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Low-dose aspirin not associated with reduced risk of heart attack among African Americans

Low-dose aspirin was not associated with a reduced risk of a fatal heart attack among African Americans, according to an observational study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Dec 2019

Researchers use stem cells to create in-vitro 3D neural tissue model

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully used stem cells to engineer living biohybrid nerve tissue to develop 3D models of neural networks with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of how the brain and these networks work.

11 Dec 2019

FDA checks metformin drugs for potentially carcinogenic substance

The FDA is checking metformin medications used to treat diabetes for a potential carcinogen, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).

11 Dec 2019

Mice study shows the impact of taking antidepressants during pregnancy

Exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy and the first weeks of life can alter sensory processing well into adulthood, according to research in mice recently published in eNeuro.

From Society for Neuroscience 11 Dec 2019

Blood test could be a better way of guiding treatment for advanced breast cancer patients

A blood test can help identify rare mutations in advanced breast cancer, which may enable patients to access effective treatments more quickly in the future, Cancer Research UK scientists have found.

11 Dec 2019

Genetic variant mainly found in individuals of African ancestry increases odds of heart failure

A genetic variant in the gene transthyretin (TTR)- which is found in about 3 percent of individuals of African ancestry- is a more significant cause of heart failure than previously believed, according to a multi-institution study led by researchers at Penn Medicine.

10 Dec 2019

Meaning in life associated with better health and well-being

Over the last three decades, meaning in life has emerged as an important question in medical research, especially in the context of an aging population.

10 Dec 2019

Study may help explain why deep-brain stimulation does not work for everyone

People with severe Parkinson's disease or other neurological conditions that cause intractable symptoms such as uncontrollable shaking, muscle spasms, seizures, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are sometimes treated with electric stimulators placed inside the brain.

10 Dec 2019

Legalization status of cannabis affects people's views on benefits

Residents of states where cannabis has been legalized are more likely to believe it has beneficial effects - including health benefits in treatment of pain and anxiety or depression, reports a survey study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

10 Dec 2019

Clinical trial eligibility criteria may be excessive, needlessly excluding patients

Federal regulations may keep lung cancer patients out of clinical trials simply because these patients are on medications that might affect the electrical system of the heart. Drilling into the details quickly turns up reasons to think these regulations may be preventing a substantial proportion of patients from participating in clinical trials.

10 Dec 2019

Only 10% of patients found to access their medical records despite numerous benefits

Despite the numerous benefits associated with patients accessing their medical records, a study by a new Portland State University professor found only 10% of patients utilize the resource.

10 Dec 2019

Eating ice cream may cause you a headache

As opposed to making you happy, eating ice cream may cause you a headache. Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, published the article entitled "Prevalence and characteristics of headache attributed to ingestion or inhalation of a cold stimulus (HICS): A cross-sectional study", by Torsten Kraya and colleagues from the Department of Neurology, at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, and St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.

10 Dec 2019

Intermittent fasting may provide significant health benefits, study shows

Intermittent fasting may provide significant health benefits, including improved cardiometabolic health, improved blood chemistry and reduced risk for diabetes, new research conducted in part at Texas State University indicates.

10 Dec 2019

Workplace health promotion program provides moderate impact on worker health

Long-term evaluation of a comprehensive workplace health promotion program at a large Finnish company shows a "moderate" impact on worker health- even with relatively low annual participation rates, reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

10 Dec 2019

Tulane study focuses on treatment of preeclampsia

A Tulane University researcher has received a grant that will support the development of new imaging methods to improve the treatment of preeclampsia.

10 Dec 2019

Children in low resourced countries more likely to die after surgery

Children in low resourced countries are 100-200 times more likely to die after surgery than children in wealthy countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in Anesthesiology.

10 Dec 2019

Study provides insight into biological effect of aging on cardiovascular disease

Aging adults are more likely to have - and die from - cardiovascular disease than their younger counterparts. New basic science research finds reason to link biological aging to the development of narrowed, hardened arteries, independent of other risk factors like high cholesterol.

10 Dec 2019

UIC researchers to study the impact of chronic eye disease among Latinos

With $9.7 million in funding from the National Eye Institute, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago will study the impact of chronic eye disease among Latinos.

10 Dec 2019

Huntington's disease patients need to better understand the risks and benefits of new therapies

For patients with Huntington's disease (HD), clinical trials can offer hope when there are no treatments available despite unknowns about whether the therapy will work or is safe.

10 Dec 2019

Fresh red blood cell transfusions are no more beneficial than older ones to critically ill children

A new study led by the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre and the University of Montreal, along with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found that transfusions using fresh red blood cells--cells that have spent seven days or less in storage--are no more beneficial than older red blood cells in reducing the risk of organ failure or death in critically ill children.

10 Dec 2019

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Low-dose aspirin not associated with reduced risk of heart attack among African Americans

Researchers use stem cells to create in-vitro 3D neural tissue model

FDA checks metformin drugs for potentially carcinogenic substance

Mice study shows the impact of taking antidepressants during pregnancy

Blood test could be a better way of guiding treatment for advanced breast cancer patients

Genetic variant mainly found in individuals of African ancestry increases odds of heart failure

Meaning in life associated with better health and well-being

Study may help explain why deep-brain stimulation does not work for everyone

Legalization status of cannabis affects people's views on benefits

Clinical trial eligibility criteria may be excessive, needlessly excluding patients

Only 10% of patients found to access their medical records despite numerous benefits

Eating ice cream may cause you a headache

Intermittent fasting may provide significant health benefits, study shows

Workplace health promotion program provides moderate impact on worker health

Tulane study focuses on treatment of preeclampsia

Children in low resourced countries more likely to die after surgery

Study provides insight into biological effect of aging on cardiovascular disease

UIC researchers to study the impact of chronic eye disease among Latinos

Huntington's disease patients need to better understand the risks and benefits of new therapies

Fresh red blood cell transfusions are no more beneficial than older ones to critically ill children

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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