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Study reveals benefits of hormone replacement therapy in female pulmonary hypertension patients

The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be associated with improved pulmonary hypertension in women, according to research presented at the ATS 2024 International Conference. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a type of pulmonary vascular disease-;disease that affects blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs.

20 May 2024

New test enhances early detection of large vessel occlusion stroke

Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention can prevent severe consequences.

17 May 2024

Paddling through mental health: Long-term benefits of SUP revealed in "Freedom on Water" study

A study in the journal Healthcare highlights the significant long-term benefits of stand-up paddling (SUP) on mental health and well-being for individuals with mental disorders, as seen in the "Freedom on Water" project.

14 May 2024

New tool more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases

Collaborative research, led from the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, particularly identifying high-risk patients that current prediction tools miss.

8 May 2024

Study unveils crucial insights into how COVID-19 vaccines mitigate severe illness

A landmark study by scientists at the University of Oxford, has unveiled crucial insights into the way that COVID-19 vaccines mitigate severe illness in those who have been vaccinated.

8 May 2024

Study shows link between air pollution, stress, and heart health risk

A study in more than 3,000 US counties, with 315 million residents, has suggested that air pollution is linked with stress and depression, putting under-65-year-olds at increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

26 Apr 2024

Researchers identify the most harmful modifiable risk factors for dementia

Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia.

10 Apr 2024

Study reveals ChatGPT-4's superior clinical reasoning over physicians

ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers at processing medical data and demonstrating clinical reasoning

1 Apr 2024

Researchers discover a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs

McGill researchers have discovered a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs while they are in development.

28 Mar 2024

Study reveals risk factors for faster aging in the brain

The researchers had previously identified a 'weak spot' in the brain, which is a specific network of higher-order regions that not only develop later during adolescence, but also show earlier degeneration in old age.

27 Mar 2024

Advanced sequencing reveals eye microbiome variances linked to dry eye

Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in patients with dry eye.

26 Mar 2024

UC researchers open Phase 2 clinical trial to test new combination treatment for glioblastomas

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers have opened a Phase 2 clinical trial to test a new combination treatment for glioblastomas (GBM), the most deadly form of brain tumors.

26 Mar 2024

LungVax vaccine uses DNA technology to prevent lung cancer

Developed by scientists from the University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and University College London, the LungVax vaccine uses technology similar to the highly successful Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

21 Mar 2024

Study challenges previously held views on brain preservation in archaeology

Soft tissue preservation in the geological record is relatively rare, and, except where deliberate intervention halts the process of decay (like embalming or freezing), the survival of entire organs is particularly unusual.

21 Mar 2024

SolasCure Awarded £405K Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Grant to Advance Chronic Wound Care

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Objective risk information motivates preeclampsia prevention among pregnant patients

A new study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth finds that objective information about risk of preeclampsia could be key to driving patient behavior change and creates motivation among pregnant patients to follow provider recommendations on prevention, even among those who are medication-hesitant.

19 Mar 2024

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Children with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being given the best currently available and recommended malaria treatment.

13 Mar 2024

Study reveals blood markers to predict healthspan and aging trajectories

University of Pittsburgh researchers have uncovered blood-based markers linked with healthy and rapid aging, allowing them to predict a person's biological age -; how fast a person's cells and organs age regardless of their birthdate.

8 Mar 2024

New study aims to reduce bias in AI health prediction models

Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexisting health inequities, researchers urge the use of more representative data in their development.

7 Mar 2024

New animation series launched to improve parental understanding of brain development in premature infants

Professor Caroline Hartley, Principal Investigator, and Dr Marianne van der Vaart, Postdoctoral Researcher, in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group at the Department of Paediatrics, have today launched a series of animations aimed at improving parental understanding of brain development in premature infants, and the effect it has on breathing and apnoeas (the cessation of breathing).