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Delta opioid receptor agonist reduces anxiety-like behavior in mice

Anxiety-related disorders can have a profound impact on the mental health and quality of life of affected individuals.

22 Feb 2024

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

22 Feb 2024

Major discovery improves the understanding of brain fog associated with Long COVID

Today, a team of scientists from Trinity College Dublin and investigators from FutureNeuro announced a major discovery that has profound importance for our understanding of brain fog and cognitive decline seen in some patients with Long COVID.

22 Feb 2024

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

Scientists at the University of Zurich have developed an innovative neural cell culture model, shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration.

22 Feb 2024

Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

22 Feb 2024

Youth fitness linked to lower atherosclerosis risk in middle-aged men

Men who were physically fit when they were young had a lower risk of atherosclerosis almost 40 years later, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden.

22 Feb 2024

Research identifies cancer risk patterns in families of men with fertility problems

For the first time researchers have identified patterns of risk for several different types of cancer in men with fertility problems and their families.

22 Feb 2024

Harvard study links PM2.5 air pollution to increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalization in seniors

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase seniors' risk of hospitalization for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

22 Feb 2024

Researchers discover mechanism to reverse amyloid plaque assembly in Alzheimer's disease

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have developed a new drug delivery platform that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperatures.

22 Feb 2024

Proper serum levels of vitamin D may have a protective effect against breast cancer

The impact of vitamin D on breast cancer (BC).

22 Feb 2024

Green tea does not lower the risk of lung cancer

Whether green tea consumption was associated with a lower risk of lung cancer.

22 Feb 2024

Machine learning model to determine associations between metabolic syndrome and lactation

Machine learning models to investigate the relationship of lactation with metabolic syndrome risk.

22 Feb 2024

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods such as spinal taps and brain scans.

22 Feb 2024

Can dietary patterns impact stomach cancer risk?

Eating patterns and indices related to gastric cancer and explored their association with stomach cancer risk.

22 Feb 2024

Red light exposure mitigates blood glucose spikes after meals

Shining a specific frequency of red light on a person's back for 15 minutes can reduce blood sugar levels, according to a new study from City, University of London and UCL.

22 Feb 2024

October found to be the optimum time to vaccinate against influenza

The optimum time to vaccinate young infants against influenza.

22 Feb 2024

Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.

22 Feb 2024

Major study of 59 million Americans finds fine particulate matter from air pollution increases heart disease risks

Relationships between air pollution and the probability of first-time hospitalization for CVD.

22 Feb 2024

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

When someone has obesity, losing even 5% of their body weight can make a major difference in their health -- especially if they can keep from regaining it.

21 Feb 2024

Novel treatment for polycythemia vera shows promise in clinical trial

A novel treatment for polycythemia vera, a potentially fatal blood cancer, demonstrated the ability to control overproduction of red blood cells, the hallmark of this malignancy and many of its debilitating symptoms in a multi-center clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

21 Feb 2024

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Delta opioid receptor agonist reduces anxiety-like behavior in mice

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

Major discovery improves the understanding of brain fog associated with Long COVID

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Youth fitness linked to lower atherosclerosis risk in middle-aged men

Research identifies cancer risk patterns in families of men with fertility problems

Harvard study links PM2.5 air pollution to increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalization in seniors

Researchers discover mechanism to reverse amyloid plaque assembly in Alzheimer's disease

Proper serum levels of vitamin D may have a protective effect against breast cancer

Green tea does not lower the risk of lung cancer

Machine learning model to determine associations between metabolic syndrome and lactation

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

Can dietary patterns impact stomach cancer risk?

Red light exposure mitigates blood glucose spikes after meals

October found to be the optimum time to vaccinate against influenza

Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment

Major study of 59 million Americans finds fine particulate matter from air pollution increases heart disease risks

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

Novel treatment for polycythemia vera shows promise in clinical trial

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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