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Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery

About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

4 Oct 2021

Online searches for arthritis symptoms increase among UK residents

Online searches for symptoms of arthritis and osteoarthritis increase with residents throughout the UK.

4 Oct 2021

Ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for improving brain health in obese people

The New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people with obesity.

4 Oct 2021

Study confirms how profoundly the brain is affected by major depression

Scientists have found that the more severely patients have been hit by depression across their lifespan, the less they react emotionally to negative faces during current depression.

4 Oct 2021

Gas-related symptoms linked to depression, anxiety, stress and poorer quality of life

Gas-related symptoms are associated with poorer quality of life, and higher stress, anxiety, and depression, with breaking wind being the most frequently reported gas issue, affecting eight out of 10 adults in the general population (81.3 %) in a 24-hour period, according to a new survey1 being presented today at UEG Week Virtual 2021.

4 Oct 2021

Children are less likely to get long-COVID, yet still at risk, study finds

A new study investigates the persistence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents several months after they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

3 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity are strongly associated with nasal microbiota

In a recent study, researchers conducted a nasopharyngeal microbiota profiling parallelism in an effort to analyze microbiota variations in COVID-19 patients.

3 Oct 2021

Non-pharmaceutical interventions effectively reduce COVID case burden in the United States

A new study analyzes the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions in the United States against SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

3 Oct 2021

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

A recent study discusses the rate of changes in peripheral blood white cells in individuals who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 Oct 2021

Patients could face hundreds of dollars in costs for follow-up tests after free cancer screening

Eleven years ago this month, the scans and exams that hold the most power to spot the early signs of cancer became available for free to many American adults.

3 Oct 2021

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers known to man. While the advent of immunotherapy and other cutting-edge treatments have prolonged life for people afflicted with other types of cancer, the prognosis for glioblastoma has remained relatively constant: just 18 months.

3 Oct 2021

Research reveals key differences between childhood and adult chronic spontaneous urticaria

New research presented at EADV 30th Congress today unveils key insights on the characteristic differences in chronic spontaneous urticaria in children versus adults.

3 Oct 2021

Novel sensor could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip.

3 Oct 2021

Restoring visual function after stroke with gene therapy

Most strokes happen when an artery in the brain becomes blocked. Blood flow to the neural tissue stops, and those tissues typically die. Because of the locations of the major arteries in the brain, many strokes affect motor function.

3 Oct 2021

New study explores the best ways to increase physical activity in cancer survivors

The cancer survivorship journey can have many components, but one of the most important is regular exercise. Physical activity for individuals who have completed cancer treatment can build stamina, reduce anxiety, improve quality of life and physical fitness, and even improve survival outcomes.

2 Oct 2021

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

COVID-19 may bring high risks of severe disease and death in many patients by disrupting key metabolic signals and thereby triggering hyperglycemia, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

2 Oct 2021

Osimertinib offers a hint of added benefit for NSCLC patients who have received adjuvant chemotherapy

Osimertinib was the first drug to be approved for adjuvant treatment after complete tumour resection in adults with stage IB to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

2 Oct 2021

Cancer patients on chemotherapy have lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially stressful time for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, which attacks not only the cancer, but also the immune cells needed to defend the body from infections.

2 Oct 2021

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to assist people who want to stop smoking, and new antimicrobials to treat serious bacterial and fungal infections.

1 Oct 2021

EADV survey: Almost half of the European general population have a dermatological condition

Results of a new EADV survey released today show that almost half (47.9%) of the European general population more than 18 years old declared at least one dermatological condition in the past 12 months.

1 Oct 2021

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Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery

Online searches for arthritis symptoms increase among UK residents

Ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for improving brain health in obese people

Study confirms how profoundly the brain is affected by major depression

Gas-related symptoms linked to depression, anxiety, stress and poorer quality of life

Children are less likely to get long-COVID, yet still at risk, study finds

SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity are strongly associated with nasal microbiota

Non-pharmaceutical interventions effectively reduce COVID case burden in the United States

Persistent leukocyte changes three months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

Patients could face hundreds of dollars in costs for follow-up tests after free cancer screening

Northwestern’s SPORE has made advances in understanding the genetic basis of glioblastoma

Research reveals key differences between childhood and adult chronic spontaneous urticaria

Novel sensor could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes

Restoring visual function after stroke with gene therapy

New study explores the best ways to increase physical activity in cancer survivors

COVID-19 may trigger hyperglycemia by disrupting key metabolic signals to cause severe disease

Osimertinib offers a hint of added benefit for NSCLC patients who have received adjuvant chemotherapy

Cancer patients on chemotherapy have lower immune response to COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

EADV survey: Almost half of the European general population have a dermatological condition

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