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CHEST and AAHomecare release new toolkit to support patients who require supplemental oxygen

The American College of Chest Physicians and The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) are releasing an Oxygen Toolkit supporting individuals who require supplemental oxygen and clinicians who prescribe supplemental oxygen to their patients.

18 Nov 2021

Study identifies possible link between psychological stress and Crohn's disease flare-ups

A possible link between psychological stress and Crohn's disease flare-ups has been identified by a McMaster University-led study.

18 Nov 2021

Extreme heat associated with greater risk of adverse cardiovascular incidents

A consequence of global warming is a greater frequency and intensity of extreme heat events. This extreme heat is associated with a greater risk of adverse cardiovascular incidents, especially for adults with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases.

18 Nov 2021

New trial demonstrates stable coagulation factor VIII in hemophilia A patients after gene therapy

A novel gene therapy for hemophilia A led to sustained expression of the clotting factor those patients lack, resulting in a reduction – or in some cases complete elimination – of painful and potentially life-threatening bleeding events, according to a new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

18 Nov 2021

Lef1 gene restricts formation of cancer stem cell niches to suppress colorectal tumor growth

The new research findings help to understand mechanisms that lead to different types of intestinal tumors. They show that the Lef1 gene suppresses the development and growth of colorectal cancer by restricting the formation of cancer stem cell niches.

18 Nov 2021

Study on long-term effects of air pollution on COVID-19 outcomes

A recent study used a spatial ecological design to investigate SARS-CoV-2 infection risk as it relates to air pollution.

18 Nov 2021

Tea and coffee consumption associated with lower risk of stroke and dementia

Researchers investigate the impact of coffee and tea separately and in combination on the risk of stroke and dementia.

18 Nov 2021

Lifestyle habits play a key role in predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals

Researchers from Japan have found that lifestyle habits play an important role in predicting the risk of developing metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals, not only obese individuals.

18 Nov 2021

Education and income impact survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Socioeconomic factors affect the risk of cardiovascular disease and the chances of recovery. New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden interrogates the significance of socioeconomic factors for sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

18 Nov 2021

NIH study finds naturally acquired immunity is weak against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Immunity acquired after recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection is not sufficient in protecting against reinfection from variants.

18 Nov 2021

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

A new study reports on the incidence of changes in menstruation in women who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

18 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection in farmed mink

A new study finds that farmed mink acquire SARS-CoV-2 infection, freely transmit it among themselves, and were reinfected, despite being seropositive.

18 Nov 2021

Short-term severe calorie restriction safe, feasible, and well tolerated by cancer patients

A diet involving short-term, severe calorie restriction was safe, feasible, and resulted in a decrease of blood glucose and growth factor concentration, reduction in peripheral blood immunosuppressive cells, and enhanced intratumor T-cell infiltration in cancer patients receiving standard-of-care therapy, according to the results of a clinical trial.

18 Nov 2021

Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

Higher cost of care and worse patient outcomes are associated with incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in acute care settings, according to analysis published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society.

18 Nov 2021

Experts develop a functional precision medicine approach to assign therapies to cancer patients

A functional precision medicine study conducted in Finland demonstrates that treatment selection based on results from drug sensitivity testing of patients' cells can be clinically useful in patients with aggressive hematological cancers.

18 Nov 2021

Advanced kidney disease associated with death for cerebral palsy patients, study reveals

Cerebral palsy and kidney disease can be deeply intertwined. In childhood, the effects of the neurodevelopmental condition – like decreased physical activity and urologic dysfunction – are risk factors for kidney disease.

17 Nov 2021

Exercise increases endocannabinoid levels which reduce chronic inflammation

Exercise increases the body's own cannabis-like substances, which in turn helps reduce inflammation and could potentially help treat certain conditions such as arthritis, cancer and heart disease.

17 Nov 2021

Inhaled prostacyclin improves oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients

The findings reveal that inhaled prostacyclin significantly improves oxygenation in ARDS patients who had COVID-19. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

17 Nov 2021

Stroke survivors more likely than cancer survivors to continue cigarette smoking

Stroke survivors were more likely to continue cigarette smoking than cancer survivors, raising the risk that they will have more health problems or die from a subsequent stroke or heart disease, according to new research published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

17 Nov 2021

Death from heart attack or stroke may be the first CVD event in some smokers

Death from a heart attack or stroke may be the first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event in some people who smoke cigarettes and CVD is the leading adverse health effect among smokers, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Nov 2021

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CHEST and AAHomecare release new toolkit to support patients who require supplemental oxygen

Study identifies possible link between psychological stress and Crohn's disease flare-ups

Extreme heat associated with greater risk of adverse cardiovascular incidents

New trial demonstrates stable coagulation factor VIII in hemophilia A patients after gene therapy

Lef1 gene restricts formation of cancer stem cell niches to suppress colorectal tumor growth

Study on long-term effects of air pollution on COVID-19 outcomes

Tea and coffee consumption associated with lower risk of stroke and dementia

Lifestyle habits play a key role in predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome in non-obese individuals

Education and income impact survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

NIH study finds naturally acquired immunity is weak against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study finds no strong evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to menstrual changes

SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection in farmed mink

Short-term severe calorie restriction safe, feasible, and well tolerated by cancer patients

Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

Experts develop a functional precision medicine approach to assign therapies to cancer patients

Advanced kidney disease associated with death for cerebral palsy patients, study reveals

Exercise increases endocannabinoid levels which reduce chronic inflammation

Inhaled prostacyclin improves oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients

Stroke survivors more likely than cancer survivors to continue cigarette smoking

Death from heart attack or stroke may be the first CVD event in some smokers

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