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High serum PFAS concentrations may increase diabetes risk in midlife women

PFAS, a group of so-called “forever chemicals,” are ubiquitous in our environment—in our rivers, in our clothes, seeping through the cooking utensils in our kitchens.

12 Apr 2022

Researchers construct first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice

How do the lungs develop after taking their first breaths outside the womb? What cellular events and changes early in life give rise to lung malfunction and disease? To help answer these questions, scientists have constructed the first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice.

12 Apr 2022

Patients with allergic disorders have greater risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease

Data from the National Health Interview Survey demonstrated adults with a history of allergic disorders have an increased risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, with the highest risk seen in Black male adults.

11 Apr 2022

Safety of COVID booster doses and obstetric outcomes in pregnancy

Researchers determine whether there is any risk posed to pregnant women who have received a booster vaccine dose during pregnancy.

11 Apr 2022

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

While smoking rates have declined dramatically in the United States, there are still 35 million smokers. There are few data about whether, and if so, how current cigarette smoking habits among those trying to quit are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Apr 2022

New research provides a scientific framework to allow the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons

A new paper by an Oregon State University-led research team provides a scientific framework to help shape the rollout of a program in Oregon that will legally permit the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons.

11 Apr 2022

It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

People's beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live.

11 Apr 2022

National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032 lacks clear direction, says expert

The Federal Government’s National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032 is better late than never however it lacks clear direction and disregards an existing model that was ripe for implementation, says a leading social health expert.

11 Apr 2022

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

A new study examines the risk of dementia with reproductive factors in women.

10 Apr 2022

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

An innovative proteomics-based model that predicts the risk of cardiovascular events with higher accuracy than current clinical models.

10 Apr 2022

Study finds better immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients with genetic variant linked to autoimmune disease

A variant of the CTLA-4 gene associated with autoimmune disease was found to be more frequent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who experienced an exceptionally high response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy and higher immune-related side effects than in a comparable cohort of lung cancer patients and healthy individuals, according to data presented during the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13.

10 Apr 2022

City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, will present late-breaking and clinical trial findings at this year's American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, which begins today.

8 Apr 2022

New Alzheimer’s disease hypothesis could open up diagnosis or treatment possibilities

Alzheimer's Disease could be caused by damage to a protective barrier in the body that allows fatty substances to build up in the brain, newly published research argues.

8 Apr 2022

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

Following heart-healthy nutritional guidance - despite the well-known benefits of doing so and the even better known detriments of not - often proves to be a difficult commitment.

7 Apr 2022

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high level of accuracy in predicting which types of patients are most likely to have a hernia recurrence or other complications.

7 Apr 2022

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High serum PFAS concentrations may increase diabetes risk in midlife women

Researchers construct first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice

Patients with allergic disorders have greater risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease

Safety of COVID booster doses and obstetric outcomes in pregnancy

Tobacco use increased in smokers trying to quit during COVID-19, study finds

New research provides a scientific framework to allow the use of psilocybin for therapeutic reasons

It’s your choice: You can change your views of aging and improve your life

National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032 lacks clear direction, says expert

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

Machine learning and proteomics predict cardiovascular risk more accurately

Study finds better immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients with genetic variant linked to autoimmune disease

City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

New Alzheimer’s disease hypothesis could open up diagnosis or treatment possibilities

URI professor helps create new AHA dietary guidelines

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Study examines link between reproductive factors and dementia risk

Study identifies five childhood risk factors that predict cardiovascular events in adulthood

Health and Social Care Levy to raise billions to tackle Covid backlogs and reform adult social care

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

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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