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Climate change can increase mental health disorders

Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events appear to increase mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, according to analysis focused on communities in Bangladesh.

14 Feb 2023

Integrating AI with infrared imaging to improve colon cancer diagnosis

Artificial intelligence and infrared imaging automatically classify tumors and are faster than previous methods.

14 Feb 2023

High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

Up to 2% of adults in Europe, North America, and Israel likely have heart failure, and are at high risk of death and additional serious complications, suggest current estimates based on digital health records for 11 countries, and published online in the journal Heart.

14 Feb 2023

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues across the country have partnered to develop a screening tool to help primary care physicians identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

14 Feb 2023

Strip-type urine sensor can aid in cancer diagnosis

A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Surface & Nano Materials Divison of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, conducted joint research with Professor Junsuk Rho of POSTECH and Professor Samjin Choi of Kyung Hee University Medical School to find metabolites in urine.

14 Feb 2023

Cabometyx® in combination with nivolumab shows durable survival benefits at over three-years’ follow-up in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma

Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) today announced three-year minimum, 44-month median, follow-up results from the Phase III CheckMate -9ER trial showing that Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) in combination with nivolumab provides survival and response rate benefits after three-years in the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC), compared to sunitinib.

From Ipsen 14 Feb 2023

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

The behavioral disorders observed in autism are associated with a multitude of genetic alterations. Scientists from the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) have now found another molecular cause for this condition.

14 Feb 2023

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

New research from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine could help explain how the sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism.

14 Feb 2023

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects one in ten people worldwide. There has been an alarming increase of 16% in the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the past two years.

13 Feb 2023

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.

13 Feb 2023

Active compound in Lion’s Mane mushroom improves nerve growth and memory

Scientists report that the active compound from an edible mushroom, Hericium erinaceus, can enhance nerve growth and boost memory.

13 Feb 2023

Does frequent eating inhibit unhealthy weight gain in children?

Even as childhood obesity continues to increase worldwide, with an estimated 390 million obese children and adolescents being heavier than expected for their age, temptations for children to eat a diet with poor quality are rife. Could this be counteracted by offering healthy food to children more frequently? A new research paper examines this hypothesis, showing the positive effects of increased meal frequency on childhood obesity.

13 Feb 2023

Type 1 diabetes complications may be improved by short, frequent activity breaks

In a review article published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes, scientists have discussed the application and significance of decreasing sedentary behavior at frequent intervals in managing type 1 diabetes.

13 Feb 2023

Over 50% of cancer patients report long COVID symptoms after recovering from COVID-19

Tesearchers investigate the persistent symptoms experienced by cancer patients who previously recovered from COVID-19.

13 Feb 2023

Similar autoantibody profiles in long COVID and fully recovered individuals

Researchers evaluate autoreactive antibody profiles after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

13 Feb 2023

Intracranial pressure plays a key role in normal-tension glaucoma

An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 per cent of all glaucoma cases.

13 Feb 2023

Neuroprotectant linked to reduced death and disability among stroke patients

The neuroprotectant ApTOLL, a medication that may shield the brain from tissue damage, was linked to reduced death and disability among people being treated for stroke when used with standard treatments to restore blood flow, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

Using blood pressure medications after endovascular treatment for stroke may not be safe or effective

Using blood pressure medications to lower the top number of blood pressure reading (systolic blood pressure) may not be safe or effective among people who have an acute ischemic stroke and undergo a successful mechanical clot removal — endovascular therapy, according to a phase-2 late-breaking clinical trial presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

AI-based decision support for cardiac arrest could make a major difference to doctors’ work

When patients receive care after cardiac arrest, doctors can now — by entering patient data in a web-based app — find out how thousands of similar patients have fared.

13 Feb 2023

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

Irregular heart rhythms were detected in about 1 in 5 people who survived an ischemic stroke due to atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in the arteries) after being continuously monitored for three years with an insertable cardiac device, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2023.

13 Feb 2023

Medical Condition News

Climate change can increase mental health disorders

Integrating AI with infrared imaging to improve colon cancer diagnosis

High prevalence and risks of heart failure warrant urgent action, say researchers

New screening tool shows promise to help primary care physicians identify COPD

Strip-type urine sensor can aid in cancer diagnosis

Cabometyx® in combination with nivolumab shows durable survival benefits at over three-years’ follow-up in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

New research could help explain how sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism

Do nuts help with type 2 diabetes?

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

Active compound in Lion’s Mane mushroom improves nerve growth and memory

Does frequent eating inhibit unhealthy weight gain in children?

Type 1 diabetes complications may be improved by short, frequent activity breaks

Over 50% of cancer patients report long COVID symptoms after recovering from COVID-19

Similar autoantibody profiles in long COVID and fully recovered individuals

Intracranial pressure plays a key role in normal-tension glaucoma

Neuroprotectant linked to reduced death and disability among stroke patients

Using blood pressure medications after endovascular treatment for stroke may not be safe or effective

AI-based decision support for cardiac arrest could make a major difference to doctors’ work

About 1 in 5 stroke survivors found to have irregular heart rhythms

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