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Smoking triples the risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Smoking is killing at least 17 Australians a day from preventable heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions, new research led by The Australian National University has found.

3 Jul 2019

Smoke-free generation ‘in sight’ as numbers of smokers drop dramatically

Health experts are predicting that future generations could be “smoke-free” after numbers of smokers dropped dramatically since 2011.

3 Jul 2019

Probiotic containing common gut bacterium could halve cardiovascular disease rates

A small study has found that supplements of the gut bacterium, A. muciniphila, may cut cardiovascular disease rates in half.

3 Jul 2019

Blood pressure medication associated with increased risk of diverticulosis

A type of blood pressure lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with an increased risk of a type of bowel condition called diverticulosis.

3 Jul 2019

Targeted treatment offers symptom relief for patients with psychosis

Treatment for individuals who experience psychosis, such as hallucinations and delusions as a result of a psychiatric illness, can be targeted to a specific structural mutation, according to a study published by researchers from McLean Hospital and other institutions in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

3 Jul 2019

Some people treated for type 1 diabetes may have monogenic diabetes, study finds

A Joslin Diabetes Center study among people treated for type 1 diabetes for many years has discovered that a minority may have monogenic diabetes, a non-autoimmune inherited condition that in some cases does not require insulin treatment.

3 Jul 2019

Study estimates health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the U.S. over next 20 years

The health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the United States are estimated to total $300 billion over the next twenty years, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

3 Jul 2019

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as potential stroke treatment

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as a potential noninvasive stroke treatment, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 3 Jul 2019

Active sexual life linked with better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease

New research published in the European Journal of Neurology indicates that an active sexual life is linked with lower disability and better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease.

3 Jul 2019

Combat veterans more likely to exhibit signs of depression, anxiety in later life

Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had not seen combat, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

3 Jul 2019

Dundee and Bukwang Pharm announce partnership to develop new drug for Parkinson's

The University of Dundee's Drug Discovery Unit has announced a multi-million-pound partnership with Korea-based Bukwang Pharmaceutical Company in a bid to develop a new drug treatment for Parkinson's disease.

3 Jul 2019

Cancer Research UK urges Government action to tackle obesity

New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one in the UK, and excess weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking, as the charity urges Government action to tackle obesity.

3 Jul 2019

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

University of California, Irvine researchers will lead an unprecedented national effort to document the intricate cell types and states in breast tissue that underlie cancer.

3 Jul 2019

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Over the past decades, the idea that all adults should get regularly screened for cancer -- with mammograms, colonoscopies and prostate specific antigen blood tests -- has been conveyed to the public time after time.

3 Jul 2019

Machine learning model accurately classifies the stages of bladder cancer

The invasive and expensive diagnosis process of bladder cancer, which is one of the most common and aggressive cancers in the United States, may be soon helped by a novel non-invasive diagnostic method thanks to advances in machine learning research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Moores Cancer Center, and CureMatch Incorporated.

3 Jul 2019

IU-connected startup working to enable precision medicine for mental health issues, chronic pain

A new startup company founded on science developed at Indiana University is working to enable precision medicine by commercializing the first objective tests for mental health issues, including suicide risk, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, and for pain, all of which historically have been difficult to measure for patients and health care providers alike.

2 Jul 2019

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver.

2 Jul 2019

Study: Antidepressants reduce mortality by 35% in patients with diabetes

Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

2 Jul 2019

Copper compound with potential as therapy for ALS shows further promise

A compound with potential as a treatment for ALS has gained further promise in a new study that showed it improved the condition of mice whose motor neurons had been damaged by an environmental toxin known to cause features of ALS.

2 Jul 2019

Brain injury found to be common among domestic violence survivors

Domestic violence survivors commonly suffer repeated blows to the head and strangulation, trauma that has lasting effects that should be widely recognized by advocates, health care providers, law enforcement and others who are in a position to help, according to the authors of a new study.

2 Jul 2019

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Smoking triples the risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Smoke-free generation ‘in sight’ as numbers of smokers drop dramatically

Probiotic containing common gut bacterium could halve cardiovascular disease rates

Blood pressure medication associated with increased risk of diverticulosis

Targeted treatment offers symptom relief for patients with psychosis

Some people treated for type 1 diabetes may have monogenic diabetes, study finds

Study estimates health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the U.S. over next 20 years

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as potential stroke treatment

Active sexual life linked with better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease

Combat veterans more likely to exhibit signs of depression, anxiety in later life

Dundee and Bukwang Pharm announce partnership to develop new drug for Parkinson's

Cancer Research UK urges Government action to tackle obesity

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Machine learning model accurately classifies the stages of bladder cancer

IU-connected startup working to enable precision medicine for mental health issues, chronic pain

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Study: Antidepressants reduce mortality by 35% in patients with diabetes

Copper compound with potential as therapy for ALS shows further promise

Brain injury found to be common among domestic violence survivors

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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