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Targeting 14 modifiable risk factors from childhood to old age could prevent or delay dementia

Addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, starting in childhood and continuing throughout life, could prevent or delay nearly half of dementia cases, even as people around the world live longer and the number of people with dementia is set to rise dramatically in all countries, according to the third Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care, which is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2024).

1 Aug 2024

Study reveals £4bn savings potential from dementia risk reduction interventions

Public health interventions that tackle dementia risk factors could yield as much as £4bn in savings in England by reducing dementia rates and helping people to live longer and healthier, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

31 Jul 2024

Study reveals serotonin's role in ependymoma tumor growth

Do neurons play a role in brain tumor growth and development? Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have evidence showing that, for childhood ependymomas, they do.

31 Jul 2024

Discovery of potent immune cells near glioblastomas opens new avenues for treatment

Glioblastomas are highly aggressive, usually incurable brain tumors. If all therapeutic options are exhausted, patients have an average life expectancy of less than two years.

31 Jul 2024

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us.

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported.

31 Jul 2024

Neurodivergent children face higher risk of chronic disabling fatigue by 18, study finds

Neurodivergent traits in childhood double the risk of chronic disabling fatigue by age 18, with inflammation playing a significant mediating role. This highlights the importance of addressing inflammatory markers in managing the health of neurodivergent individuals.

31 Jul 2024

UQ study reveals 25% drop in child maltreatment in communities using Triple P Parenting Program

University of Queensland research shows child maltreatment cases decreased in socially disadvantaged communities that participated in positive parenting programs.

31 Jul 2024

WHO coordinates large-scale medical evacuation from Gaza to UAE

Today, 85 sick and severely injured patients from Gaza were evacuated to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for specialized care.

31 Jul 2024

Adolescents with cow's milk allergy show comparable dairy consumption to peers

Whether adolescents who suffered from cow’s milk allergy during their infancy but were now tolerant to cow’s milk. continued to consume lower amounts of dairy

31 Jul 2024

Researchers identify key genetic variants linked to ALS recovery

Though exceedingly rare, some people diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) partially or fully recover from the lethal neurodegenerative disease.

30 Jul 2024

Applied Microbiology International strengthens network with 11 new Global Ambassadors

Applied Microbiology International has announced that it has recruited 11 new Global Ambassadors from around the world.

30 Jul 2024

Mental load of household tasks takes toll on mothers' mental health

Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores – bad news for their mental health.

30 Jul 2024

Children with a safe and positive understanding of technology enjoy higher contentment

New research by the UCD School of Medicine looking at the level of digital skills among children aged 10 and 11 found those with a safe and positive understanding of technology and smart devices enjoyed overall higher levels of contentment compared to their less digital savvy peers.

30 Jul 2024

ACE technology enhances single-cell protein detection with advanced signal amplification

Since the 1950s, researchers have used a famous method invented by Wallace Coulter known as "flow cytometry" to characterize different types of immune cells in research studies and in blood samples from human individuals.

30 Jul 2024

High sugary beverage consumption during pregnancy linked to increased health risks

The consumption habits of several beverages among pregnant women in Shanghai and the health effects on mothers and their offspring.

30 Jul 2024

Evidence lacking for widespread youth psychotropic prescribing

There's limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people, warn experts in an editorial, published in the August issue of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (dtb)

30 Jul 2024

DNA repair gene mutations predict bladder cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

An analysis of pre-treatment tumor specimens from 105 patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer found that the presence of a mutation in any one of three genes, all known to be involved in DNA damage repair, was associated with complete pathologic response to cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy as measured by pathological downstaging at the time of bladder surgery.

29 Jul 2024

New scoring system enhances identification of HFpEF patients

A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, demonstrates the effectiveness of a newly developed scoring system in identifying patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

29 Jul 2024

Lettuce found comparable to dock leaf for nettle sting relief

Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle sting to ease the associated discomfort may be just as good as using the age-old folk remedy of a dock leaf, suggest the results of a small comparative study, published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

29 Jul 2024

Study finds link between healthy diet with less sugar and younger biological age

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found a link between following a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially one without much added sugar, and having a younger biological age at the cellular level.

29 Jul 2024

Children News and Research

Targeting 14 modifiable risk factors from childhood to old age could prevent or delay dementia

Study reveals £4bn savings potential from dementia risk reduction interventions

Study reveals serotonin's role in ependymoma tumor growth

Discovery of potent immune cells near glioblastomas opens new avenues for treatment

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us.

Neurodivergent children face higher risk of chronic disabling fatigue by 18, study finds

UQ study reveals 25% drop in child maltreatment in communities using Triple P Parenting Program

WHO coordinates large-scale medical evacuation from Gaza to UAE

Adolescents with cow's milk allergy show comparable dairy consumption to peers

Researchers identify key genetic variants linked to ALS recovery

Applied Microbiology International strengthens network with 11 new Global Ambassadors

Mental load of household tasks takes toll on mothers' mental health

Children with a safe and positive understanding of technology enjoy higher contentment

ACE technology enhances single-cell protein detection with advanced signal amplification

High sugary beverage consumption during pregnancy linked to increased health risks

Evidence lacking for widespread youth psychotropic prescribing

DNA repair gene mutations predict bladder cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy

New scoring system enhances identification of HFpEF patients

Lettuce found comparable to dock leaf for nettle sting relief

Study finds link between healthy diet with less sugar and younger biological age

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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