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Incidental rudeness can be deadly in certain situations, suggests study

Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day? Minor rude events like this happen frequently, and you may be surprised by the magnitude of the effects they have on our decision-making and functioning.

11 Jun 2021

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.

11 Jun 2021

Cross-sectional study explores differences in biomarkers in fulminant and non-fulminant COVID-19 myocarditis

Researchers from the US recently conducted a study to examine the clinical course and echocardiographic and lab testing across clinically defined fulminant and non-fulminant COVID-19 myocarditis. This study is published on the preprint server, medRxiv.*

11 Jun 2021

Bedtime music may affect sleep patterns

Most people listen to music throughout their day and often near bedtime to wind down. But can that actually cause your sleep to suffer? When sleep researcher Michael Scullin, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University, realized he was waking in the middle of the night with a song stuck in his head, he saw an opportunity to study how music -- and particularly stuck songs -- might affect sleep patterns.

10 Jun 2021

Age influences the extent to which smoking and other risk factors increase risk of depression

People who smoke, suffer from high blood pressure, obesity, or diabetes are not only at greater risk of suffering a stroke, heart attack, or dementia.

10 Jun 2021

CPAP use by sleep apnea patients associated with lower cardiovascular risk

Findings from a recent study show that patients with untreated, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea had a higher risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event, but the risk of incident heart problems was decreased in those who used CPAP therapy.

10 Jun 2021

Are pre-existing Vitamin D deficiencies linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality?

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge, much remains to be known about why severity varies so unpredictably between individuals. A new study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, elucidates the relationship between Vitamin D and COVID-19 severity.

10 Jun 2021

New Montana laws enshrine health care alternatives, for better or worse

When Paul Rana’s primary care physician left the VA clinic in Kalispell to open her own practice, he followed her. But instead of picking up a new health insurance policy, Rana and his partner agreed to pay a monthly fee that came with the promise of better access.

10 Jun 2021

Lawmakers pressure Newsom to ‘step up’ on racism as a public health issue

After the killing last year of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared racism a public health crisis. The governors of Michigan and Nevada quickly followed, as have legislative bodies in Minnesota, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

10 Jun 2021

New data underscores the benefits of 360 smart bed platform at SLEEP 2021 annual meeting

Today, Sleep Number Corporation, a leader in sleep health, innovation, science and research, presented data as posters from two new studies using its 360® smart bed at SLEEP 2021, the 35th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC from June 10 to 13.

10 Jun 2021

Study offers new perspective on disproportionate impact of COVID-19

A new analysis by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) offers a novel perspective on the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on people of color, low-income populations, and other structurally disadvantaged groups.

10 Jun 2021

Free virtual event highlights new inventions on point-of-care medical technologies

Life sciences entrepreneurs, researchers and investors working to shape the future of point-of-care medical technologies will gather next week for a free virtual event that will highlight new inventions and connect participants to resources to advance their work.

10 Jun 2021

Study: 20% of patients with unexplained sudden cardiac death have rare genetic variants

As many as 450,000 Americans die every year from a sudden, fatal heart condition, and in slightly more than one in ten cases the cause remains unexplained even after an autopsy.

9 Jun 2021

Efforts to prevent smoking, obesity could delay the need for angioplasty and stenting

Smokers needed their blocked arteries fixed nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers, and patients with obesity underwent these procedures four years earlier than non-obese patients, according to a new statewide study.

9 Jun 2021

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

9 Jun 2021

New cell-penetrating peptide may protect against life-threatening microbial inflammation

A cell-penetrating peptide developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center can prevent, in an animal model, the often-fatal septic shock that can result from bacterial and viral infections.

9 Jun 2021

Persistent childhood insomnia symptoms linked with risk of internalizing disorders in adulthood

A 15-year longitudinal study shows that childhood insomnia symptoms that persist into adulthood are strong determinants of mood and anxiety disorders in young adults.

9 Jun 2021

Denver-based start-up and ACC launch a home health monitoring platform

The American College of Cardiology and cliexa, a Denver-based start-up focused on remote patient monitoring, have collaborated through the ACC Innovation Program to launch a home health monitoring platform called cliexa-Pulse.

9 Jun 2021

Research suggests low platelet counts may be associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

A condition that affects the blood, known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), may be associated the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in rare cases, research suggests.

9 Jun 2021

Women now drink as much as men — and are prone to sickness sooner

Victoria Cooper thought her drinking habits in college were just like everyone else's. Shots at parties. Beers while bowling. Sure, she got more refills than some and missed classes while nursing hangovers, but she couldn't have a problem, she thought.

9 Jun 2021

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Incidental rudeness can be deadly in certain situations, suggests study

Study identifies mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia

Cross-sectional study explores differences in biomarkers in fulminant and non-fulminant COVID-19 myocarditis

Bedtime music may affect sleep patterns

Age influences the extent to which smoking and other risk factors increase risk of depression

CPAP use by sleep apnea patients associated with lower cardiovascular risk

Are pre-existing Vitamin D deficiencies linked to COVID-19 severity and mortality?

New Montana laws enshrine health care alternatives, for better or worse

Lawmakers pressure Newsom to ‘step up’ on racism as a public health issue

New data underscores the benefits of 360 smart bed platform at SLEEP 2021 annual meeting

Study offers new perspective on disproportionate impact of COVID-19

Free virtual event highlights new inventions on point-of-care medical technologies

Study: 20% of patients with unexplained sudden cardiac death have rare genetic variants

Efforts to prevent smoking, obesity could delay the need for angioplasty and stenting

Study reveals how high fat diets can cause intestinal and colon cancer

New cell-penetrating peptide may protect against life-threatening microbial inflammation

Persistent childhood insomnia symptoms linked with risk of internalizing disorders in adulthood

Denver-based start-up and ACC launch a home health monitoring platform

Research suggests low platelet counts may be associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Women now drink as much as men — and are prone to sickness sooner

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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