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Exposure to room lighting during sleep can impair glucose and cardiovascular regulation

Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed: Exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during nighttime sleep, compared to sleeping in a dimly lit room, harms your cardiovascular function during sleep and increases your insulin resistance the following morning, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published in PNAS.

14 Mar 2022

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

In partnership with SLAS 2022, we spoke to Professor Michael Snyder about his latest research that investigates wearables and their future within healthcare.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 14 Mar 2022

Current evidence that vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 neurological sequelae

Researchers analyze the available scientific evidence supporting vitamin D as a neuroprotective agent against the neurological sequelae of COVID-19.

14 Mar 2022

Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to tissue damage and shrinkage in brain areas related to smell

Researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to look at changes to the brain on average 4.5 months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.

11 Mar 2022

Study shows the mutations leading to omicron variant did not help virus escape recognition by T cells

People who gained immunity - either through vaccination or exposure - against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also are likely to have some protection against the pathogen's omicron variant.

11 Mar 2022

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found.

10 Mar 2022

Cellular therapy offers promise for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, trial shows

A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people.

10 Mar 2022

A balanced diet with proteins from various different sources may reduce risk of hypertension

Eating a balanced diet including protein from a greater variety of sources may help adults lower the risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Mar 2022

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Cells use their molecular architecture to regulate their metabolic functions, and repairing diseased cells' architecture to a healthier state can also repair metabolism, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

10 Mar 2022

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.

10 Mar 2022

Older female cancer survivors face challenges with physical activity due to chronic lower extremity lymphedema

A new study has found that nearly one third of older adult female survivors of colorectal, endometrial and ovarian cancer have quality of life-impacting challenges with physical activity due to chronic swelling (lymphedema) in the lower extremities.

10 Mar 2022

Study examines the safety, efficacy of old 'forgotten' antibiotic for treating resistant bacterial infections

The results make it possible to expand the treatment options for infections for which few alternatives exist, while at the same time helping to avoid increasing resistance to the usual drugs.

10 Mar 2022

Evaluating the Seven Components of Wisdom

In this interview, we speak to Professor Dilip Jeste about what 'wisdom' actually is, how it can be assessed, and what this can mean for our health.

10 Mar 2022

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and many other chronic conditions.

9 Mar 2022

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

The new drug nirsevimab showed 74.5 percent efficacy against medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in healthy infants, according to an international, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Cedars-Sinai scientists identify potential new therapy for COVID-19

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified a potential new therapy for COVID-19: a biologic substance created by reengineered human skin cells.

9 Mar 2022

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the U.S. found that those diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at younger ages compared to adults not diagnosed with one of those serious mental illnesses, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed Journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Mar 2022

Damage to general intelligence brain networks makes it difficult for dementia patients to cope with change

People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as 'multiple demand networks', highly-evolved areas of the brain that support general intelligence, say scientists at the University of Cambridge.

9 Mar 2022

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

The University of Oxford and the Ifakara Health Institute today announced the vaccination of the first participants in a Phase Ib/II trial testing a novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers in Tanzania.

9 Mar 2022

A medium-chain fatty acid may help protect against heart attack injuries

A medium-chain fatty acid found in energy drinks might one day help protect against heart attack injuries.

9 Mar 2022

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Exposure to room lighting during sleep can impair glucose and cardiovascular regulation

Can wearables transform the future of healthcare?

Current evidence that vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 neurological sequelae

Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to tissue damage and shrinkage in brain areas related to smell

Study shows the mutations leading to omicron variant did not help virus escape recognition by T cells

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Cellular therapy offers promise for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, trial shows

A balanced diet with proteins from various different sources may reduce risk of hypertension

Targeting regulation of subcellular architecture may hold opportunities to treat metabolic diseases

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

Older female cancer survivors face challenges with physical activity due to chronic lower extremity lymphedema

Study examines the safety, efficacy of old 'forgotten' antibiotic for treating resistant bacterial infections

Evaluating the Seven Components of Wisdom

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Single dose of new drug nirsevimab provides safe protection against RSV in healthy infants

Cedars-Sinai scientists identify potential new therapy for COVID-19

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

Damage to general intelligence brain networks makes it difficult for dementia patients to cope with change

Clinical trial of novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers begins in Tanzania

A medium-chain fatty acid may help protect against heart attack injuries

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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