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How chronic stress and mood disorders affect adolescent brain development

Advanced brain imaging techniques reveal how adolescent brain development influences, and is influenced by, factors including chronic stress and mood disorders.

13 Nov 2023

UK Biobank study links social connections with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

The associations between functional and structural components of social connection and all-cause and CVD mortality.

9 Nov 2023

Study links lower testosterone levels with increased arthritis risk

The relationship between serological testosterone levels and arthritis among United States (US) adults.

9 Nov 2023

25-year Swedish study reveals link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk

The exploration of the link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk.

9 Nov 2023

Cannabis use alters DNA methylation, with implications beyond smoking effects

A large-scale meta-analysis in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that lifetime cannabis use is associated with DNA methylation changes in peripheral blood, which could have implications for understanding the long-term health effects of cannabis consumption.

8 Nov 2023

Young children frequently drinking caffeinated soda may be at higher risk of alcohol consumption

The trend among younger children to frequently drink caffeinated soda may indicate higher risk of alcohol consumption in the future, new research suggests.

8 Nov 2023

Which pharmacotherapies are associated with improved outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder?

Researchers assessed the efficacy and compared the relative effectiveness of various pharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorder.

8 Nov 2023

Reversing biological age could increase longevity and lower dementia and stroke risk

The association between three clinical BA measures and neurological disease risk.

8 Nov 2023

Pandemic isolation linked to cognitive decline in UK's older population, study finds

The Lancet study on UK older adults finds COVID-19 pandemic's social restrictions contributed to a marked decline in cognitive functions like working memory and executive function, with sustained effects into the second year despite eased restrictions.

7 Nov 2023

Common liver disease expected to rise sharply in next 25 years

The most common form of chronic liver disease is expected to steadily rise over the next 25 years, adding significant burden to the medical system as a new model predicts nearly twice as many liver cancers and almost triple the need for liver transplantation by 2050, according to a study scheduled for presentation at The Liver Meeting, held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

7 Nov 2023

New insights into the pathogenesis of chronic liver diseases

Fatty liver diseases (FLD) have become a significant health concern worldwide, affecting millions. The two most common types of FLD are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic-associated liver disease (ALD). NAFLD is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, while ALD is caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

7 Nov 2023

Study provides insights into the epidemiology and genetics of clonal hematopoiesis

A comprehensive new study from deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, published today in Nature Genetics, provides insights into the epidemiology and somatic and germline genetics of clonal hematopoiesis.

7 Nov 2023

Transgender adults in rural US more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors

Transgender adults living in the rural Appalachian area of the U.S., were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, like tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure, thank their cisgender peers, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

AI could revolutionize sudden cardiac death prediction and prevention

Predicting sudden cardiac death, and perhaps even addressing a person's risk to prevent future death, may be possible through artificial intelligence (AI) and could offer a new move toward prevention and global health strategies, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Regular marijuana use may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack

Using marijuana regularly may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack even after accounting for other cardiovascular risk factors such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, according to two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?

High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning.

6 Nov 2023

Bayer Digital Health UKI introduces new technology to help type 2 diabetes patients manage kidney health

Bayer Digital Healthcare UKI has today announced the launch of its first digital patient support package, My Kidney Assistant, designed to provide type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with the information and resources to help monitor and improve their kidney health.

6 Nov 2023

Kicking the habit: Oral microbiota bounces back five years after quitting smoking

Study finds that smoking reshapes the oral microbiome by favoring anaerobic bacteria, potentially contributing to health risks, yet the effects may reverse if smoking is ceased for over five years, restoring a microbiota similar to that of non-smokers.

5 Nov 2023

Avocado a day may keep diabetes at bay, suggests nutritional biomarker study

New research in The Journal of Nutrition links avocado consumption with lower diabetes risk, revealing specific metabolomic biomarkers that indicate potential for reduced fasting glucose and insulin levels.

5 Nov 2023

Tobacco smoking undermines anti-cancer safeguards by causing harmful DNA mutations

Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have uncovered one way tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it harder to treat by undermining the body's anti-cancer safeguards.

3 Nov 2023

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How chronic stress and mood disorders affect adolescent brain development

UK Biobank study links social connections with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

Study links lower testosterone levels with increased arthritis risk

25-year Swedish study reveals link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk

Cannabis use alters DNA methylation, with implications beyond smoking effects

Young children frequently drinking caffeinated soda may be at higher risk of alcohol consumption

Which pharmacotherapies are associated with improved outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder?

Reversing biological age could increase longevity and lower dementia and stroke risk

Pandemic isolation linked to cognitive decline in UK's older population, study finds

Common liver disease expected to rise sharply in next 25 years

New insights into the pathogenesis of chronic liver diseases

Study provides insights into the epidemiology and genetics of clonal hematopoiesis

Transgender adults in rural US more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors

AI could revolutionize sudden cardiac death prediction and prevention

Regular marijuana use may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack

Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?

Bayer Digital Health UKI introduces new technology to help type 2 diabetes patients manage kidney health

Kicking the habit: Oral microbiota bounces back five years after quitting smoking

Avocado a day may keep diabetes at bay, suggests nutritional biomarker study

Tobacco smoking undermines anti-cancer safeguards by causing harmful DNA mutations

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