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First-time marathon training could rejuvenate your heart

A study reports that first-time marathon training improves arteries of the heart and could improve cardiovascular fitness.

8 Jan 2020

Report highlights steady 26-year decline in overall cancer mortality

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever reported.

8 Jan 2020

Heart transplants from hepatitis C–positive donors could help overcome organ shortage

One-year survival was similar for adults with severe heart failure who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis C compared to those who received hearts from donors who did not have hepatitis C, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

8 Jan 2020

New study evaluates effectiveness of weight loss surgery in individuals with obesity, diabetes

Researchers recently conducted the largest study to date to evaluate the effectiveness of weight loss surgery in a Chinese population of individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

8 Jan 2020

Global burden of glaucoma higher in men than women, study reveals

Worldwide, the burden of glaucoma--quantified as health loss--is higher in men than in women, according to a recent analysis published in Acta Ophthalmologica.

8 Jan 2020

Danish study shows overweight and obesity are linked to higher risks of common cancers

Overweight and obesity were associated with higher risks of several common cancers in a 40-year, nationwide Danish study.

8 Jan 2020

A physically and mentally active lifestyle can slow familial frontotemporal dementia

A physically and mentally active lifestyle confers resilience to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), even in people whose genetic profile makes the eventual development of the disease virtually inevitable, according to new research by scientists at the UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center.

8 Jan 2020

Study: Inflammatory bowel disease can increase certain risks in pregnant women

Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to undergo delivery by Caesarean section and face certain risks during pregnancy, according to an analysis of published studies.

8 Jan 2020

Study: Certain steps can improve pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis

For women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), taking certain steps to ensure that they have a healthy pregnancy leads to a reduced risk of complicated birth or miscarriage, according to a study in Arthritis Care & Research.

8 Jan 2020

Japan’s automobile law improves air quality, reduces asthma-related deaths

A law passed in Japan in 1992 aimed to improve urban air quality by banning vehicles that violated certain emission standards from being registered in designated areas.

8 Jan 2020

Use of antipsychotic drugs is linked to brain injuries in Alzheimer's patients

Use of antipsychotic medications was associated with an increased risk of head injuries in a study of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

8 Jan 2020

Number of alcohol-related deaths has doubled in the U.S., shows study

An analysis of death certificates suggests that the number of alcohol-related deaths doubled in the United States between 1999-2017.

8 Jan 2020

New medicine can revolutionize treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer

A medicine is being developed at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) which controls the concentration of oxygen radicals in immune cells, and could revolutionise treatment of inflammatory diseases or even cancer.

7 Jan 2020

Study indicates opportunities to improve quality of in-hospital cardiac arrest care for dialysis patients

A new study indicates that there are opportunities to improve the quality of care for patients on dialysis who experience cardiac arrest while in the hospital, but survival rates are similar for these patients compared with patients not on dialysis.

7 Jan 2020

Cornell study details role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

A Cornell study provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer.

7 Jan 2020

Genetic signature helps distinguish latent autoimmune diabetes in adults from pediatric-onset T1D

A multi-center team of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has discovered a genetic signature that could help distinguish an adult-onset form of diabetes sharing many type 1 diabetes characteristics from pediatric-onset T1D, opening the door to potentially more straightforward diagnostic tests for the adult condition and improving responses by ensuring patients receive the most appropriate treatment.

7 Jan 2020

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First-time marathon training could rejuvenate your heart

Report highlights steady 26-year decline in overall cancer mortality

Heart transplants from hepatitis C–positive donors could help overcome organ shortage

New study evaluates effectiveness of weight loss surgery in individuals with obesity, diabetes

Global burden of glaucoma higher in men than women, study reveals

Danish study shows overweight and obesity are linked to higher risks of common cancers

A physically and mentally active lifestyle can slow familial frontotemporal dementia

Study: Inflammatory bowel disease can increase certain risks in pregnant women

Study: Certain steps can improve pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Japan’s automobile law improves air quality, reduces asthma-related deaths

Use of antipsychotic drugs is linked to brain injuries in Alzheimer's patients

Number of alcohol-related deaths has doubled in the U.S., shows study

New medicine can revolutionize treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer

Study indicates opportunities to improve quality of in-hospital cardiac arrest care for dialysis patients

Cornell study details role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

Genetic signature helps distinguish latent autoimmune diabetes in adults from pediatric-onset T1D

New evidence-based clinical practice guideline for nosebleed published

Study investigates three levels of recovery in people with a history of generalized anxiety disorder

Meta-analysis highlights predictors of chronic migraine

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound selectively targets cancer cells while sparing healthy cells

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