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Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

The retina is said to provide a window into a person's systemic health. In a new study published January 24th in Science Translational Medicine, physician-researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard combined retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future.

24 Jan 2024

Functional, nonepileptic seizures linked to higher death rate than expected

The death rate for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.

24 Jan 2024

Researchers secure $1.5 million grant to eliminate barriers from cervical cancer prevention

A research team from LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to eliminate barriers from cervical cancer prevention. The five-year program combines a $1.2 million award from the American Cancer Society and $75,000 a year for five years investment from LSU Health New Orleans.

24 Jan 2024

UKHSA unveils groundbreaking Pathogen Genomics Strategy for pandemic preparedness

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today published its Pathogen Genomics Strategy, laying out a 5 year plan for the organization's role in the wider delivery of pathogen genomics to prepare for and respond to infectious disease threats to public health.

24 Jan 2024

COVID-19 pandemic erases years of advances in cardiovascular health

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

24 Jan 2024

American Heart Association awards $7.8 million to explore "food is medicine" options for health care

In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health research, now celebrating 100 years of lifesaving work, today announced grants totaling $7.8 million to 19 research projects nationwide as part of its Health Care by Food™ initiative.

24 Jan 2024

More than half of Americans uninformed as heart disease claims top spot again

More than half of people in the U.S. (51%) do not know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a recent Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association in November 2023.

24 Jan 2024

Irregular sleep rhythm linked to poorer cardiovascular health in middle-aged people

According to recent research, an irregular sleep rhythm is associated with poorer cardiovascular health in middle-aged people. Inconsistent bedtimes appear to particularly increase waist circumference.

24 Jan 2024

AI Therapy companion 'replika' gains traction among lonely students

The young adult mental health outcomes of using a GPT3-enabled chatbot.

24 Jan 2024

New European research and innovation project launched to study healthy aging

A new European research and innovation project studying healthy ageing launched this month. This collaborative project has been awarded funding from Horizon Europe, the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation.

24 Jan 2024

Preparing to hang up the car keys as we age

Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he's going to sign an advance directive for driving.

24 Jan 2024

In Los Angeles, occupational therapists tapped to help homeless stay housed

Carla Brown waits on an air mattress, eager for her occupational therapist to arrive at her apartment next to the Hollywood Freeway, mere blocks from where she once camped on the sidewalk.

24 Jan 2024

988-hotline counselors air concerns: More training needed to juggle a mix of calls

In the year and a half since its launch, 988 — the country's easy-to-remember, three-digit suicide and crisis hotline — has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats.

24 Jan 2024

New mobile app proves effective in enhancing TB drug adherence

Mobile phone application called Gamified-Real-Time Video Observed Therapy or GRVOTS.

24 Jan 2024

WHO issues ethical guidelines for AI in healthcare, focusing on large multi-modal models

The WHO released guidance on the ethical use and governance of AI in healthcare, focusing on large multi-modal models (LMMs), addressing concerns like data privacy, biases, and job displacement in the health sector.

23 Jan 2024

New workflow identifies shared cancer targets, advancing immunotherapy

Researchers developed the Splicing Neo Antigen Finder (SNAF) workflow, integrating deep learning to identify shared immunogenic neoantigens in cancers, offering new targets for cancer immunotherapy, particularly in melanoma and ovarian cancer.

23 Jan 2024

Prolonged sitting at work linked to increased mortality risk

Study reveals that prolonged sitting at work increases the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, which can be mitigated by alternating sitting with non-sitting activities and engaging in 15-30 minutes of daily leisure-time physical activity.

23 Jan 2024

$Walking difficulty predicts higher fracture risk$