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Early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease does not improve visual acuity

While early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease slowed progression to severe disease, it did not improve visual acuity compared with treating more severe disease once it developed, according to a clinical study from the DRCR Retina Network.

7 Feb 2023

Metabolically unhealthy people may be at increased risk of obesity-related cancer

For up to 40 years, nearly 800,000 people from Sweden, Norway and Austria have been tracked based on how their BMI and metabolic health - that is, their blood pressure, blood glucose levels and blood fats - affect the risk of suffering from obesity-related cancers.

7 Feb 2023

Integrated NGS system can deliver accurate, genomics-based diagnoses to accelerate treatment for myeloid neoplasms

Identifying recurrent genetic alterations in myeloid neoplasms has improved diagnosis and expanded targeted treatments available to patients. However, treatment initiation can be delayed by the variable and lengthy turnaround times involved in testing for these alterations.

7 Feb 2023

Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies more cost effective than current recommendations

Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk, are more cost effective than current recommendations based solely on age and smoking history, according to a study led by the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Lung Working Group, which includes researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

7 Feb 2023

Newly identified gene signature helps assess cancer risk and optimize treatment

In a paper published in PNAS, Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Wistar's Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center and Ira Brind Professor and Program Leader in the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program, and team have identified a gene signature that accurately predicts the functioning of P53 variants, important information to assessing cancer risk and optimizing choices for cancer therapeutics.

7 Feb 2023

New recommendations for optimization, validation of the quantitative measurement of HBV cccDNA

Approximately 300 million people worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and at high risk of developing liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma.

6 Feb 2023

Large study on post-COVID dysosmia and dysgeusia

In a new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists in the United States assessed the extent of post-COVID-19 olfactory and gustatory dysfunction to gain deeper insights into the quality and severity of the symptoms over a year.

6 Feb 2023

9 out of every 10 people hospitalized with the flu have at least one underlying medical condition

Leading health organizations are urging people to get a flu shot if they haven't already done so. Compared to last year's mild flu season, the U.S. has already seen more than three times the number of flu-related deaths.

6 Feb 2023

How does vaping affect your health?

According to the significant review, using nicotine e-cigarettes increases the risk of various adverse health outcomes, especially in youth, including taking up smoking, addiction, poisoning, seizures, burns, and lung injury.

6 Feb 2023

Cancer-causing viruses use a human protein to evade the innate immune response

The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers.

6 Feb 2023

Study reveals mechanism of a previously unexplained type of cell death

A study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Nature Cell Biology, details a previously unexplained type of cell death called disulfidptosis that could open the door for novel cancer therapeutic strategies.

6 Feb 2023

New Cochrane review: Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks

Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children or adults, according to an updated Cochrane review.

6 Feb 2023

The role of autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in post-acute COVID-19

A new clinical outlook in Nature Reviews Cardiology aimed to analyze the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 that can pose a threat to patients, their doctors, and the healthcare system.

6 Feb 2023

Gut hormone receptor polyagonists show promise for obesity and diabetes

A new paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation describes drugs that could help lose weight and manage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

6 Feb 2023

New research may explain why some patients suffer from long-COVID

A review article published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation deciphers the relationship between rare inborn errors of type I interferon immunity and the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.

6 Feb 2023

What do gut microbiota have to do with Alzheimer's and dementia?

Researchers explore the preventive and therapeutic potential of gut microbiome modulation in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

6 Feb 2023

Diet, microbial metabolites, and cytokine levels correlate with depression and anxiety symptoms in obese individuals

Researchers determine the association between diet, microbe-derived metabolites, and cytokine levels with anxiety and depression among obese adults.

6 Feb 2023

Study: Most patients are getting small doses of rehab therapy after stroke

Many patients don't receive much rehabilitation therapy following a stroke, despite strong evidence that higher amounts can reduce long-term disability, according to a new UCLA-led study that tracked over 500 patients across 28 acute care hospitals in their first year following a stroke.

6 Feb 2023

Adherence to healthy lifestyle linked to lower risk of long COVID

Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half the risk of long COVID compared with women without any healthy lifestyle factors, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

6 Feb 2023

Researchers identify a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration

Researchers at Tel Aviv University identified a new genetic risk factor for the complex eye disease AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), a leading cause for loss of eyesight at an advanced age.

6 Feb 2023

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Early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease does not improve visual acuity

Metabolically unhealthy people may be at increased risk of obesity-related cancer

Integrated NGS system can deliver accurate, genomics-based diagnoses to accelerate treatment for myeloid neoplasms

Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies more cost effective than current recommendations

Newly identified gene signature helps assess cancer risk and optimize treatment

New recommendations for optimization, validation of the quantitative measurement of HBV cccDNA

Large study on post-COVID dysosmia and dysgeusia

9 out of every 10 people hospitalized with the flu have at least one underlying medical condition

How does vaping affect your health?

Cancer-causing viruses use a human protein to evade the innate immune response

Study reveals mechanism of a previously unexplained type of cell death

New Cochrane review: Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks

The role of autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in post-acute COVID-19

Gut hormone receptor polyagonists show promise for obesity and diabetes

New research may explain why some patients suffer from long-COVID

What do gut microbiota have to do with Alzheimer's and dementia?

Diet, microbial metabolites, and cytokine levels correlate with depression and anxiety symptoms in obese individuals

Study: Most patients are getting small doses of rehab therapy after stroke

Adherence to healthy lifestyle linked to lower risk of long COVID

Researchers identify a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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