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Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause, according to a study of more than 500,000 people, published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

9 Jul 2022

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective drug to treat a rare, genetic liver disease that formerly could only be treated with a liver transplant.

8 Jul 2022

GI cancer survival rates improving among Northern Territorians except for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Survival rates for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer among Northern Territorians have improved in the past 30 years but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Territory still have worse survival outcomes, a new analysis has found.

8 Jul 2022

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

8 Jul 2022

Stillbirths and preterm births significantly lower in COVID vaccinated women

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined the association between messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations and perinatal outcomes including congenital abnormalities, stillbirths, and premature births in Australia.

8 Jul 2022

Diabetes not strongly associated with in-hospital COVID mortality

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association between diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) and mortality among patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at multiple centers in Canada and Denmark.

8 Jul 2022

Childhood physical abuse victims more likely to experience poor physical and mental health

Older adults who were physically abused as children were significantly more likely to develop chronic pain and chronic physical illness in later life according to a newly-released study by University of Toronto researchers.

7 Jul 2022

Pregnancies following frozen embryo transfer have higher risk of hypertensive disorders

Concerns have been raised over the past few years that pregnancies derived from frozen embryo transfers in IVF might increase the maternal risk of hypertensive disorders, particularly pre-eclampsia, complications which may have severe consequences for the mother and fetus.

6 Jul 2022

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient's health and finances.

6 Jul 2022

Tobacco-cessation program must be expanded and extended to curb smoking among prisoners

More than half of all people incarcerated in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, a hidden health crisis that has long been under-researched and under-resourced.

5 Jul 2022

What causes insomnia and how to treat it?

A new study evaluates the symptoms of insomnia and its treatment as reported by patients in primary care settings.

5 Jul 2022

Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute further proves that people living in areas that were subjected to housing discrimination decades ago now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes, including heart disease, kidney failure and diabetes.

5 Jul 2022

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

A new study found that women residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in the United States have moderately lower chances for conception without fertility treatment.

5 Jul 2022

Fourth-generation vaping devices display a mix of cellular biomarkers indicative of immune suppression

Not all electronic cigarette devices are created equal. Some fourth-generation models – such as Juul devices – are associated with unique changes in markers of immune responses inside our airways.

5 Jul 2022

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

In a new study, scientists evaluated the effect of cannabis smoke condensate (CSC) on the gingival epithelial cells.

5 Jul 2022

Hereditary genes correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer mutations, finds study

A study of 11,000 cancer patients reveals 42 hereditary genes which predispose individuals to a higher number of mutations that correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer.

5 Jul 2022

Politicians have a considerable survival benefit over general populations, finds study

New data show politicians have a considerable survival advantage over general populations, based on information from 11 countries and over 57,500 politicians.

5 Jul 2022

Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

The historical discriminatory housing policies known as "redlining" are associated with heart disease and related risk factors today in impacted neighborhoods, more than 60 years after they were banned, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

4 Jul 2022

COVID vaccines protect people of all body weights

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers in the United Kingdom determined whether an individual with a higher body mass index (BMI) mounted a weaker immune response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

4 Jul 2022

Exploring association of fetal and infant weight growth patterns with impaired arterial health

A new study examined the association of weight growth patterns during infancy and fetal periods with carotid distensibility and cIMT in children who are 10 years of age.

1 Jul 2022

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Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

GI cancer survival rates improving among Northern Territorians except for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Stillbirths and preterm births significantly lower in COVID vaccinated women

Diabetes not strongly associated with in-hospital COVID mortality

Childhood physical abuse victims more likely to experience poor physical and mental health

Pregnancies following frozen embryo transfer have higher risk of hypertensive disorders

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

Tobacco-cessation program must be expanded and extended to curb smoking among prisoners

What causes insomnia and how to treat it?

Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

Compromised reproductive health associated with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood environments

Fourth-generation vaping devices display a mix of cellular biomarkers indicative of immune suppression

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

Hereditary genes correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer mutations, finds study

Politicians have a considerable survival benefit over general populations, finds study

Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

COVID vaccines protect people of all body weights

Exploring association of fetal and infant weight growth patterns with impaired arterial 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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