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Study reveals recommended levels of long-term blood sugar to avoid diabetes-related damage

The levels of long-term blood sugar, HbA1c, can be used to accurately determine the risk of a person with type 1 diabetes developing eye- and kidney complications.

12 Sep 2022

Oral anticoagulant drug may be safe, effective in preventing blood clots after urologic cancer surgery

The oral anticoagulant drug apixaban may offer a safer, more effective alternative to standard home heparin injections for patients taking extended prophylaxis (EP) to prevent blood-clot-related complications after surgery, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

12 Sep 2022

Neoadjuvant NHAs followed by surgery can improve key outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer patients

For high-risk patients with prostate cancer, treatment with novel hormonal agents (NHAs) followed by surgery can reduce the risk of recurrent and progressive cancer, compared to initial treatment with surgery, suggests a study in The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

12 Sep 2022

N-dihydrogalactochitosan shows promise as a mucosal vaccine adjuvant against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in the United States demonstrated the efficacy of a novel biopolymer, N-dihydrogalactochitosan (GC), as an adjuvant for next-generation mucosal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

12 Sep 2022

Are pesticides affecting childhood growth in low-income countries?

Researchers assess the risk posed by these chemicals to the developing fetus and child.

12 Sep 2022

Update on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in animals by USDA

The USDA APHIS has recently updated its web-based dashboard to provide information on all SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in animals

12 Sep 2022

Extreme heat events may increase risk of hypo- and hyperglycemia–related emergencies

The global effects of climate change have been demonstrated to extend beyond the environment to many other areas including human health, particularly with respect to different health conditions.

12 Sep 2022

Long-COVID in adults and Ontario's expected burden

Scientists identify the healthcare requirements for adults with long COVID.

12 Sep 2022

Meal timing may influence mood vulnerability in night workers

Beating the blues with food? A new study adds evidence that meal timing may affect mental health, including levels of depression- and anxiety-related mood.

12 Sep 2022

Regular patterns of activity are important for healthy aging and mental health, study suggests

Older adults who consistently get up early and remain active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive tests than those with irregular activity patterns, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

12 Sep 2022

Most people prefer fecal immunochemical test rather than a colonoscopy, study says

Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) rather than a colonoscopy for their regular colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.

12 Sep 2022

New cold perfusion approach to isolate hepatic stellate cells from fatty liver-associated tumors

Obesity can give rise to a variety of health concerns. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) - a type of fatty liver disease that might progress to cancer - is particularly prevalent among obese people.

12 Sep 2022

Study underscores the economic, mental health impacts of COVID-19 on people hit by climate disasters

When the Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI) launched the Texas Flood Registry in April 2018, the goal was to develop a needs assessment focusing on health and housing impacts of the greater Houston area, which was still recovering less than one year after Hurricane Harvey's devastating landfall.

12 Sep 2022

Targeting the Notch pathway with gamma secretase inhibitor improves outcomes in patients with rare cancers

Significant improvement in progression-free survival and response rate combined with reduced symptoms and better quality of life are reported as outcomes of a new treatment approach for patients with desmoid tumors, which are benign, but locally aggressive and invasive soft tissue tumors.

12 Sep 2022

Study identifies new therapeutic target against lung adenocarcinoma

The TIMP-1 protein levels in both tissues and blood have been repeatedly associated with a poor prognosis in lung cancers, but its role in this cancer process was, to date, unknown.

12 Sep 2022

Caregivers in nursing homes experienced high stress levels during the pandemic, study reveals

Caregivers are particularly important during a public health crisis. Now, researchers from Japan have found that caregivers working in nursing homes experienced high levels of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Sep 2022

A widening gap found in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that there is a widening gap in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA, and that reductions in mortality rates seen predominantly in urban areas have been mainly limited to female and older patients while outcomes in male and younger individuals worsened.

12 Sep 2022

Exercise hormone reduces protein levels linked to Parkinson's disease

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston have shown that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise reduces levels of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease and halts movement problems in mice.

12 Sep 2022

Prenatal cannabis exposure linked with mental health problems that persist into early adolescence

Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age), according to new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

12 Sep 2022

Research could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with bladder cancer

Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system.

12 Sep 2022

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Study reveals recommended levels of long-term blood sugar to avoid diabetes-related damage

Oral anticoagulant drug may be safe, effective in preventing blood clots after urologic cancer surgery

Neoadjuvant NHAs followed by surgery can improve key outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer patients

N-dihydrogalactochitosan shows promise as a mucosal vaccine adjuvant against SARS-CoV-2

Are pesticides affecting childhood growth in low-income countries?

Update on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in animals by USDA

Extreme heat events may increase risk of hypo- and hyperglycemia–related emergencies

Long-COVID in adults and Ontario's expected burden

Meal timing may influence mood vulnerability in night workers

Regular patterns of activity are important for healthy aging and mental health, study suggests

Most people prefer fecal immunochemical test rather than a colonoscopy, study says

New cold perfusion approach to isolate hepatic stellate cells from fatty liver-associated tumors

Study underscores the economic, mental health impacts of COVID-19 on people hit by climate disasters

Targeting the Notch pathway with gamma secretase inhibitor improves outcomes in patients with rare cancers

Study identifies new therapeutic target against lung adenocarcinoma

Caregivers in nursing homes experienced high stress levels during the pandemic, study reveals

A widening gap found in diabetes-related mortality between urban and rural areas in the USA

Exercise hormone reduces protein levels linked to Parkinson's disease

Prenatal cannabis exposure linked with mental health problems that persist into early adolescence

Research could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with bladder cancer

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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