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Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

A new study led by Loughborough University and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust will use Artificial Intelligence to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.

9 May 2022

Food insecurity risk linked to greater incidence of diabetes

Young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had increased incidence of diabetes 10 years later, according to a Washington State University study.

9 May 2022

Research suggests a new approach to treating Glioblastoma Multiforme in adults

Findings from a seven-year research project suggests that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devasting forms of brain cancer in adults - Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).

9 May 2022

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ.

9 May 2022

Evidence of croup associated with SARS-CoV-2

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society aimed to characterize the clinical features of SARS-CoV-2-associated croup among children presenting to the ED during the phase when Omicron variant transmission was high.

9 May 2022

Benefit from convalescent plasma shown in COVID outpatient trial

Researchers have conducted a double-blind, multicentre, randomized, controlled trial, which is known as Convalescent Plasma to Limit SARS-CoV-2 Associated Complications Study to evaluate if early COVID-19 plasma treatment could reduce disease progression and, thereby, reduce hospitalization rate.

9 May 2022

Approximately 13% of hospitalized COVID patients have serious neurologic symptoms

In a recent study in the journal Critical Care Explorations, the Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry was used to record significant neurologic signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as prehospital risk factors and outcomes.

9 May 2022

Changes in gut microbiome impact depression

Over the last five years, the effects of the gut microbiome on depression have gained scientific attention, resulting in a significant increase in research papers.

8 May 2022

Study: Only 3% of adults diagnosed as obese or overweight are referred to weight management programs

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that just 3% of adults with a recording of overweight or obesity in England are referred to weight management programs by their GP.

8 May 2022

Study reveals increase in obesity prevalence among Danish adults over the past 34 years

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of obesity in Danish adults have trebled over the past 34 years rising from 6% in 1987 to over 18% in 2021.

8 May 2022

Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual perception.

6 May 2022

New tool can help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a new tool to help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer.

6 May 2022

Study reveals underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the lungs, in which blood vessels are narrowed, blocked or destroyed, causing the heart to work harder and, in time, result in cardiac weakness and failure.

6 May 2022

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

The Josep Carreras Institute becomes part of the Cancer Proteome project, an international initiative for the study of malignant tumors.

6 May 2022

Doctoral students explore alternative methods for detecting skin cancer

An early diagnosis is crucial to be able to treat skin cancer before it spreads. But are there simpler methods that do not require taking a traditional tissue sample? Doctoral students from Malmö University have tested and explored various alternative methods with promising results.

6 May 2022

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

People who use both traditional (combustible) cigarettes and e-cigarettes do not reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who exclusively use traditional cigarettes, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

6 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Discover how patients with heart disease can live well, be healthy, and live longer at ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

6 May 2022

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

A Monash University led study has found a promising new treatment for patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the under 60s – resulting in a stabilising of what would normally be escalating behavioural issues, and a slowing of brain shrinkage due to the disease.

6 May 2022

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

6 May 2022

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Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

Food insecurity risk linked to greater incidence of diabetes

Research suggests a new approach to treating Glioblastoma Multiforme in adults

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

Evidence of croup associated with SARS-CoV-2

Benefit from convalescent plasma shown in COVID outpatient trial

Approximately 13% of hospitalized COVID patients have serious neurologic symptoms

Changes in gut microbiome impact depression

Study: Only 3% of adults diagnosed as obese or overweight are referred to weight management programs

Study reveals increase in obesity prevalence among Danish adults over the past 34 years

Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

New tool can help researchers interpret the clinical significance of somatic mutations in cancer

Study reveals underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

Doctoral students explore alternative methods for detecting skin cancer

Combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022: Latest evidence on how to optimize cardiovascular care

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

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