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High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

Up to 2% of adults in Europe, North America, and Israel likely have heart failure, and are at high risk of death and additional serious complications, suggest current estimates based on digital health records for 11 countries, and published online in the journal Heart.

14 Feb 2023

In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers

Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics.

14 Feb 2023

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher receives $1.4 million to help construction workers quit smoking

The Florida Department of Health recently awarded more than $1.4 million from the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program to Taghrid Asfar, M.D., at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, to help construction workers quit smoking.

14 Feb 2023

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues across the country have partnered to develop a screening tool to help primary care physicians identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

14 Feb 2023

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

A recent study published in Clinical Nutrition evaluated the associations between changes in coffee and caffeine consumption and fat tissue changes.

14 Feb 2023

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects one in ten people worldwide. There has been an alarming increase of 16% in the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the past two years.

13 Feb 2023

Over 50% of cancer patients report long COVID symptoms after recovering from COVID-19

Tesearchers investigate the persistent symptoms experienced by cancer patients who previously recovered from COVID-19.

13 Feb 2023

Behavioral deficits associated with chronic stress involve impaired neurosteroid synthesis and signaling

The latest generation of antidepressants relieves symptoms by mimicking steroids produced by the brain to ensure neurons are effectively talking to each other.

13 Feb 2023

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the brain, may hold clues to the development and possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

13 Feb 2023

Children tackle difficult cognitive problems using the same brain network as adults

Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a new study found.

13 Feb 2023

New and surprising evidence that ChatGPT can perform several intricate tasks relevant to handling complex medical and clinical information

Researchers evaluated the performance of an AI model named ChatGPT to perform clinical reasoning on the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE).

13 Feb 2023

Could trained scent-detection dogs be used for chronic wasting disease surveillance?

A recent study published in Prion investigated whether trained scent-detection dogs could be used for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance.

13 Feb 2023

Long-term caloric restriction has a small effect on the DNA methylation measure of the pace of aging

Researchers assessed the impact of caloric restriction on biological aging among the comprehensive assessment of the long-term effects of reducing the intake of energy (CALERIE) randomized controlled trial participants.

13 Feb 2023

Dietary inflammation linked to worse outcomes in COVID-19

The theme of food-related inflammation has been dominant over the past decade. As a result, new tools have emerged to measure this state as well as to strengthen its association with adverse health outcomes. A new report looks at dietary inflammation and its effect on rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severity, and death.

12 Feb 2023

Study identifies a previously unknown role of 'natural killer' immune cells

Melbourne researchers have improved our understanding of how the immune system is regulated to prevent disease, identifying a previously unknown role of 'natural killer' (NK) immune cells.

10 Feb 2023

Five teams awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium to advance cancer research

Five teams led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have been awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium in its 16th annual grant competition.

10 Feb 2023

Pancreatic cancer rates are rising rapidly among younger women, study confirms

In a large-scale nationwide study, investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have confirmed that rates of pancreatic cancer are rising – and are rising faster among younger women, particularly Black women, than among men of the same age. Their

10 Feb 2023

A cost-effective approach for improving children's oral health through school-based care

In a study of nearly 3,000 schoolchildren, silver diamine fluoride - a liquid that is brushed onto the surface of teeth to prevent cavities or keep them from worsening - was as effective against cavities as dental sealants, the standard of care.

10 Feb 2023

Personalizing CAR-T cell stimulation during manufacturing can enhance its functionality

New adoptive T cell therapies - in which T cells, the immune system's natural hunters patrolling the body for foreign adversaries, are retrieved from cancer-riddled patients, super-charged and amplified outside the body, and then infused back into the same patient - are changing the prospects of cancer patients.

10 Feb 2023

Socioeconomic deprivation linked with increased late mortality in childhood cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have found that socioeconomic deprivation, the presence of treatable chronic health conditions and frailty are independently associated with increased late mortality in childhood cancer survivors.

10 Feb 2023

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High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher receives $1.4 million to help construction workers quit smoking

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

How are changes in coffee and caffeine intake associated with changes in fat tissue?

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Over 50% of cancer patients report long COVID symptoms after recovering from COVID-19

Behavioral deficits associated with chronic stress involve impaired neurosteroid synthesis and signaling

Fructose may be fueling the formation of Alzheimer’s disease

Children tackle difficult cognitive problems using the same brain network as adults

New and surprising evidence that ChatGPT can perform several intricate tasks relevant to handling complex medical and clinical information

Could trained scent-detection dogs be used for chronic wasting disease surveillance?

Long-term caloric restriction has a small effect on the DNA methylation measure of the pace of aging

Dietary inflammation linked to worse outcomes in COVID-19

Study identifies a previously unknown role of 'natural killer' immune cells

Five teams awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium to advance cancer research

Pancreatic cancer rates are rising rapidly among younger women, study confirms

A cost-effective approach for improving children's oral health through school-based care

Personalizing CAR-T cell stimulation during manufacturing can enhance its functionality

Socioeconomic deprivation linked with increased late mortality in childhood cancer survivors

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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