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Pregnant smokers who use e-cigarettes more likely to quit smoking later in pregnancy

The risks of smoking during pregnancy for both maternal and fetal health are well documented, but only about half of pregnant people quit smoking on their own.

13 Sep 2023

Microbiome composition influences severity of Legionnaires' disease

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung alveoli caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, representing a clinical and economic burden and a global public health problem.

13 Sep 2023

Researchers develop new protocol to study white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease

A new editorial paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 16, entitled, "Microvascular contributions to white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease."

13 Sep 2023

Genetics and diet shape insulin signaling in mice

Researchers have produced a comprehensive picture of insulin signalling in mice and suggest that it is shaped by entangled effects of genetics and diet.

13 Sep 2023

Revolutionizing sleep apnea care: Mount Sinai's automated tool predicts mortality risk

Researchers propose ventilatory burden (VB) as an automated measure of obstructive sleep apnea severity and a predictor of cardiovascular disease and any-cause mortality.

13 Sep 2023

Early sepsis detection: molecular immune markers show limited impact in screening tools

Researchers evaluated the additional predictive value of molecular immune markers with the Predict Sepsis screening tools developed previously by the same research team.

13 Sep 2023

Could your daily routine lead to dementia? New research points to sedentary lifestyle as potential risk factor

In a recent study, researchers investigated whether accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior was associated with incident dementia.

13 Sep 2023

Machine learning shows promise for coronary artery disease risk assessment

Researchers investigated the performance of a machine learning-based model in evaluating radiomic features to diagnose coronary artery disease.

13 Sep 2023

Estimating life expectancy based on the age of type 2 diabetes diagnosis

The association between the age of diabetes diagnosis and life expectancy.

13 Sep 2023

Does pet ownership impact the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms?

How living alone and pet ownership combined relate to depressive symptoms.

13 Sep 2023

The science behind lifestyle's role in preventing depression

A recent paper looks at the effect of a range of lifestyle factors in relation to brain structure, immune function, metabolic pathways, and genetic mechanisms that are responsible for depression.

13 Sep 2023

Can yoga alleviate rheumatoid arthritis severity?

A recent Scientific Reports study investigated the effect of yoga on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) severity.

13 Sep 2023

Could spinach extract accelerate wound healing in those with diabetes?

A recent Scientific Reports study evaluated the effect of spinach extract on wound healing in diabetic rats.

13 Sep 2023

Tailored online interventions to promote seasonal influenza vaccination

The efficacy of tailored online interventions in improving seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) uptake among older adults.

13 Sep 2023

Customized diets: The future of disease management revealed in gut study

The interactions between individual diets and the gut microbiome.

13 Sep 2023

Comparing HIV PrEP medications: Study explores hypertension risk in adults on TAF vs. TDF

The risk of hypertension and statin initiation in adults starting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-exposure prophylaxis.

13 Sep 2023

Robust detection of gallbladder cancer using deep-learning-assisted US imaging

Researchers from India developed and validated a deep-learning (DL) model to automate the detection of gallbladder cancer.

13 Sep 2023

Immunity following vaccination provides better protection against COVID-19

A team from the UNIGE and the HUG analyzed the contacts of 50,000 COVID-19 positive cases. Immunity following vaccination provides better protection for those around you.

12 Sep 2023

Study: Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020

The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization pronouncement that pain treatment is a universal right.

12 Sep 2023

A combination of inhibitors may suppress tumor growth and prevent cancer relapse

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that a combination of inhibitors may suppress tumor growth and prevent relapse in patients with certain cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma.

12 Sep 2023

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Pregnant smokers who use e-cigarettes more likely to quit smoking later in pregnancy

Microbiome composition influences severity of Legionnaires' disease

Researchers develop new protocol to study white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease

Genetics and diet shape insulin signaling in mice

Revolutionizing sleep apnea care: Mount Sinai's automated tool predicts mortality risk

Early sepsis detection: molecular immune markers show limited impact in screening tools

Could your daily routine lead to dementia? New research points to sedentary lifestyle as potential risk factor

Machine learning shows promise for coronary artery disease risk assessment

Estimating life expectancy based on the age of type 2 diabetes diagnosis

Does pet ownership impact the relationship between living alone and depressive symptoms?

The science behind lifestyle's role in preventing depression

Can yoga alleviate rheumatoid arthritis severity?

Could spinach extract accelerate wound healing in those with diabetes?

Tailored online interventions to promote seasonal influenza vaccination

Customized diets: The future of disease management revealed in gut study

Comparing HIV PrEP medications: Study explores hypertension risk in adults on TAF vs. TDF

Robust detection of gallbladder cancer using deep-learning-assisted US imaging

Immunity following vaccination provides better protection against COVID-19

Study: Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020

A combination of inhibitors may suppress tumor growth and prevent cancer relapse

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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