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Smartphone data reveals the link between fast food outlets and diet-related diseases

How many fast-food joints do you come across throughout your day and what does that have to do with your health? A lot, says Abigail Horn, a lead scientist at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI).

29 Nov 2023

Study finds top three classes of medications more effective than ibuprofen for treating migraine attacks

For many people with migraine, it can be difficult to find a treatment that is effective and reliable, and information on how medications compare to one another is lacking.

29 Nov 2023

Novel TMS protocol shows promise for treating hard-to-treat depression

By making slight modifications to an already approved brain stimulation technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers have reported profound improvement in patients with hard-to-treat depression.

29 Nov 2023

UK Biobank data opens door to new era of precision medicine

In a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank has today [Thursday 30 November] unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants.

29 Nov 2023

Imaging approach provides objective evidence for the involvement of neck muscles in primary headaches

Researchers have identified objective evidence of how the neck muscles are involved in primary headaches, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

29 Nov 2023

Researchers develop a new early alert model for pandemic predictions in Germany

An early alert indicator and trend forecasting model for pandemic situations in Germany.

29 Nov 2023

Dissecting how co-transmission of interneurons helps in odor detection and discrimination

A longstanding hypothesis in neurobiology was that a single neuron releases a single type of neurotransmitter, a molecule used by neurons to communicate with one another.

28 Nov 2023

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center wins $14 million award for aspirin dose study

A research team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine has been approved for a $14 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study whether a higher daily dose of aspirin is more effective in decreasing the risk of dangerous blood pressure complications among some pregnant people.

28 Nov 2023

Innovative app-based games boost exercise performance for vestibular hypofunction patients

The impact of a gaming app on exercise performance.

28 Nov 2023

Study reveals high alcohol consumption in men increases mortality risks in China

The associations of cause-specific mortality with alcohol intake.

28 Nov 2023

Study validates cancer risk reduction through lifestyle adherence

Researchers examined associations between adherence to cancer prevention recommendations by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and cancer risk.

28 Nov 2023

Half-dose Pfizer COVID booster nearly as effective as full dose with fewer side effects

Study compares the half-dose and full-dose Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 booster in adults previously vaccinated with ChAdOx1, BBIBP-CorV, or Gam-COVID-Vac. It finds that the half-dose booster has fewer side effects and maintains similar immunogenicity, offering a viable option for booster vaccination strategies.

27 Nov 2023

Researchers take step toward developing cell therapy treatment for MS

An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe, well tolerated and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage.

27 Nov 2023

Genome haplarithmisis sheds light on complex genetic landscape of miscarriages

A new study published in Nature Medicine reports on a chromosomal analysis of over 1,700 spontaneous early miscarriages.

27 Nov 2023

New machine learning model predicts cardiac arrest in ICU patients using ECG data with high accuracy

Electrocardiogram (ECG) data from a large retrospective cohort to extract various heart rate variability (HRV) measures.

27 Nov 2023

Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care

After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue, Beth VanOrden finally thought she had an answer to her problems in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, an autoimmune disorder.

27 Nov 2023

High dietary insulin index associated with increased risk of metabolic unhealthiness, research show

Study explored the association between dietary insulin index (DII) and dietary insulin load (DIL) with metabolic healthy (MH) status and the serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin among the Iranian adult population.

24 Nov 2023

Study quantifies high costs of managing long-COVID in non-hospitalized UK patients

A BMC Primary Care study estimates the substantial costs of long-COVID management in non-hospitalized UK patients, revealing higher expenses for patients with diagnosed long-COVID, older adults, women, obese individuals, and those with comorbidities.

23 Nov 2023

Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

The therapeutic efficacy of low-dose local anesthetics (LAs) in various clinical conditions, highlighting gaps in current research for future exploration.

23 Nov 2023

Whole grain consumption associated with slower memory decline in Black people

Black people who eat more foods with whole grains, including some breads and cereals, quinoa, and popcorn, may have a slower rate of memory decline compared to Black people who eat fewer whole grain foods, according to a study published in the November 22, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

22 Nov 2023

Frequency News and Research

Smartphone data reveals the link between fast food outlets and diet-related diseases

Study finds top three classes of medications more effective than ibuprofen for treating migraine attacks

Novel TMS protocol shows promise for treating hard-to-treat depression

UK Biobank data opens door to new era of precision medicine

Imaging approach provides objective evidence for the involvement of neck muscles in primary headaches

Researchers develop a new early alert model for pandemic predictions in Germany

Dissecting how co-transmission of interneurons helps in odor detection and discrimination

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center wins $14 million award for aspirin dose study

Innovative app-based games boost exercise performance for vestibular hypofunction patients

Study reveals high alcohol consumption in men increases mortality risks in China

Study validates cancer risk reduction through lifestyle adherence

Half-dose Pfizer COVID booster nearly as effective as full dose with fewer side effects

Researchers take step toward developing cell therapy treatment for MS

Genome haplarithmisis sheds light on complex genetic landscape of miscarriages

New machine learning model predicts cardiac arrest in ICU patients using ECG data with high accuracy

Many autoimmune disease patients struggle with diagnosis, costs, inattentive care

High dietary insulin index associated with increased risk of metabolic unhealthiness, research show

Study quantifies high costs of managing long-COVID in non-hospitalized UK patients

Revolutionizing pain management: Study highlights effectiveness of low-dose local anesthetics

Whole grain consumption associated with slower memory decline in Black people

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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