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Hospitalization and mortality risks from COVID-19 by age during SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants’ predominance

Age-stratified hospitalization and mortality risks from incident SARS-CoV-2 infections.

1 Nov 2023

Influence of employment during COVID-19 on cognitive and motor functions among elders

The effects of employment on geriatric health during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak.

1 Nov 2023

Advances in grain research illuminate potential for precision nutrition in clinical settings

Grains are a primary source of energy (calories) in the diet.

1 Nov 2023

Sweet truths: Could blackcurrant and citrus extracts help prevent type 2 diabetes?

In a recent study, European researchers found that blackcurrant (BC) extracts can lower blood sugar levels immediately after meals, but higher doses aren't more effective and fruit fibers don't boost the effect. Despite limitations, the study offers new directions for researching dietary interventions in managing type 2 diabetes and blood glucose levels.

1 Nov 2023

Virginia Tech receives $300,000 grant to study barriers to mental health care for veterans

Suicide and mental health distress disproportionately affect veterans in the United States. According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 5 million veterans suffered from these adverse behavioral health issues in 2020.

31 Oct 2023

Socioeconomic status correlated with thyroid cancer diagnosis and death probability

The incidence of thyroid cancer in São Paulo State, part of Brazil's relatively developed Southeast region, varies considerably according to socioeconomic status (education, poverty, wealth, income, segregation, mobility, and access to resources and services) and access to screening, but is highest in higher-income areas and the state capital.

31 Oct 2023

New analysis debunks myth: NFL players don't live longer, especially linemen

This study challenges the notion that American football players live longer by examining factors like education, health, and socioeconomic status. The research finds that linemen have a shorter life expectancy compared to players in other positions and men with similar backgrounds.

31 Oct 2023

A four-stage classification of heart attack based on heart muscle damage

Heart attacks, or acute myocardial infarction (MI), are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The newly released Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction (CCS-AMI) appearing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, presents a four-stage classification of heart attack based on heart muscle damage.

31 Oct 2023

Gratitude may buffer the negative consequences of stress and improve cardiovascular outcomes

A study reveals that gratitude may buffer the negative physiological consequences of stress and overall improve cardiovascular outcomes.

31 Oct 2023

Mechanical thrombectomy found to be effective for high-risk pulmonary embolism

New research from the FLASH registry (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03761173) shines a light on the effectiveness of large-bore mechanical thrombectomy in managing high-risk pulmonary embolism.

31 Oct 2023

Sickle cell disease patients willing to accept high risks for gene therapy cure

Individuals living with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) are highly interested in new, potentially curative gene therapy treatments and are willing to accept associated risks for a chance at a cure, according to a study published today in Blood Advances.

31 Oct 2023

Fingertip blood test could aid in rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

An international research consortium led by LMU has tested a rapid new analytical tool which needs just a bloodsample from the fingertip.

31 Oct 2023

Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. to increase by mid-century

The number of heat related cardiovascular deaths in the United States will increase over the next four decades, according to a new analysis from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

31 Oct 2023

Understanding COVID-19 mortality in people with severe mental illness and different ethnicities

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers evaluated mortality in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) following COVID-19.

31 Oct 2023

UKHSA announces pilot scheme to monitor infections in care homes in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today announced a pilot scheme to monitor infections in care homes in England. The new pilot builds on the success of the Vivaldi study during the pandemic, with a wider remit to study other infections.

30 Oct 2023

New omicron sublineages surge, but Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster retains effectiveness

The efficacy of the bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine BNT162b2 BA.4/5.

30 Oct 2023

New bivalent vaccine shows promising results against key fish pathogens

The efficacy of a bivalent vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila) and Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae).

30 Oct 2023

Does adding sigh breaths to the usual care of trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation increase ventilator-free days?

Researchers investigated whether adding sigh breaths to standard care regimens of mechanically ventilated trauma patients increased ventilator-free days.

30 Oct 2023

Rise in skin cancer cases underscores importance of early detection using machine learning

Image-processing techniques in machine learning (ML) for skin cancer detection using clinical images.

30 Oct 2023

Diabetic patients with COVID-19: low antibody levels linked to worse outcomes

The role of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with T2D.

30 Oct 2023

Mortality News and Research

Hospitalization and mortality risks from COVID-19 by age during SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants’ predominance

Influence of employment during COVID-19 on cognitive and motor functions among elders

Advances in grain research illuminate potential for precision nutrition in clinical settings

Sweet truths: Could blackcurrant and citrus extracts help prevent type 2 diabetes?

Virginia Tech receives $300,000 grant to study barriers to mental health care for veterans

Socioeconomic status correlated with thyroid cancer diagnosis and death probability

New analysis debunks myth: NFL players don't live longer, especially linemen

A four-stage classification of heart attack based on heart muscle damage

Gratitude may buffer the negative consequences of stress and improve cardiovascular outcomes

Mechanical thrombectomy found to be effective for high-risk pulmonary embolism

Sickle cell disease patients willing to accept high risks for gene therapy cure

Fingertip blood test could aid in rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. to increase by mid-century

Understanding COVID-19 mortality in people with severe mental illness and different ethnicities

UKHSA announces pilot scheme to monitor infections in care homes in England

New omicron sublineages surge, but Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster retains effectiveness

New bivalent vaccine shows promising results against key fish pathogens

Does adding sigh breaths to the usual care of trauma patients receiving mechanical ventilation increase ventilator-free days?

Rise in skin cancer cases underscores importance of early detection using machine learning

Diabetic patients with COVID-19: low antibody levels linked to worse outcomes

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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