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Understanding how personalized nutrition and exercise programs can benefit cancer survivors

Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received funding to better understand how personalized nutrition and exercise programs can improve quality of life after cancer treatment.

10 Jan 2024

Women with perinatal depression have an elevated mortality risk

Women who suffer depression during or after pregnancy have a higher risk of death by both natural and unnatural causes, a new study of childbirth in Sweden published in The BMJ reports.

10 Jan 2024

Study shows how cancer care can be transformed from 'one size fits all' approach into precision healthcare

In the largest study of its kind, scientists today report how combining health data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data in patients with cancer can help doctors provide more tailored care for their patients.

10 Jan 2024

Taking medical cannabis for chronic pain linked to increased risk of arrhythmia

People taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday). Arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too quickly or irregularly. It includes conditions like atrial fibrillation.

10 Jan 2024

mRNA therapy shows promise for curing children's rare liver disease

By exploiting the technology used in Covid-19 vaccines, a team led by UCL, King's College London and Moderna scientists has created an effective therapy for a rare disease, in a study in mice, demonstrating the technology's potential therapeutic use in people.

10 Jan 2024

Study identifies more than 200 new genes linked to depression

More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide study led by UCL researchers.

10 Jan 2024

New AI shatters a long-held belief in forensics

Columbia engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics–that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique.

10 Jan 2024

Prenatal weather exposure could affect future blood pressure of the unborn child

Outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy could affect the future blood pressure of the unborn child, according to new research by the University of Bristol, published in JACC: Advances.

10 Jan 2024

Study finds substantial decrease in cigarette use among U.S. adolescents over three decades

Cigarette smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of premature death in the United States, accounting for approximately 500,000 deaths or 1 in 5 deaths annually.

10 Jan 2024

Sex-specific blood test could revolutionize early cancer detection for all 18 major cancers

A sex-specific panel of 10 proteins can pick up 18 different early stage cancers, representing all the major organs of the human body, finds a proof of concept study published in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.

10 Jan 2024

Cardiovascular disease deaths tied to substance use jump 4% per year from 1999 to 2019

Cardiovascular disease deaths involving substance use rose an average of 4% per year from 1999 to 2019, despite a drop in overall cardiovascular disease deaths, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Jan 2024

Understanding unique characteristics of SARS-Cov-2 JN.1 variant and adapting public health strategies

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. The relentless evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants remains a formidable challenge to global public health, thus prompting significant concern among health authorities due to emergent strains.

10 Jan 2024

Individual wellbeing interventions not beneficial for employees, study finds

Many businesses are making efforts to promote workers' wellbeing, and numerous interventions are available at the individual and organizational levels.

10 Jan 2024

Unearthing individual-level mutation risk patterns

Mutations, which occur continuously in every cell of our bodies, are a key contributor to cancer, ageing, and neurodegeneration.

10 Jan 2024

Study: Teens with more siblings have poorer mental health

Teens from larger families have poorer mental health than those with fewer siblings, according to a large analysis of children in the United States and China.

10 Jan 2024

Blocking brain inflammation could slow, reverse ALS symptoms

In people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), changes in neurons appear to activate immune cells. Lowering the inflammation could reduce the symptoms of the disease, according to a study led by Chantelle Sephton, a professor at Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine.

10 Jan 2024

Research News and Research

Understanding how personalized nutrition and exercise programs can benefit cancer survivors

Women with perinatal depression have an elevated mortality risk

Study shows how cancer care can be transformed from 'one size fits all' approach into precision healthcare

Taking medical cannabis for chronic pain linked to increased risk of arrhythmia

mRNA therapy shows promise for curing children's rare liver disease

Study identifies more than 200 new genes linked to depression

New AI shatters a long-held belief in forensics

Prenatal weather exposure could affect future blood pressure of the unborn child

Study finds substantial decrease in cigarette use among U.S. adolescents over three decades

Sex-specific blood test could revolutionize early cancer detection for all 18 major cancers

Cardiovascular disease deaths tied to substance use jump 4% per year from 1999 to 2019

Understanding unique characteristics of SARS-Cov-2 JN.1 variant and adapting public health strategies

Individual wellbeing interventions not beneficial for employees, study finds

Unearthing individual-level mutation risk patterns

Study: Teens with more siblings have poorer mental health

Blocking brain inflammation could slow, reverse ALS symptoms

Research reveals how light can help destroy infectious coronavirus particles

Understanding climate's impact on diarrheal disease transmission

Adults with PTSD have smaller cerebellums, study reveals

New intranasal vaccine candidate triggers powerful mucosal defense against SARS-CoV-2

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