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Report: Depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Rates of depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a need for more coordinated efforts to address the issue going forward, according to a new report on social isolation among older Canadians.

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

COVID-19 vaccines and reports of menstrual disorders

A new study estimates the potential relationship between COVID-19 vaccines and menstrual disorders.

11 Apr 2022

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Acute myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle typically triggered by a virus, occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was associated with more severe illness and complications in people with COVID-19, especially among people who also had pneumonia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

11 Apr 2022

Children born in exceptionally long-lived families have reduced risk for developing type II diabetes

What makes some people predisposed to live and remain healthy much longer than others? That some persons reach an exceptional age has been recorded throughout history.

11 Apr 2022

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

11 Apr 2022

Magic mushroom compound helps to 'open up' depressed people's brains after use

Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to "open up" depressed people's brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another.

11 Apr 2022

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Telestroke Program has made expert stroke care quickly available to patients, even at rural facilities with limited staffing.

11 Apr 2022

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people in opioid addiction treatment

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and withdrawal symptoms, according to a pair of studies led by Washington State University scientists.

11 Apr 2022

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

People who are organized, with high levels of self-discipline, may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, while people who are moody or emotionally unstable are more likely to experience cognitive decline late in life, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

11 Apr 2022

Researchers pinpoint rural Georgia counties as hotspots for death from four common cancers

Georgia counties with the highest mortality rates from four common cancers tended to be more rural, have higher poverty rates, have a higher percentage of Black residents and/or older individuals, according to researchers at the state's public medical school and Georgia Cancer Center.

11 Apr 2022

NK cells combined with bispecific antibody achieve effective responses in patients with lymphoma

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that natural killer (NK) cells derived from donated umbilical cord blood, combined with a novel bispecific antibody known as AFM13 that targets CD16A and CD30, achieved effective responses in patients with pretreated and refractory CD30+ lymphoma.

11 Apr 2022

Vaccines safely protect IBD patients from COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines taken by people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects millions worldwide, safely and effectively protects them from the SARS-Cov-2 virus, a Rutgers study finds.

11 Apr 2022

New instrument will help Columbia scientists to study heavy ion radiation therapy

Heavy ions could radically improve radiation therapy for treatment of pancreatic cancer and other difficult-to-treat tumors if researchers can better understand how the ions work against cancer.

11 Apr 2022

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Medical advances are causing a gradual increase in average life expectancy. However, this comes at a price, as the number of cases of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases grows with age. Researchers from HSE University (Russia) and Northumbria University (UK) have found that bilingualism can slow down and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the human brain.

11 Apr 2022

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for NSCLC patients

Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide — reduced the risk of recurrence of the cancer or death by more than one-third, according to results from the phase III CheckMate-816 trial.

11 Apr 2022

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Report: Depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

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

COVID-19 vaccines and reports of menstrual disorders

International study offers insight into occurrence of acute myocarditis during COVID-19 hospitalization

Children born in exceptionally long-lived families have reduced risk for developing type II diabetes

Researchers make progress to develop a drug for treating metabolic syndrome

Magic mushroom compound helps to 'open up' depressed people's brains after use

VHA telestroke program minimizes hospital transfers, optimizes care for stroke patients

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people in opioid addiction treatment

Certain personality traits may play a role in cognitive functioning later in life

Researchers pinpoint rural Georgia counties as hotspots for death from four common cancers

NK cells combined with bispecific antibody achieve effective responses in patients with lymphoma

Vaccines safely protect IBD patients from COVID-19

New instrument will help Columbia scientists to study heavy ion radiation therapy

Bilingualism can slow down the course of age-related changes in the brain

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for NSCLC patients

Regular cycling can improve mobility in patients with myotonic dystrophy

Bariatric surgery is just as effective for younger adolescents with obesity as for older kids

Study finds higher rates of frailty and functional impairments among older Black patients with cancer

Pre-infection stress may increase the risk of long COVID and specific long COVID symptoms

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