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People undergoing surgery are getting older at faster rate, analysis reveals

A new BJS analysis reveals that people undergoing surgery in England are getting older at a faster rate than the general population.

23 May 2019

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of the developing fetus create the blueprint for the later development of mitral valve prolapse, according to the cover story of today's Science Translational Medicine.

23 May 2019

Blood donations could hold clues to dangerous genetic cholesterol condition

What if your blood donation held clues to a dangerous genetic cholesterol condition that could also affect the health of your loved ones?

23 May 2019

New technology helps reduce cost and time needed to do common laboratory tests

A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid "washing the dishes" led University of Connecticut researchers to develop a new technology that reduces cost and time.

23 May 2019

University of Miami establishes AIDS Research Center to curb HIV epidemic

The United Nation's goal of ending AIDS around the world by 2030 is undeniably ambitious, but within tantalizing reach.

23 May 2019

Researchers discover new hybrid molecules that could act as anti-cancer agents

Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's chemistry program and colleagues from the University's biology program have developed and studied the biological activity of five new, metal-organic hybrid knotted molecules, termed metal-organic trefoil knots.

23 May 2019

Researchers study reason for burden of HLBS disorders in south rural communities

People born in rural communities in the South, especially in southern Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, may live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country, in part due to a high burden of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders.

23 May 2019

Study finds dog breeds and physical traits that pose highest risk of biting with severe injury

New research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center identifies dog breeds and physical traits that pose the highest risk of biting with severe injury.

23 May 2019

Marijuana use episodes among couples increase likelihood of intimacy events

Marijuana use episodes among couples who frequently use the drug increase the likelihood of experiencing intimacy events, according to the results of a University at Buffalo-led study.

23 May 2019

Scientists identify target to ‘tone down’ hyper-active immunity to influenza infection

For most people, the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, is cleared from the body by our own immune system.

23 May 2019

People with bipolar disorder more likely to later develop Parkinson's disease

People who have bipolar disorder may be more likely to later develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not have bipolar disorder, according at a study published in the May 22, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

23 May 2019

Researchers identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA-approved drugs

Researchers from Gero, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences collaborated to derive a transcriptomic signature of aging, which they confirmed using large transcriptomic databases.

23 May 2019

Black patients less likely to adopt active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer than white men

At a time when a growing number of men with prostate cancer considered "low risk" are opting for active surveillance or watchful waiting rather than immediate treatment with surgery or radiation, a new study reveals that black men are less likely than white men to adopt an active surveillance strategy for their disease.

23 May 2019

Characterizing potential therapeutic target to increase heart function after heart attack

A University of Houston College of Pharmacy researcher is characterizing a potential therapeutic target to increase heart function following a heart attack, helping alleviate the symptoms of heart failure.

23 May 2019

People with stroke can take common medicines without raising risk of another stroke

People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain - known as brain hemorrhage - can take common medicines without raising their risk of another stroke, a major clinical trial has found.

23 May 2019

Drinking diet beverages may increase risk of stroke and heart attack in women over 50

Earlier this year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released the results of a study warning women over 50 about the stroke risks connected to drinking artificially sweetened drinks.

23 May 2019

Study explores how exposure to potential triggers can increase risk of type 1 diabetes

A new study has investigated how exposure to certain triggers can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes.

22 May 2019

Monkey-infecting virus shows promise as potential component of future HIV vaccine

A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component of a vaccine against Human Immunodeficiency Virus, in a new study from scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California.

22 May 2019

Study shows relationship between eating behaviors at work and overall diet, health

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, demonstrated that employees at a large urban hospital who purchased the least healthy food in its cafeteria were more likely to have an unhealthy diet outside of work, be overweight and/or obese, and have risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, compared to employees who made healthier purchases.

22 May 2019

New blood-based biomarker can detect Alzheimer's in its earliest stages

Alzheimer's disease is the major cause of dementia and so far, no effective treatment can prevent, delay or stop its progression.

22 May 2019

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People undergoing surgery are getting older at faster rate, analysis reveals

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Blood donations could hold clues to dangerous genetic cholesterol condition

New technology helps reduce cost and time needed to do common laboratory tests

University of Miami establishes AIDS Research Center to curb HIV epidemic

Researchers discover new hybrid molecules that could act as anti-cancer agents

Researchers study reason for burden of HLBS disorders in south rural communities

Study finds dog breeds and physical traits that pose highest risk of biting with severe injury

Marijuana use episodes among couples increase likelihood of intimacy events

Scientists identify target to ‘tone down’ hyper-active immunity to influenza infection

People with bipolar disorder more likely to later develop Parkinson's disease

Researchers identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA-approved drugs

Black patients less likely to adopt active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer than white men

Characterizing potential therapeutic target to increase heart function after heart attack

People with stroke can take common medicines without raising risk of another stroke

Drinking diet beverages may increase risk of stroke and heart attack in women over 50

Study explores how exposure to potential triggers can increase risk of type 1 diabetes

Monkey-infecting virus shows promise as potential component of future HIV vaccine

Study shows relationship between eating behaviors at work and overall diet, health

New blood-based biomarker can detect Alzheimer's in its earliest stages

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