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Study: Multiple combinations of activities reduced risk of early death by 30%

A new study from Columbia University and an international team of researchers identifies multiple ways to achieve the same health benefits from exercise--as long as the exercise "cocktail" includes plenty of light physical activity.

19 May 2021

Sperm deliver signals to female reproductive tissues to increase the chances of conception

Sperm are generally viewed as having just one action in reproduction - to fertilize the female's egg - but studies at the University of Adelaide are overturning that view.

18 May 2021

Researchers receive $4.5 million grant to improve quality of care for people with cardiovascular disease

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $4.5 million grant over three years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to lead a statewide network of primary care providers, health systems, and academic centers to identify, develop, and implement patient-centered approaches to improve quality of care and outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease.

18 May 2021

Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May issue of Health Affairs.

17 May 2021

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions of women around the world and achieve the global targets set.

17 May 2021

Obesity-related cancer deaths are declining at a slower pace, shows study

Cancer death rates have fallen dramatically in the United States, but factor in obesity, as researchers did at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the picture changes.

13 May 2021

Study examines the connection between human gut microbiota and health, mortality

The study conducted by the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare together with an international research team is so far the largest population-level study in the world examining the connection between human gut microbiota and health and mortality in the following decades.

12 May 2021

Study reveals genes that cause loss of lung function in active smokers

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease caused by cigarette smoking that reduces lung function and causes difficulty breathing. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Current treatments for COPD only affect symptoms, not progression. Identifying who is going to get COPD before they get it is key to figuring out how to intercept the disease at an early stage.

12 May 2021

Primary care should adopt new approach to make meaningful gains in cardiovascular disease care

In order to make meaningful gains in cardiovascular disease care, primary care medical practices should adopt a set of care improvements specific to their practice size and type, according to a new study from the national primary care quality improvement initiative EvidenceNOW.

12 May 2021

Severe COVID-19 linked to genetic clotting predisposition

Thus, the need to stratify the risk of severe or critical disease in patients presenting with SARS-CoV-2 infection remains a crying necessity. A new preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv server discusses the relationship between severe disease and pre-existing susceptibility to clots and other diseases of the cardiovascular system.

11 May 2021

Single-cell map offers a new immunotherapy target for lung cancer treatment

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a first-of-its-kind spatial atlas of early-stage lung cancer and surrounding normal lung tissue at single-cell resolution, providing a valuable resource for studying tumor development and identifying new therapeutic targets.

11 May 2021

Cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood linked to poorer brain function at midlife

Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function in later life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

10 May 2021

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Germany

Seroprevalence studies have proved their worth in estimating the size and directionality of an outbreak of infectious disease, especially the current pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server describes the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in five representative regions of Germany.

10 May 2021

Obesity measures are associated with higher risk for 10 cancers

Obesity increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, regardless of how it is measured, according to a study of more than 400,000 adults in the UK, being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, with central fatness (larger waist and hips) and general obesity (body mass index [BMI] and body fat percentage) associated with similar estimates of cancer risk.

10 May 2021

Combination of BMI and body shape predictor can help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers

New research being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.

10 May 2021

Vegetarians may have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, indicates study

Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at this week's European Congress on Obesity (ECO), held online this year.

10 May 2021

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Study: Multiple combinations of activities reduced risk of early death by 30%

Sperm deliver signals to female reproductive tissues to increase the chances of conception

Researchers receive $4.5 million grant to improve quality of care for people with cardiovascular disease

Cancer patients without health insurance had significantly worse survival than Medicare beneficiaries

The Lancet outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for women

Obesity-related cancer deaths are declining at a slower pace, shows study

Study examines the connection between human gut microbiota and health, mortality

Study reveals genes that cause loss of lung function in active smokers

Primary care should adopt new approach to make meaningful gains in cardiovascular disease care

Severe COVID-19 linked to genetic clotting predisposition

Single-cell map offers a new immunotherapy target for lung cancer treatment

Cardiovascular risk factors accumulated from childhood linked to poorer brain function at midlife

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Germany

Obesity measures are associated with higher risk for 10 cancers

Combination of BMI and body shape predictor can help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers

Vegetarians may have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, indicates study

WVU study examines the effects of vaping during pregnancy

UCL researchers highlight systemic inequalities in indoor air pollution exposure

Imbalance in gut microbiota could play a key role in progression of inflammatory skin disorder

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Sharing vaccines with the world

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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