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High dietary insulin index associated with increased risk of metabolic unhealthiness, research show

Study explored the association between dietary insulin index (DII) and dietary insulin load (DIL) with metabolic healthy (MH) status and the serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin among the Iranian adult population.

24 Nov 2023

Parkinson's disease a potential pathogenetic factor for coronary artery disease and stroke, study suggests

Researchers performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore causal associations between Parkinson's disease (PD) and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.

24 Nov 2023

New ingestible sensor for non-intrusive sleep disorder monitoring developed by MIT and collaborators

A recent Device study reported the effectiveness of an ingestible vitals-monitoring pill (VM pill) to monitor vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate based on a human trial.

24 Nov 2023

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend.

24 Nov 2023

Study estimates the life expectancy and years of life lost by autistic people in the UK

A new study led by UCL researchers confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy, however the number of years of life lost may not be as high as previously claimed.

23 Nov 2023

Australian women experience decade-long delay in diagnosis of endometriosis

Australian women with endometriosis can experience symptoms including severe period pain, depression and back pain for around a decade before being diagnosed, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

23 Nov 2023

Dietary saturated fats may influence male hormone levels, new study suggests

Study finds no independent link between dietary fats and androgen levels in middle-aged men; however, replacing protein calories with saturated fatty acids may raise serological androgen levels, suggesting diet's potential impact on male hormonal health.

23 Nov 2023

Researchers identify potential new drug target for treating Barth syndrome

In a Nature Metabolism paper published today, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh detail a potential new target and a small-molecule drug candidate for treating Barth syndrome, a rare, life-threatening and currently incurable genetic disease with devastating consequences.

23 Nov 2023

New survey reveals worryingly high levels of mistrust among UK adults

New survey of UK adults shows that while the majority describe themselves as generally trusting of other people, 19.6% describe themselves as generally mistrustful, and 5.3 as very mistrustful.

23 Nov 2023

Gene therapy could reverse symptoms of rare, hereditary DOOR syndrome

A lot of research has been done over many decades on diseases that are widespread in large parts of the population, such as cancer and heart disease. As a result, treatment methods have improved enormously thanks to long-term research efforts on diseases that affect many people.

23 Nov 2023

Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven benefits

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal.

23 Nov 2023

A review of automated clinical depression diagnosis tools

A review on how the latest computational methods that utilize facial, acoustic, and semantic features are being deployed to predict major depressive disorders.

23 Nov 2023

Canon Medical, Digital Radiography Group Introduces Technical White Paper on Intelligent Noise Reduction

Canon Medical Components USA (CMCU) - Digital Radiography (DR) , lobal leaders in advanced flat panel detectors (FPDs), X-ray components, X-ray tubes, and innovative imaging software, announces the white paper titled, Intelligent Noise Reduction: Seeing Through the Noise with Deep Learning Image Processing, by Josh Johnson.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 23 Nov 2023

New guidelines proposed to reduce unnecessary medical interventions for breath-holding spells in children

Breath-holding spells are common in young children and are benign. Yet children often undergo unnecessary diagnostic interventions when seeking medical care.

23 Nov 2023

Exploring the intersection: Cardiovascular mortality trends among Alzheimer’s patients in the U.S.

Researchers compare the trends in cardiovascular disease-related mortality among patients with Alzheimer’s disease with general United States population.

23 Nov 2023

COVID-19 vaccination before first infection may reduce risk of developing long COVID

Receiving at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-covid-19 condition, commonly known as long covid, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

22 Nov 2023

New approach to stem cell transplantation may overcome immune rejection

Cell and organ transplants can be lifesaving, but patients often encounter long waiting lists due to the shortage of suitable donors.

22 Nov 2023

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.

22 Nov 2023

Drones can save lives by delivering defibrillators in cardiac arrest cases

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with suspected cardiac arrest.

22 Nov 2023

Acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury

New research indicates that acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms in individuals who experienced mild traumatic brain injury in the past.

22 Nov 2023

Heart News and Research

High dietary insulin index associated with increased risk of metabolic unhealthiness, research show

Parkinson's disease a potential pathogenetic factor for coronary artery disease and stroke, study suggests

New ingestible sensor for non-intrusive sleep disorder monitoring developed by MIT and collaborators

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

Study estimates the life expectancy and years of life lost by autistic people in the UK

Australian women experience decade-long delay in diagnosis of endometriosis

Dietary saturated fats may influence male hormone levels, new study suggests

Researchers identify potential new drug target for treating Barth syndrome

New survey reveals worryingly high levels of mistrust among UK adults

Gene therapy could reverse symptoms of rare, hereditary DOOR syndrome

Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven benefits

A review of automated clinical depression diagnosis tools

Canon Medical, Digital Radiography Group Introduces Technical White Paper on Intelligent Noise Reduction

New guidelines proposed to reduce unnecessary medical interventions for breath-holding spells in children

Exploring the intersection: Cardiovascular mortality trends among Alzheimer’s patients in the U.S.

COVID-19 vaccination before first infection may reduce risk of developing long COVID

New approach to stem cell transplantation may overcome immune rejection

Single injection of novel hydrogel could replace weekly diabetes injections

Drones can save lives by delivering defibrillators in cardiac arrest cases

Acoustic stimulation of the brain may ease persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury

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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