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NTU scientists discover why NAFLD patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, because NAFLD prompts the over-production of a class of proteins that cause inflammation and damage to their blood vessels.

25 May 2022

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

As the pandemic was setting in during summer 2020, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana with his girlfriend, stepson, and son.

25 May 2022

Engineered water nanostructures as a new technology against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the MDPI journal Nanomaterials, a research group from the United States (US) has shown the possibility of inactivating surrogates of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on surfaces with the use of specific water nanostructures incorporated with nature-derived antimicrobials.

24 May 2022

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for Whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Even safe levels of alcohol consumption may harm the heart

Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2022

Facebook posts may help identify people at risk for hazardous drinking habits

Alcoholism can be a difficult condition to diagnose, especially in cases where individuals' drinking habits are not noticed and physical symptoms have not yet manifested.

19 May 2022

Study shows differences in alcohol and marijuana use among two- and four-year college students

Students at four-year colleges and universities drink nearly twice as much alcohol as their peers in two-year colleges, according to a survey of college students in the Seattle area.

18 May 2022

New, minimally invasive biomarker-based strategy 90% successful in detecting esophageal cancer

In a small but rigorous pilot study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that a novel, minimally invasive biomarker-based strategy they developed was 90% successful in detecting esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the predominant subtype of esophageal cancer worldwide.

18 May 2022

Cannabidiol for Parkinson's disease symptom management

Scientists have published a review study in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners that has focussed on various aspects of the use of cannabidiol in Parkinson's.

17 May 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary announces a new 10-Year Plan to tackle dementia

A new 10-Year Plan to tackle dementia will be published later this year, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today (Tuesday 17 May 2022).

17 May 2022

Alcohol use disorder mortality rates surged during the pandemic, study finds

Deaths involving alcohol use disorder increased dramatically during the pandemic, according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators.

17 May 2022

Many treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage are not as effective as previously thought, guideline suggests

Some treatments or preventive therapies used to manage intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH), or a bleeding stroke, are not as effective as previously believed, according to the new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guideline for caring for people with spontaneous ICH, published today in the Association's Stroke journal.

17 May 2022

Invasive breast cancer risk in men may be linked to self-reported infertility

The risk of invasive breast cancer in men may be associated with self-reported infertility in the male partner finds a study published in the open-access journal Breast Cancer Research.

17 May 2022

The association between modifiable healthy lifestyle components and lifetime gain in the general Japanese population

In a recent paper posted to the Age and Ageing, investigators illustrated the effect of adopting a changeable healthy lifestyle on lifetime gains from middle to old age.

13 May 2022

Lean people with NAFLD more likely to have cardiovascular disease than those who are overweight

Those with a normal body mass index (BMI) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to have cardiovascular disease than those who are overweight or living with obesity, according to research selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

13 May 2022

Analysis reveals increasing prevalence of esophageal cancer and Barrett’s esophagus in middle-aged adults

Adults aged 45 to 64 experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50 percent increase in the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus between 2012 and 2019, according to a database analysis of roughly five million patients to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

13 May 2022

New alcohol consumption patterns during COVID-19 pandemic in the USA

In a recent study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, researchers evaluated alcohol drinking patterns over 42 weeks post-onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States.

12 May 2022

Opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy can minimize adverse impacts on the fetal brain

Treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.

12 May 2022

Perceived stigmatization is common among patients with NAFLD, study finds

About seven out of ten patients (69%) who suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) perceive some stigmatization in their daily life, according to a study led by a team of the University of Barcelona, the Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre, the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute.

12 May 2022

Quality of drug supply declined in Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

More than a third of people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada reported a decline in the quality of drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

11 May 2022

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NTU scientists discover why NAFLD patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease

The Blackfeet nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations

Engineered water nanostructures as a new technology against SARS-CoV-2

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Even safe levels of alcohol consumption may harm the heart

Facebook posts may help identify people at risk for hazardous drinking habits

Study shows differences in alcohol and marijuana use among two- and four-year college students

New, minimally invasive biomarker-based strategy 90% successful in detecting esophageal cancer

Cannabidiol for Parkinson's disease symptom management

Health and Social Care Secretary announces a new 10-Year Plan to tackle dementia

Alcohol use disorder mortality rates surged during the pandemic, study finds

Many treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage are not as effective as previously thought, guideline suggests

Invasive breast cancer risk in men may be linked to self-reported infertility

The association between modifiable healthy lifestyle components and lifetime gain in the general Japanese population

Lean people with NAFLD more likely to have cardiovascular disease than those who are overweight

Analysis reveals increasing prevalence of esophageal cancer and Barrett’s esophagus in middle-aged adults

New alcohol consumption patterns during COVID-19 pandemic in the USA

Opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy can minimize adverse impacts on the fetal brain

Perceived stigmatization is common among patients with NAFLD, study finds

Quality of drug supply declined in Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

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