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A healthy lifestyle reduces risk of developing severe liver disease

Researchers investigate the correlation between a healthy lifestyle and Life’s Essential 8 scores in new-onset severe non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

29 Jun 2023

Living in a historically redlined neighborhood may increase risk of kidney failure

New study shows that long-term disinvestment in health and wealth resources in historically redlined neighborhoods likely contributes to a disproportionate rate of kidney failure among Black adults today.

29 Jun 2023

Higher lean muscle mass may offer protection against Alzheimer's disease

High levels of lean muscle might protect against Alzheimer's disease, suggests a large study published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.

29 Jun 2023

Loneliness linked to increased risk of heart disease in diabetics

Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

29 Jun 2023

Long COVID cannot be treated as a single condition, study says

Long COVID is not a single condition, and should not be treated as such, according to new data collected in nationwide study released May 31 in the Open Forum of Infectious Diseases.

29 Jun 2023

Do people drink less alcohol if they are aware of the associated cancer risks?

Alcohol consumption is a known risk factor for various types of cancer, but awareness of this link remains low among the general population. This study examines the association between awareness of alcohol as a cancer risk factor and alcohol consumption among adults in the United States.

29 Jun 2023

New CHEST guideline offers recommendations to manage arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on antithrombotic therapy in arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19.

29 Jun 2023

TOS members unveil new research about anti-obesity medications at ADA annual meeting

Multiple members of The Obesity Society (TOS) unveiled new research about several anti-obesity medications in development at this year's annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) held June 23–26.

29 Jun 2023

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

Mild cognitive impairment, which occurs in about one in six individuals in the U.S., age 65 and older, remains substantially underdiagnosed, especially in disadvantaged populations.

29 Jun 2023

McMaster research opens new possibilities to help people maintain weight loss after dieting

Researchers led by McMaster University professor Gregory Steinberg and postdoctoral research fellow Dongdong Wang have uncovered a key mechanism for promoting weight loss and maintaining the burning of calories during dieting.

29 Jun 2023

Scientists identify altered proteins that predict islet autoimmunity

Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear.

29 Jun 2023

Early hallucinations may indicate faster cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson's disease

Have you ever felt the strong sensation that someone is behind you, so intense that you turn around, only to see that no-one is there? This is a 'presence hallucination'.

29 Jun 2023

New atlas offers a way to identify the deep mechanisms of cancer

An atlas that catalogs gene activity and the levels of small molecules called metabolites in tumor samples offers a new way of identifying the deep mechanisms of cancer, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

29 Jun 2023

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A healthy lifestyle reduces risk of developing severe liver disease

Living in a historically redlined neighborhood may increase risk of kidney failure

Higher lean muscle mass may offer protection against Alzheimer's disease

Loneliness linked to increased risk of heart disease in diabetics

Long COVID cannot be treated as a single condition, study says

Do people drink less alcohol if they are aware of the associated cancer risks?

New CHEST guideline offers recommendations to manage arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in COVID-19

TOS members unveil new research about anti-obesity medications at ADA annual meeting

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

McMaster research opens new possibilities to help people maintain weight loss after dieting

Scientists identify altered proteins that predict islet autoimmunity

Early hallucinations may indicate faster cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson's disease

New atlas offers a way to identify the deep mechanisms of cancer

Researchers find new way to reduce risk of kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients

People with mental illness less likely to participate in cancer screening programs

MDXX drugs: A promising new therapy for autism spectrum disorder

Tirzepatide triumphs in significant weight reduction for people with type 2 diabetes

The Lancet study unveils exciting findings on retatrutide as a novel treatment for type 2 diabetes

Understanding the biological effects of SARS-CoV-2 persistence in children

CognoSpeak: AI tool uses speech technology to quickly assess dementia risk

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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