Climate change-driven migrations worsen infectious diseases in vulnerable regions

Climate change-driven migrations increase infectious disease risks by spreading pathogens and overcrowding vulnerable regions, demanding urgent, targeted interventions.

1 Aug 2024

Research uncovers mechanism behind diaphragm weakness during mechanical ventilation in ICU patients

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have found a new mechanism explaining diaphragm weakness that arises during mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. The diaphragm is the most important breathing muscle.

31 Jul 2024

Stem cell therapy advances: MSCs show potential in managing COVID-19 and influenza infections

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. The emergence of infectious diseases, including viral zoonoses, has allowed intensive research into novel therapeutic approaches.

31 Jul 2024

Probiotic LGG reduces necrotizing enterocolitis risk in preterm infants

The strain-specific effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) in preterm infants through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs.

31 Jul 2024

Long-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 unequal in LA county

New evidence has emerged about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County, as shown by a recent study in the journal PLOS ONE. Scientists at USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) found that existing disparities in mental health between white and non-white residents worsened.

31 Jul 2024

Can diet alter your biological age?

Research shows that healthy diets lower epigenetic age while added sugar accelerates aging in midlife Black and White women.

31 Jul 2024

Losing loved ones accelerates biological aging and impacts long-term health

Familial loss is linked to accelerated biological aging, especially when losses occur in adulthood, highlighting the long-term health impacts of bereavement.

30 Jul 2024

Mortality News and Research

Screening debate: Insufficient evidence to support lung cancer screening for non-smokers

Study links over 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant in Canada

Rising cancer rates in younger generations signal urgent need for early-life prevention strategies

Study links fungal heteroresistance to fatal bloodstream infections in bone marrow transplant patients

World's first deaths from Oropouche fever recorded in Brazil

New study exposes hospital Medicare fraud

Study reveals obesity's impact on muscle structure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Higher urinary metal levels linked to increased cardiovascular risk

Study finds shorter reproductive lifespan tied to higher multimorbidity risk

The complex relationship between diet nutrition and cancer

Masking policies prevalent in top cancer centers amid winter COVID wave

Study shows growing cancer burden in younger generations

Study: Many women unaware postmenopausal bleeding signals endometrial cancer

Climate change-driven migrations worsen infectious diseases in vulnerable regions

Research uncovers mechanism behind diaphragm weakness during mechanical ventilation in ICU patients

Stem cell therapy advances: MSCs show potential in managing COVID-19 and influenza infections

Probiotic LGG reduces necrotizing enterocolitis risk in preterm infants

Long-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 unequal in LA county

Can diet alter your biological age?

Losing loved ones accelerates biological aging and impacts long-term health

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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