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Study: Glaucoma diagnosis not associated with steeper rates of cognitive decline

Previous studies have looked for links between glaucoma - a neurodegenerative disorder that's the leading cause of irreversible blindness - and cognitive function, but they've generated mixed results.

22 Jun 2022

Quality of care, outcomes for stroke patients in VA's health system did not decline during the COVID-19 pandemic

In one of the first studies to investigate the overall quality of care and outcomes of stroke care for non-COVID-19 hospitalized patients during the pandemic from a national U.S. perspective, researchers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regenstrief Institute and Monash University assessed patients with strokes and transient ischemic attacks (often called mini-strokes or TIAs) in 128 hospitals across the U.S. in the VA's health system, the nation's largest integrated healthcare system.

22 Jun 2022

Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after trauma

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that for individuals who experience trauma, the presence of dissociation - a profound feeling of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings - may indicate a high risk of later developing severe post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, physical pain, and social impairment.

22 Jun 2022

Intimate partner violence linked with self-harm, suicidality in both men and women

Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, a new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.

21 Jun 2022

A quantitative analysis on the recruitment of female students in US neurosurgery programs

The authors of this article evaluated residents enrolled in US neurosurgery programs in 2021 to characterize which medical schools most successfully recruited female students into the field over a 7-year period.

21 Jun 2022

Understanding how and for whom brain training works

If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or, more broadly, how well you can focus, say, in school or at work? Or, in the language of psychologists, does "near transfer" predict "far transfer"?

20 Jun 2022

New model rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells and identifies mutations that drive tumor growth

Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest are just along for the ride.

20 Jun 2022

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with long COVID

More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, scientists have become increasingly aware of a group of patients - so-called 'long haulers' - who remain plagued by a combination of symptoms long after the infection passes.

17 Jun 2022

Male gut health may benefit from beer

In a recent article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists analyzed the effect of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer ingestion on gut microbiota.

17 Jun 2022

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Mount Sinai researchers have for the first time identified genes that predict a good response to a vital new therapy for a blood cancer that can have serious side effects for some patients.

16 Jun 2022

Cellular "barcoding" in mice unravels the origins of blood

The origins of our blood may not be quite what we thought. Using cellular "barcoding" in mice, a groundbreaking study finds that blood cells originate not from one type of mother cell, but two, with potential implications for blood cancers, bone marrow transplant, and immunology. Fernando Camargo, PhD, of the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital led the study, published in Nature on June 15.

15 Jun 2022

Study shows alarming trends in mortality from alcoholic cirrhosis in the U.S.

Alcoholic cirrhosis is an advanced form of alcohol-related liver disease. In the United States between 2010 and 2016, alcohol-related liver disease was the primary cause of nearly 1 in 3 liver transplants, surpassing hepatitis C.

14 Jun 2022

Fentanyl can induce changes similar to autism-like behaviors in young mice

Fentanyl, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, is one of the most commonly used analgesics in the hospital and may induce long-lasting behavioral and somatosensory impairment in rodents.

14 Jun 2022

Increasing growth hormone levels can improve liver health in patients with NAFLD

Growth hormone improves liver health in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by reducing liver fat and inflammation, according to a new study presented Tuesday, June 14 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

14 Jun 2022

Prediabetes may be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, study finds

Prediabetes appears to be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, according to a new study presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Stress protein in fibroblasts appears to be an attractive cancer drug target

A stress protein that is overactive in many types of tumor cells also has a key role in tumor-supporting cells called fibroblasts, and may be a good target for future cancer treatments, suggests a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jun 2022

Using a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections

Innovative efforts at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to use a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections has won critical financial support from The Hartwell Foundation.

10 Jun 2022

Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation's 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements or diverted to profits.

10 Jun 2022

Targeting fatty acid metabolism holds promise for Parkinson's disease

The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein - a protein that plays a critical role in Parkinson's disease (PD) - is known to interact with and alter the balance of lipids and fatty acids.

9 Jun 2022

Study shines new light on the role of key Parkinson’s disease protein

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the accumulation in the brain of a protein known as alpha-synuclein. For more than two decades, alpha-synuclein has been a focal point of attention for researchers, clinicians and drug makers interested in PD.

9 Jun 2022

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Study: Glaucoma diagnosis not associated with steeper rates of cognitive decline

Quality of care, outcomes for stroke patients in VA's health system did not decline during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dissociation may indicate a high risk of worse mental health outcomes after trauma

Intimate partner violence linked with self-harm, suicidality in both men and women

A quantitative analysis on the recruitment of female students in US neurosurgery programs

Understanding how and for whom brain training works

New model rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells and identifies mutations that drive tumor growth

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with long COVID

Male gut health may benefit from beer

Researchers identify a signature of three genes linked to positive response to blood cancer therapy

Cellular "barcoding" in mice unravels the origins of blood

Study shows alarming trends in mortality from alcoholic cirrhosis in the U.S.

Fentanyl can induce changes similar to autism-like behaviors in young mice

Increasing growth hormone levels can improve liver health in patients with NAFLD

Prediabetes may be a strong independent risk factor for heart attacks, study finds

Stress protein in fibroblasts appears to be an attractive cancer drug target

Using a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections

Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

Targeting fatty acid metabolism holds promise for Parkinson's disease

Study shines new light on the role of key Parkinson’s disease protein

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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