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Is a Western diet a risk factor for major depressive disorder?

Researchers investigated whether the Western diet (WD) was a risk element for major depressive disorder (MDD) patients.

8 Aug 2023

Seeking Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs, pharma giant courts Black influencers

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs, including the company's highly sought Wegovy, which can cost patients more than $1,000 a month.

8 Aug 2023

Hepatitis C treatment initiation found to be low among Medicaid recipients

While there are highly effective treatments for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), only 1 in 5 Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with HCV started treatment, according to a retrospective study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University's Ithaca campus.

8 Aug 2023

Link found between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic abnormalities in children: New insights unveiled

Researchers investigated the correlation between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components.

8 Aug 2023

Molecular insights: Detecting gene fusions offers new avenues for advanced cancer management

Study identifies gene fusions to understand their relationship with observed pathologies in cancer patients.

8 Aug 2023

Study reveals link between self-perceived antibody response and actual COVID-19 protection

Can individuals assess the strength of their antibody response following coronavirus disease 2019?

8 Aug 2023

The green tea effect: From gut microbes to weight loss, new insights emerge

The impact of green tea and its functional components on body weight and gut microbiota regulation.

8 Aug 2023

Could pizza consumption improve rheumatoid arthritis severity?

Investigating whether pizza and its ingredients modulated RA disease activity.

8 Aug 2023

Impact of age-related alterations in lipid metabolism on general health

Scientists provide a detailed overview on age-related alterations in lipid metabolism and its association with age-related chronic diseases.

8 Aug 2023

Physical exercise mitigates risk of sleep disturbances due to cadmium exposure

Researchers examine the correlation between blood cadmium exposure, physical activity, and sleep disturbances.

8 Aug 2023

SLU research finds link between anxiety disorders, benzodiazepine exposure and dementia in seniors

Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure was associated with a 28% increased risk of dementia.

7 Aug 2023

Cambridge scientists find structural differences in hypothalamus of overweight and obese people

Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with obesity when compared to people who are a healthy weight.

7 Aug 2023

AI-based predictive tool could help guide treatment of cancer

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created an AI-based tool that uses tumor gene sequencing data to predict the primary source of a patient's cancer.

7 Aug 2023

Researchers develop new method for monitoring critically ill patients with circulatory shock

Critically ill patients with circulatory shock - when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to the rest of the body, often as a result of heart failure, sepsis, or hemorrhage - require close monitoring and treatment, especially to maintain adequate blood pressure to prevent injury to important organs.

7 Aug 2023

UTHSC professor receives $2.56 million to continue glioblastoma research

Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently was awarded $2.56 million from the National Cancer Institute over the next five years to identify and target molecular pathways that will enhance glioblastoma's sensitivity to currently approved drug therapies.

7 Aug 2023

Research uncovers potential route to treating vascular dementia

Groundbreaking new research has uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for vascular dementia, that directly target a cause of the condition.

7 Aug 2023

High troponin levels associated with increased risk of death from any cause

A high level of troponin - a protein normally used to exclude the possibility of a heart attack in patients with chest pain - may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next couple of years, even in the absence of known or suspected cardiovascular disease, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

7 Aug 2023

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Is a Western diet a risk factor for major depressive disorder?

Seeking Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs, pharma giant courts Black influencers

Hepatitis C treatment initiation found to be low among Medicaid recipients

Link found between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic abnormalities in children: New insights unveiled

Molecular insights: Detecting gene fusions offers new avenues for advanced cancer management

Study reveals link between self-perceived antibody response and actual COVID-19 protection

The green tea effect: From gut microbes to weight loss, new insights emerge

Could pizza consumption improve rheumatoid arthritis severity?

Impact of age-related alterations in lipid metabolism on general health

Physical exercise mitigates risk of sleep disturbances due to cadmium exposure

SLU research finds link between anxiety disorders, benzodiazepine exposure and dementia in seniors

Cambridge scientists find structural differences in hypothalamus of overweight and obese people

AI-based predictive tool could help guide treatment of cancer

Researchers develop new method for monitoring critically ill patients with circulatory shock

UTHSC professor receives $2.56 million to continue glioblastoma research

Research uncovers potential route to treating vascular dementia

High troponin levels associated with increased risk of death from any cause

Miniature heart model holds the key to saving lives and enhancing patient outcomes

Depression and anxiety not linked to higher risk for most cancers, analysis finds

EULAR releases new recommendations for non-pharmacological management of SLE and SSc

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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