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Study: More women experience cardiovascular disease following a depression diagnosis than men

People with depression face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, more women experience CVD following a depression diagnosis than men, according to a new study published today in JACC: Asia.

12 Mar 2024

For infants born extremely preterm, redirection of care discussions occurred less often for Black and Hispanic infants

Whether the level of care they receive depends on the social status of the mother is a question recently explored in a study that appeared online in JAMA Pediatrics.

12 Mar 2024

Combined prevalence of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries since 1990, study reports

A new study in The Lancet looks at their worldwide impact on the prevalence of obesity and underweight from 1999 to 2022.

12 Mar 2024

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

A recent study published in Nutrients examined infant formula use, difficulties, support resources, and potentially beneficial measures for the future in a sample of US parents.

12 Mar 2024

Obesity related to depression risk among older adults

Researchers discuss the association between depression and obesity.

12 Mar 2024

New “GPS nanoparticle” delivers a genetic punch to the protein implicated in tumor spread

A newly developed "GPS nanoparticle" injected intravenously can home in on cancer cells to deliver a genetic punch to the protein implicated in tumor growth and spread, according to researchers from Penn State.

11 Mar 2024

Research highlights the need for continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH have highlighted the importance of continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine performance as the virus continues to evolve.

11 Mar 2024

LAG-3 protein structure may be the key to unlocking new cancer treatments

A molecular “snapshot” of a protein can be critical to understanding its function. Scientists at Stanford and NYU have published and investigated a new structure of the protein LAG-3 which could enable the development of new cancer treatments.

11 Mar 2024

Drug-coated balloon shows superiority in coronary in-stent restenosis treatment

In the largest randomized clinical trial and first of its kind to date in the United States, a team led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) assessed the efficacy and safety of using a drug-coated balloon in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty.

11 Mar 2024

The brain may use a single shared blueprint to guide early development, study suggests

In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning.

11 Mar 2024

Taking "study drugs" can lead to other drug use and decline in mental health

Taking "study drugs" like Adderall without a diagnosis is not only dangerous in itself, but can lead to other drug use and a decline in mental health, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

11 Mar 2024

Study reveals mushroom extract's superior efficacy in psychiatric treatment

New study indicates that mushroom extract might demonstrate superior efficacy compared to chemically synthesized psilocybin, especially in stimulating neuroplasticity and promoting the development of new connections between nerve cells—an essential attribute.

11 Mar 2024

Study highlights areas where diabetics need more education

The body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the globe.

9 Mar 2024

Creative play sessions offer powerful support for new parents

Socially prescribed creative play helps children and their parents develop new skills and promotes wellbeing, a new study has found.

9 Mar 2024

Food insecurity fuels fatty liver disease in Latinx kids

For Latinx kids, unreliable access to food at age 4 raises the odds of having fatty liver disease later in childhood by nearly four times, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.

9 Mar 2024

Metabolic syndrome increases mortality risk in women with high-risk HPV

Using large-scale U.S. data following patients for more than a decade, York University Faculty of Health researchers found that women with both metabolic syndrome and high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are at a 2.6 times higher risk for mortality than women without either condition, suggesting a need to look at chronic disease comorbidity when it comes to HPV-related cancers.

9 Mar 2024

Zika virus live-attenuated vaccine strains show promise in brain cancer treatment

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth, while sparing healthy cells.

8 Mar 2024

Empowering Change: How Hologic is Shaping the Future of Women's Healthcare

Hologic, Inc. is a global medical technology innovator primarily focused on improving women’s health and well-being through early detection and treatment.

From Hologic, Inc. 8 Mar 2024

Parental obesity linked to higher odds of adult offspring obesity

Individuals have six times the odds of living with obesity in middle age if both their parents lived with obesity at that age, new research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024, Venice, 12-15 May), has found. Having one parent living with obesity trebles the odds.

7 Mar 2024

New study aims to reduce bias in AI health prediction models

Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexisting health inequities, researchers urge the use of more representative data in their development.

7 Mar 2024

Education News and Research

Study: More women experience cardiovascular disease following a depression diagnosis than men

For infants born extremely preterm, redirection of care discussions occurred less often for Black and Hispanic infants

Combined prevalence of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries since 1990, study reports

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

Obesity related to depression risk among older adults

New “GPS nanoparticle” delivers a genetic punch to the protein implicated in tumor spread

Research highlights the need for continued surveillance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccines

LAG-3 protein structure may be the key to unlocking new cancer treatments

Drug-coated balloon shows superiority in coronary in-stent restenosis treatment

The brain may use a single shared blueprint to guide early development, study suggests

Taking "study drugs" can lead to other drug use and decline in mental health

Study reveals mushroom extract's superior efficacy in psychiatric treatment

Study highlights areas where diabetics need more education

Creative play sessions offer powerful support for new parents

Food insecurity fuels fatty liver disease in Latinx kids

Metabolic syndrome increases mortality risk in women with high-risk HPV

Zika virus live-attenuated vaccine strains show promise in brain cancer treatment

Empowering Change: How Hologic is Shaping the Future of Women's Healthcare

Parental obesity linked to higher odds of adult offspring obesity

New study aims to reduce bias in AI health prediction models

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