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Short sleep duration from mid to late life associated with risk of multimorbidity

Adults over 50 who sleep for five hours or less per night have a greater risk of developing more than one chronic disease when compared to their peers who sleep seven hours, according to a study, published October 18th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

18 Oct 2022

Study reveals how a cell signaling molecule can help oral cancer cells acquire high motility

The process of metastasis is when cancer cells gain motility and spread to other sites of the body. Because this is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths, researchers have aimed to develop therapeutic strategies that can block metastasis.

18 Oct 2022

Research proposes a set of conditions that could be the starting point for ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is the most common type of inflammatory bowel disease, characterised by chronic ulcers and inflammation in the colon and rectum.

18 Oct 2022

Individualized treatment for back pain leads to increased effect compared to standard therapies

If a therapy for chronic back pain is tailored specifically to a patient's individual requirements, the chances of success are far greater than with standard forms of treatment.

18 Oct 2022

Electronic nose can distinguish between people with and without lung cancer

Is it possible to detect lung cancer by smelling the air that someone exhales? Sharina Kort, lung specialist in training at MST, recently earned a PhD from the University of Twente based on her research into that topic.

18 Oct 2022

Epigenetic changes related to Parkinson's disease are different in men and women, study says

The epigenetic changes linked to Parkinson's disease – a nervous system disorder that afflicts nearly 1 million Americans – are different in men and women, according to a new Rutgers study published in NPJ Parkinson's Disease.

18 Oct 2022

People with end-stage renal disease and psoriasis do not have increased risk for heart attack

Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators have made the surprising finding that in people who also have end-stage renal disease, which shares many risk factors with heart disease, it is not.

18 Oct 2022

Taking stock of mental health trends in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study posted in the pre-print server medRxiv* aimed to apply clustering and network analysis to determine the connectivity between the states and used COVID-19-related mental health indicators to understand how COVID-19 impacts mental health across the United States.

18 Oct 2022

Danish study shows 3rd booster dose reduces risk of long-COVID

A recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during the Omicron variant predominant period was associated with post-acute symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or ‘long COVID’, as well general health problems with new onset – four months after a COVID-19 positive test result.

17 Oct 2022

Study explores the effect of COVID-19 on platelet function

A new study posted in the pre-print server bioRxiv* aimed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on platelet proteome and relate the functional responses of platelets and the formation of platelet-neutrophil aggregate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

17 Oct 2022

UTA engineer will use deep-learning tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias

A University of Texas at Arlington computer science engineer will advance and integrate powerful deep-learning methods and tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (ADRD), which in turn could help the medical community better treat those diseases.

17 Oct 2022

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected pregnant women in Mexico

Researchers assess COVID-19-related fatality rates among pregnant women in Mexico.

17 Oct 2022

High immune protein levels predict both heart failure and death

For years, cardiologists have zeroed in on a hormone called BNP as a gold standard to determine if patients with heart failure are at risk of severe illness or death. It's released by the heart in response to when the cardiac tissue stretches due to pressure.

17 Oct 2022

Illicit drugs associated with increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation

Methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates, and cannabis are associated with an increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation, according to an 11-year study in more than 23 million adults published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

17 Oct 2022

The prevalence of pneumococcal carriage in Serbia during COVID

Scientists explore the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults.

17 Oct 2022

Study links chemical composition of fine particulate air pollution to worse lung disease outcomes

People with a disease characterized by lung scarring that has no obvious cause are more likely to die if they live in areas with higher levels of air pollution composed of chemicals associated with industrial sources and vehicular traffic, according to new research led by University of Pittsburgh scientists.

17 Oct 2022

Medical Condition News

Short sleep duration from mid to late life associated with risk of multimorbidity

Study reveals how a cell signaling molecule can help oral cancer cells acquire high motility

Research proposes a set of conditions that could be the starting point for ulcerative colitis

Individualized treatment for back pain leads to increased effect compared to standard therapies

Electronic nose can distinguish between people with and without lung cancer

Epigenetic changes related to Parkinson's disease are different in men and women, study says

People with end-stage renal disease and psoriasis do not have increased risk for heart attack

Taking stock of mental health trends in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic

Danish study shows 3rd booster dose reduces risk of long-COVID

Study explores the effect of COVID-19 on platelet function

UTA engineer will use deep-learning tools to pinpoint types of Alzheimer's disease-related dementias

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected pregnant women in Mexico

High immune protein levels predict both heart failure and death

Illicit drugs associated with increased likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation

The prevalence of pneumococcal carriage in Serbia during COVID

Study links chemical composition of fine particulate air pollution to worse lung disease outcomes

Timely treatment of depression could reduce the risk of dementia

BU researcher awarded $4.6 million U2C grant to develop innovative lung cancer biomarkers

Cardiovascular disease risk factors are largely the same for men and women

Researchers identify a new gene essential to colon cancer growth

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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