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Study sheds light on the role of immune cells in fat tissue inflammation and obesity

Fat tissue, for as much as it's been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy storage and hormone production, among other functions.

10 Oct 2023

Non-melanoma skin cancer causing greater number of global deaths than melanoma, study finds

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is causing a greater number of global deaths than melanoma, the more serious form of skin cancer, a new study presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) Congress 2023 has found.

10 Oct 2023

Study supports genetic predisposition to chronic regional pain syndrome in a third of cases

Genes may be responsible for third of complex regional pain syndrome cases. But the condition is less common in men, even though they are more likely to have the 4 genetic variations implicated in heightened risk, suggesting that there may be sex specific causes, say the researchers.

10 Oct 2023

Stress-induced ribosome dysregulation may underlie depression

A group of ribosomal protein genes connects animal models of depression to human patients with major depressive disorder.

10 Oct 2023

Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) diabetes benefits: Hope or hype?

Researchers compared the effects of fermented and non-fermented Aronia melanocarpa berries on glycemic markers in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Despite the berries' high antioxidant potential and past studies suggesting benefits, this rigorous trial found no significant impact on waist circumference, insulin sensitivity, or glucose levels.

10 Oct 2023

Can a low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet be the answer to long COVID woes?

Keck Medicine of USC is conducting a clinical trial to determine if a low-carbohydrate, anti-inflammatory diet combined with a medical food raising blood ketone levels can alleviate symptoms of long COVID. The study, based on the theory that prolonged inflammation post-COVID infection causes the syndrome, aims to examine the diet's efficacy in reducing inflammation and improving patients' health.

10 Oct 2023

Smoke-free laws could save thousands of lives each year, Singapore study suggests

The extension was associated with a monthly fall in the rate of heart attacks, with older people and men benefitting the most from the move.

10 Oct 2023

Multilevel intervention reduces barriers to timely cancer screening follow-up

When cancer screening in a patient reveals an abnormal test result, prompt follow-up is critical so that further tests can be conducted, and if needed, treatment can be initiated as soon as possible.

10 Oct 2023

$4.39 million NIH grant awarded to study the link between atrial myopathy and dementia

Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS, a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Lillehei Heart Institute, has been awarded a $4.39 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study atrial myopathy - a heart condition associated with a higher risk of dementia and vascular brain injury.

10 Oct 2023

New outreach campaign promotes collaboration between oral health providers and family physicians

An ongoing and open exchange between oral-health providers and family physicians can effectively improve the quality of their patients' treatment and wellbeing, and in certain cases even save lives.

10 Oct 2023

New AI tool could aid in the diagnosis of enigmatic rare diseases

An innovative AI-based tool leverages varied symptom descriptions, along with evidence from the scientific literature and genomic datasets, to pinpoint disease-associated gene variants.

10 Oct 2023

COVID-19 vaccine response lower in patients with lung conditions, study finds

Clinicians and researchers at National Jewish Health studied COVID vaccine effectiveness in patients with underlying lung conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).

10 Oct 2023

Protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can help refocus the body's immune system against cancer

A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated in theory that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body's immune system against the cancer, effectively halting it and preventing its recurrence.

10 Oct 2023

Did the COVID-19 pandemic increase drunkness among people with a history of alcohol use disorder?

How COVID-19-related stressors altered drunkenness frequency.

10 Oct 2023

Discovery of a novel therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

A novel amino acid transporter-based therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

10 Oct 2023

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

The importance of tools used to interpret the output of predictive models in type 1 diabetes (T1D) management.

10 Oct 2023

Mindfulness, depression, and meaning in life: what’s the link?

Whether meaning in life (MIL) showed a chain mediating effect in the association between mindfulness and depression.

10 Oct 2023

Comparing the lasting effects: post COVID vs. non-COVID acute respiratory infections

Symptom profiles between individuals with prior COVID-19 and those with other acute respiratory infections (ARIs).

10 Oct 2023

Stair climbing study unveils surprising link to back pain in females but not males

Recent PLoS ONE research reveals that female orthopedic physical therapists without Low Back Pain (LBP) climb significantly more stairs weekly than those with LBP. Discrepancies in stair-climbing habits were more pronounced among females, with sleep quality differences also observed.

10 Oct 2023

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

Liquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure circulating tumor DNA (cell-free DNA that is shed into the bloodstream by dying cancer cells).

9 Oct 2023

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Study sheds light on the role of immune cells in fat tissue inflammation and obesity

Non-melanoma skin cancer causing greater number of global deaths than melanoma, study finds

Study supports genetic predisposition to chronic regional pain syndrome in a third of cases

Stress-induced ribosome dysregulation may underlie depression

Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) diabetes benefits: Hope or hype?

Can a low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet be the answer to long COVID woes?

Smoke-free laws could save thousands of lives each year, Singapore study suggests

Multilevel intervention reduces barriers to timely cancer screening follow-up

$4.39 million NIH grant awarded to study the link between atrial myopathy and dementia

New outreach campaign promotes collaboration between oral health providers and family physicians

New AI tool could aid in the diagnosis of enigmatic rare diseases

COVID-19 vaccine response lower in patients with lung conditions, study finds

Protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can help refocus the body's immune system against cancer

Did the COVID-19 pandemic increase drunkness among people with a history of alcohol use disorder?

Discovery of a novel therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

The critical role of model interpretation in diabetes decision support systems

Mindfulness, depression, and meaning in life: what’s the link?

Comparing the lasting effects: post COVID vs. non-COVID acute respiratory infections

Stair climbing study unveils surprising link to back pain in females but not males

Liquid biopsies could be used as an early marker of immunotherapy response, study finds

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