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Eating two servings of red meat per week may raise type 2 diabetes risk

People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, and the risk increases with greater consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

19 Oct 2023

Researchers profile new drug combinations to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial resistance – occurring when pathogens can survive antibiotic treatment – is one of the most rapidly emerging global public health threats today.

19 Oct 2023

Identifying a signature biomarker for early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Alexandra Touroutoglou, PhD, and Bradford Dickerson, MD, neuroscientists in the department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, are the lead authors of a new study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, The Sporadic Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Signature Of Atrophy: Preliminary Findings From The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study (LEADS) Cohort.

19 Oct 2023

Common challenges when seeking market access for rare disease therapies

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Donovan Quill, Executive Vice President of Growth & Strategy at AscellaHealth about the recurring challenges met when seeking market access for rare disease therapies.

From AscellaHealth, LLC. 19 Oct 2023

Virginia Tech researchers develop new drug design framework to fight COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic scattered and isolated people, researchers across Virginia Tech connected for a data-driven collaboration seeking improved drugs to fight the disease and potentially many other illnesses.

19 Oct 2023

SNSF prize winner investigates the role of intestinal bacteria in morbid obesity

The winner of this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize is Maria Luisa Balmer. The SNSF is awarding her the prize for her research into intestinal bacteria and their role in the development of diabetes and morbid obesity.

19 Oct 2023

Is adult ADHD associated with an increased risk of dementia?

The associations between adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risk of cognitive decline.

19 Oct 2023

Study explores sex-specific effects in Alzheimers disease pathology

The role of biological sex in the development and progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

19 Oct 2023

Blue light technology to combat surface contamination by foodborne pathogens

How effectively antimicrobial blue light (aBL) inactivated dried cells and biofilms.

19 Oct 2023

Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers

When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid crisis had on the hospital's youngest patients.

19 Oct 2023

Health care ‘game-changer’? Feds boost care for homeless Americans

The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, from creekside encampments to freeway underpasses, marking a fundamental shift in how — and where — health care is delivered.

19 Oct 2023

Have weight loss practices changed over time based on obesity status or sex?

The changing trends in weight loss practices over the years.

19 Oct 2023

How does technology impact nutrition management in older adults?

The use of technology in managing the nutrition of older adults.

19 Oct 2023

Sugar-sweetened beverages pose a potential risk of ADHD

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with ADHD.

19 Oct 2023

Association between lung cancer risk and adherence to dietary patterns

The association between different “a posteriori” (data-driven) diets and the risk of lung cancer.

19 Oct 2023

Assessing COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against long COVID

Researchers discuss SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness in preventing long COVID in fully vaccinated individuals.

19 Oct 2023

How the gut microbiome contributes to schizophrenia

Researchers explore potential relationships between schizophrenia, the gut microbiome, the gut-brain axis, and short-chain fatty acids.

19 Oct 2023

Study finds no link between anxiety or depression and IVF outcomes in men

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success? Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, assessed the effects of anxiety and depression in men on fertility and IVF outcomes.

18 Oct 2023

Study compares two widely used statins for treating patients with coronary artery disease

Two widely used statins, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, are equally effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in people with coronary artery disease.

18 Oct 2023

Arterial DNA damage contributes to vascular aging

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 19, entitled, "Reduction of double-strand DNA break repair exacerbates vascular aging."

18 Oct 2023