Medical Condition News

RSS

$3.3 million study to explore eye health in patients with prediabetes and diabetes

A $3.3 million study at the University of Houston College of Optometry will track the health of patients with prediabetes and diabetes to find out who might develop eye problems and be at risk for future vision loss.

19 Aug 2024

Advancements in neoantigen vaccines offer hope for personalized cancer therapy

The saga of cancer treatment is marked by a relentless pursuit of effectiveness against a disease characterized by complexity and adaptability.

19 Aug 2024

Obesity-induced adipose inflammation boosts extracellular vesicle secretion

New research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the mechanisms associating obesity with inflammation by exploring tiny membrane particles, known as extracellular vesicles, secreted by human adipocytes.

19 Aug 2024

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people who don't have access to medical facilities. So, a team of researchers aims to bring heart failure screening from the lab to the home.

19 Aug 2024

New statement highlights nurses' role in managing psychosocial health after stroke

Nurses play a key role in helping patients manage emotional and social health challenges, or psychosocial health, after a stroke, and improved screening and assessment for psychosocial needs are essential to provide optimal patient care.

19 Aug 2024

Perimenopausal women face increased risk of depression and mania, study reveals

Explore why women may be at higher risk of developing mania and major depressive disorder during perimenopause.

19 Aug 2024

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

A swine model to demonstrate the potential of an implantable system for opioid safety (iSOS).

19 Aug 2024

To what extent have rising adolescent depressive symptoms persisted into young adulthood?

Explore the risk of persistence of adolescent depressive symptoms into young adulthood.

19 Aug 2024

APOE ε4 carrier status increases the long-term cognitive decline risk associated with herpes zoster

The long-term subjective cognitive decline risk associated with Herpes zoster infections.

19 Aug 2024

$Gut microbiota linked to fracture risk: Study reveals key microbial associations$

Gut microbiota linked to fracture risk: Study reveals key microbial associations

The association between gut microbiota (GM) composition and incident fractures in the Finnish Risk Monitoring Program (FINRISK) 2002 cohort.

19 Aug 2024

Symptom-triggered testing shows promise for identifying early-stage ovarian cancer

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of symptom-triggered testing in detecting early-stage ovarian cancer.

19 Aug 2024

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that while most hospitalizations did not involve any substances, methamphetamine-related hospitalizations have increased while overall number of psychiatric hospitalizations remained stable.

16 Aug 2024

New study reveals overlap between metabolic and immune disorders

Inherited diseases of metabolism and immunity have more in common than previously recognized, according to a new study published in the journal Science Immunology.

16 Aug 2024

New RNA molecules in extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new class of RNAs packed into tiny particles known as extracellular vesicles (EVs) that could revolutionize how cancer and other diseases are diagnosed.

16 Aug 2024

Review highlights innovations in cuffless blood pressure monitoring technology

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension, as one of the predisposing factors of cardiovascular disease, is an important reason for the high incidence of cardiovascular disease.

16 Aug 2024

New exosome-based drug delivery system enhances ovarian cancer treatment

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Unlike breast cancer, ovarian cancer lacks early diagnostic markers and does not show noticeable symptoms until cancer metastases, leading to a low survival rate for ovarian cancer patients.

16 Aug 2024

Study highlights LLPS's influence on signaling pathways and disease progression

This paper, led by Professor Wu (Wenzhou Institute University, Wenzhou Medical University) and Professor Huang (Northeastern University), explores LLPS, a phenomenon closely associated with various diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.

16 Aug 2024