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How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Study reveals that specific body shape phenotypes, such as general obesity and central obesity, significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, suggesting distinct molecular pathways for different adiposity subtypes.

25 Apr 2024

Good sleep patterns cut heart disease risk, study finds

Persistently favorable sleep patterns may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, even in individuals with higher genetic susceptibility.

25 Apr 2024

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Research reveals that individuals with hypertension and a history of cancer are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, with those undergoing chemotherapy facing the highest risk.

25 Apr 2024

Diet's impact on gut bacteria offers new clues in Parkinson's disease management

Researchers find that diet significantly influences the gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease patients, potentially affecting disease progression and symptoms.

25 Apr 2024

Revolutionary AI device utilizes few-molecule reservoir computing for blood glucose prediction

A collaborative research team from NIMS and Tokyo University of Science has successfully developed a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) device that executes brain-like information processing through few-molecule reservoir computing.

25 Apr 2024

Scientists identify signaling pathway in liver cells linked to fibrosis

A healthy liver filters all the blood in your body, breaks down toxins and digests fats. It produces collagen to repair damaged cells when the liver is injured.

25 Apr 2024

Researchers uncover mechanism behind mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's

A team of researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's patients resulting in a reduction of the supply of energy to the brain.

25 Apr 2024

Synthetic nanomaterial could be an effective tool for treating neurodegenerative diseases

A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

25 Apr 2024

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

Warning letters from Medicare can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

25 Apr 2024

Loneliness increases mortality risk in cancer survivors, study finds

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) showed people surviving cancer who reported feeling more lonely experienced a higher mortality risk compared to survivors reporting low or no loneliness.

25 Apr 2024

Insilico Medicine's AI-designed drug ISM3412 receives FDA IND approval

Clinical stage artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company Insilico Medicine announces that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Investigational New Drug application for ISM3412, a small molecule inhibitor of MAT2A for the potential treatment of MTAP deleted cancers designed with Insilico's generative AI platform.

25 Apr 2024

Imaging using fundus autofluorescence can facilitate the diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye diseases

Uveitis is a rare inflammatory eye disease. Posterior and panuveitis in particular are associated with a poor prognosis and a protracted course of the disease. Diagnosis and monitoring can be challenging for healthcare professionals.

25 Apr 2024

Genetic variants linked to Parkinson's risk from pesticide exposure

A new UCLA Health study found certain genetic variants could help explain how long-term pesticide exposure could increase the risk of Parkinson's disease.

25 Apr 2024

Research reveals undertreatment of women with heart disease

Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

25 Apr 2024

Machine learning system offers new hope for diagnosis of rare genetic disorders

Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists. Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine are trying to make the process more efficient using artificial intelligence.

25 Apr 2024

High BMI associated with changes in physiological brain pulsations

A recent study from the University of Oulu reveals that high body mass index (BMI) is associated with changes in physiological brain pulsations.

25 Apr 2024

National study links air pollution to increased risk of heart attacks in Poland

Subpopulations at heightened risk for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) due to air pollution.

25 Apr 2024

Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix

When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with "In Our DNA SC" embroidered prominently on the front, Lee Moultrie said, two Black women stopped him to ask questions.

25 Apr 2024

Therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in Crohn’s disease

Whether human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) could heal luminal ulcers in Crohn’s disease.

25 Apr 2024

Researchers identify a ‘gene module’ involved in both depression and cardiovascular disease

Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are serious concerns for public health. Approximately 280 million people worldwide have depression, while 620 million people have CVD. It has been known since the 1990s that the two diseases are somehow related.

25 Apr 2024

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How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Good sleep patterns cut heart disease risk, study finds

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Diet's impact on gut bacteria offers new clues in Parkinson's disease management

Revolutionary AI device utilizes few-molecule reservoir computing for blood glucose prediction

Scientists identify signaling pathway in liver cells linked to fibrosis

Researchers uncover mechanism behind mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's

Synthetic nanomaterial could be an effective tool for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Medicare warning letters effectively cut antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients

Loneliness increases mortality risk in cancer survivors, study finds

Insilico Medicine's AI-designed drug ISM3412 receives FDA IND approval

Imaging using fundus autofluorescence can facilitate the diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye diseases

Genetic variants linked to Parkinson's risk from pesticide exposure

Research reveals undertreatment of women with heart disease

Machine learning system offers new hope for diagnosis of rare genetic disorders

High BMI associated with changes in physiological brain pulsations

National study links air pollution to increased risk of heart attacks in Poland

Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix

Therapeutic potential of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in Crohn’s disease

Researchers identify a ‘gene module’ involved in both depression and cardiovascular disease

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