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Study shows prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury

The prognosis for recovery from a spinal cord injury (SCI) is of great importance for those directly affected and those around them.

28 Jun 2024

Remote strategy-based intervention shows promise for individuals with memory impairments caused by MS

A pilot study shows promise for a new treatment option for individuals with memory impairments caused by multiple sclerosis (MS).

28 Jun 2024

Meaningful social interactions have net positive outcomes for affective well-being, stress, and loneliness

Engaging in meaningful social interactions with peers is associated with lower loneliness and greater affective well-being, new research finds.

28 Jun 2024

Long-term effects of chemotherapy on hearing and quality of life in testicular cancer survivors

An interdisciplinary study led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Indiana University has uncovered significant findings on the long-term effects of one of the most common forms of chemotherapy on cancer survivors.

28 Jun 2024

People are commonly given misleading information about depression, study shows

A recent Finnish study shows that people are commonly given misleading information about depression. According to the researchers, the inaccurate information makes it harder for people to understand the causes of their distress.

28 Jun 2024

Study of healthy adults over 20+ years reveals daily multivitamin use is not associated with mortality benefit

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open determined the relationship between regular multivitamin (MV) supplementation and mortality risk among United States adults.

28 Jun 2024

New study links psoriasis severity to skin microbiome dysbiosis

A multi-omics analysis of host-microbe interactions in psoriasis.

28 Jun 2024

Plant-based meat alternatives show no significant heart health benefits in recent study

In an eight-week trial, researchers found that a plant-based meat analog diet did not significantly improve cardiometabolic health biomarkers compared to an omnivorous diet in a Singaporean cohort.

28 Jun 2024

New study reveals rare genetic variants significantly increase atrial fibrillation risk

Researchers identified rare genetic variants that significantly increase the risk of atrial fibrillation, enhancing AF risk stratification by combining these with polygenic risk scores.

28 Jun 2024

Study links low teenage mental ability to early stroke

A lower level of mental ability during the teenage years may be linked to as much as a tripling in the risk of having a stroke before the age of 50, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

28 Jun 2024

New study casts doubt on lipid-lowering strategies for IBD prevention

A new study has illuminated the connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and lipid profile. IBD is a chronic condition that causes inflammation in the intestines. Abnormal lipid factor levels such as cholesterol in IBD patients have been observed in previous studies, but whether this association is causal remained unclear.

28 Jun 2024

Research explores reversing memory loss with existing drugs

The loss of social memories caused by sleep deprivation could potentially be reversed using currently available drugs, according to a study in mice presented today (Friday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024.

28 Jun 2024

Antibody-drug conjugate effective, less toxic for stage 1 HER2+ breast cancer

A year of treatment with a medicine made of an antibody and chemotherapy drug has proven highly effective in preventing stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer from recurring in patients, a team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers has found.

28 Jun 2024

Global study highlights growing role of cardiovascular health in dementia

Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

28 Jun 2024

Women undergo fewer concomitant procedures during heart surgery

When operating on the heart, surgeons may find another issue in the patient. Depending on what they see, the surgical team may address on the secondary condition during the same operation.

28 Jun 2024

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

A study validates the Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies questionnaire (SDEF1) as a reliable tool to assess various dimensions of sexual desire, highlighting significant gender and orientation differences among 1,773 Italian participants.

28 Jun 2024

New study reveals how GLP-1 receptor agonists enhance preingestive fullness

GLP-1 receptor agonists promote the feeling of fullness before eating via neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus, according to a new study. The findings offer new insights into the neural pathways by which GLP-1 receptor agonists increase the feeling of fullness to prevent overconsumption of food, which is key in mitigating obesity. Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) plays an important role in signaling the feeling of fullness after eating.

27 Jun 2024

Global physical inactivity rises, challenging 2030 reduction targets

Researchers analyzed data from 163 countries to investigate global physical inactivity trends from 2000 to 2022. They found an increase from 23.4% to 31.3%, indicating challenges in meeting the 15% reduction target by 2030 set by global health bodies.

27 Jun 2024

PFDN6 protein could be a new target for colorectal cancer treatment

Researchers have identified a protein called PFDN6 that may play a role in the development and spread of colorectal cancer (CRC).

27 Jun 2024

Study uncovers role of Y chromosome loss in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, in collaboration with an international team of scientists, shared findings from a new study published in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation: Heart Failure that explores a common cause of heart disease in older men called transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA).

27 Jun 2024

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Study shows prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury

Remote strategy-based intervention shows promise for individuals with memory impairments caused by MS

Meaningful social interactions have net positive outcomes for affective well-being, stress, and loneliness

Long-term effects of chemotherapy on hearing and quality of life in testicular cancer survivors

People are commonly given misleading information about depression, study shows

Study of healthy adults over 20+ years reveals daily multivitamin use is not associated with mortality benefit

New study links psoriasis severity to skin microbiome dysbiosis

Plant-based meat alternatives show no significant heart health benefits in recent study

New study reveals rare genetic variants significantly increase atrial fibrillation risk

Study links low teenage mental ability to early stroke

New study casts doubt on lipid-lowering strategies for IBD prevention

Research explores reversing memory loss with existing drugs

Antibody-drug conjugate effective, less toxic for stage 1 HER2+ breast cancer

Global study highlights growing role of cardiovascular health in dementia

Women undergo fewer concomitant procedures during heart surgery

Scientists test a novel scale for quantifying sexual desire and erotic fantasies

New study reveals how GLP-1 receptor agonists enhance preingestive fullness

Global physical inactivity rises, challenging 2030 reduction targets

PFDN6 protein could be a new target for colorectal cancer treatment

Study uncovers role of Y chromosome loss in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

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