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Angiotensin receptor blockers found to lower epilepsy risk, new study reveals

A recent study published in JAMA Neurology shows that angiotensin receptor blockers, a class of blood pressure drugs, reduce the risk of developing epilepsy, especially in older adults and stroke survivors.

18 Jun 2024

Drug-related infant deaths surge in the U.S., study finds

A recent study from the Journal of Perinatal Medicine reveals a significant rise in drug-related infant deaths in the U.S. between 2018 and 2022, highlighting the urgent need for targeted interventions.

18 Jun 2024

Is coffee good or bad? Genetic study investigates health correlations

Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

18 Jun 2024

NTU Singapore study reveals high trust in AI among gastroenterologists

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated many aspects of medicine, with promises of accurate diagnoses, better management decisions, and improved outcomes for both patients and the healthcare system.

18 Jun 2024

Ethiopian medicinal plants show promise in cervical cancer research

Research focused on collecting and analyzing plants native to Ethiopia is showing promise in the fight against cancer - specifically cervical cancer cells.

18 Jun 2024

JACC report card reveals the persistent and tragic inequities in cardiovascular care

As we commemorate Juneteenth 2024, JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, has published "Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022: A Report Card," to highlight the persistent and tragic inequities in cardiovascular care and put in human terms the years of life lost to the Black community because of their higher cardiovascular disease death rates.

18 Jun 2024

Personalized medicine approaches for sepsis based on immune response profiling

Sepsis patients could be treated based on their immune system's response to infection, not their symptoms.

18 Jun 2024

Mathematical modeling reveals hemoglobin's role in silent hypoxemia of COVID-19

Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to global public health, infecting millions and claiming numerous lives.

18 Jun 2024

Nicotinamide riboside boosts walking endurance in peripheral artery disease

The over-the-counter supplement nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, increased the walking endurance of patients with peripheral artery disease, a chronic leg condition for which there are few effective treatments.

18 Jun 2024

Study: Hepatitis E virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study.

18 Jun 2024

Blood test identifies specific pathologies in frontotemporal dementia, ALS, and PSP

In a study with 991 adults, scientists at DZNE show that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as well as the neurological diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) can be recognized by blood testing.

18 Jun 2024

New WHO classification of kidney tumors integrates molecular diagnostics

Renal tumor pathology has evolved considerably, expanding from two main types of renal malignant tumors to over 20 distinct types.

18 Jun 2024

Interdisciplinary team reveals how Porphyromonas gingivalis interferes with chemotherapy-induced mitophagy

A new paper from an interdisciplinary team at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center describes how the bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis interferes with chemotherapy-induced mitophagy, allowing oral cancer tumors to become resistant to the drug's effects.

18 Jun 2024

¿Cómo se dice? California loops in AI to translate health care information

Tener gripe, tener gripa, engriparse, agriparse, estar agripado, estar griposo, agarrar la gripe, coger la influenza. In Spanish, there are at least a dozen ways to say someone has the flu — depending on the country.

18 Jun 2024

New hope for GI cancers: Review analyzes molecular targets and treatment advancements

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, encompassing esophageal, gastric, small bowel, and colorectal carcinomas, represent a significant global health burden due to their high incidence and mortality rates.

18 Jun 2024

Existing cancer drug shows promise in blocking alpha-synuclein spread in Parkinson's mice

In studies with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a potentially new biological target involving Aplp1, a cell surface protein that drives the spread of Parkinson's disease-causing alpha-synuclein.

18 Jun 2024

Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.

Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health.

18 Jun 2024

Physical activity in natural settings offers benefits over other exercise

The health benefits of physical activity in natural settings (PANS) and strategies to promote it.

18 Jun 2024

Open-access atlas unveils the molecular mechanisms of roundworm aging

A new aging atlas gives scientists an in-depth view of how individual cells and tissues in worms age and how different lifespan-extending strategies might stop the clock.

18 Jun 2024

New research explores maternal influence on brain biomarkers

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that whether a person inherits risk of Alzheimer's disease from their mother or father influences risk of biological changes in the brain that lead to disease. By evaluating 4,400 cognitively unimpaired adults ages 65-85, the team found those with a history of Alzheimer's disease (AD) on either their mother's side or both parents' sides had increased amyloid in their brains. Their results are published in JAMA Neurology.

18 Jun 2024