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New study offers genetic insight into why we look the way we do

Which genes control the defining features that make us look as we do? And how do they make it happen?

11 Nov 2021

Study reveals surprising new information about how the brain is affected by salt consumption

A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at Georgia State reveals surprising new information about the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the brain, as well as how the brain is affected by salt consumption.

11 Nov 2021

Research shows link between exercise and better mental health

Kaiser Permanente research published on November 11 in Preventive Medicine showed people who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression than those who didn't exercise.

11 Nov 2021

Study investigates whether obesity protects against subarachnoid hemorrhage

According to a major Finnish-Norwegian study, the previously reported association of obesity with a lower risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage appears to be primarily explained by people's smoking habits.

11 Nov 2021

Protein in the blood could predict type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease.

11 Nov 2021

Nutritionally modified formula milk not associated with improved academic performance

Babies who were given nutritionally modified formula milk had the same maths and English exam results as children who were given standard formula milk by age 16, finds a major new study led by UCL researchers that links seven randomized controlled trials to school performance results.

11 Nov 2021

Study highlights the increase in PSA screening for prostate cancer following revisions to USPSTF guidelines

In a large study led by Yale Cancer Center, more men received a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test to detect prostate cancer following revisions to the recommendation by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening.

11 Nov 2021

Low amount of caffeine intake during pregnancy may help reduce gestational diabetes risk

Good news for pregnant coffee lovers: Consuming a low amount of caffeine during pregnancy could help to reduce gestational diabetes risk, according to researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the National Institutes of Health. The findings were published Monday in JAMA Network Open.

11 Nov 2021

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

Northwestern University investigators have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries.

11 Nov 2021

Johns Hopkins receives $20 million grant to develop technologies for healthy aging

Johns Hopkins has received a $20 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that will spur the development of artificial intelligence devices (AI) to improve the health of older adults and help them live independently for longer — a relatively untapped use of this technology.

11 Nov 2021

Drug combination highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia

A clinical trial has found that the combination of all-trans retinoic acid, which is a metabolite of vitamin A, and arsenic trioxide is highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL.

11 Nov 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why health care is so expensive, chapter $22K

Congress appears to be making progress on its huge social spending bill, but even if it passes the House as planned the week of Nov. 15, it's unlikely it can get through the Senate before the Thanksgiving deadline that Democrats set for themselves.

11 Nov 2021

Appendicitis can be diagnosed using low-does CT scans

A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, indicates it's now possible to diagnose appendicitis using low-does CT scans, decreasing the radiation exposure, which is of significant clinical importance especially in young patients.

11 Nov 2021

Research News and Research

New study offers genetic insight into why we look the way we do

Study reveals surprising new information about how the brain is affected by salt consumption

Research shows link between exercise and better mental health

Study investigates whether obesity protects against subarachnoid hemorrhage

Protein in the blood could predict type 2 diabetes many years before diagnosis

Nutritionally modified formula milk not associated with improved academic performance

Study highlights the increase in PSA screening for prostate cancer following revisions to USPSTF guidelines

Low amount of caffeine intake during pregnancy may help reduce gestational diabetes risk

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

Johns Hopkins receives $20 million grant to develop technologies for healthy aging

Drug combination highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why health care is so expensive, chapter $22K

Appendicitis can be diagnosed using low-does CT scans

Exercise reduces upper limb disability after breast cancer surgery

Treating depression with an app

University of Oxford begins Phase I trial to test Ebola vaccine

COVID-19 trends identified from multiple linked EHR

Researcher: Medicare Advantage plans costing billions more than they should

Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers

Pancreatic cancer collective announces new PSA campaign with Marlon Wayans and Tiffany Haddish

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