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Short-term alcohol abstinence worsens gut health in alcohol use disorder patients

A study published in PLoS ONE found that short-term abstinence from alcohol in AUD patients exacerbates gut dysbiosis and increases mental distress, contrary to expected improvements.

14 Jun 2024

Google unveils PHIA: AI-powered insights from your wearable health data

Google engineers developed PHIA, an LLM-based agent system that uses information retrieval and advanced code generation to analyze behavioral health data from wearable health trackers, providing personalized health insights.

14 Jun 2024

Blood-based biomarkers could revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment

A recent review outlines the necessary factors for widespread implementation and interpretation of Alzheimer's disease blood-based biomarkers (BBMs) at the population level, emphasizing the potential for early detection and improved diagnosis.

14 Jun 2024

Younger gut microbiota age reduces cardiovascular disease risk in older adults

Researchers identified gut microbiota signatures and developed a microbial age metric, demonstrating that a younger microbial age may reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in metabolically unhealthy older adults.

14 Jun 2024

Case study sheds light on CAR-T therapy-related secondary cancers

A new detailed analysis of a patient's second cancer after receiving CAR-T therapy for the initial cancer provides rare but important insights intended to offer helpful guidance for oncologists and pathologists about the clinical presentation and pathologic features involved in a CAR-T related second cancer.

13 Jun 2024

Mutated TREX1 gene linked to catastrophic DNA damage and deadly rare disease

TREX1 is a gene that is supposed to direct the maintenance of the entire body's DNA, but new research shows that when people are born with mutated TREX1, it causes catastrophic damage to the DNA over time, resulting in a deadly rare disease called retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy (RVCL).

13 Jun 2024

Multiple head injuries significantly raise ischemic stroke risk, research shows

The rate of stroke in individuals with no history of prior stroke, was 34 percent higher in individuals who experienced at least one head injury than in their peers with no head injury.

13 Jun 2024

Automated texts improve mental wellbeing of health care workers

Health care workers have reported spikes in feeling burnt out in the time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with nearly half saying it took a toll in 2022 compared to 32 percent in 2018. But a new study shows that easy-to-use and accessible platforms may help reverse this trend.

13 Jun 2024

Low-sodium alternatives could have a positive impact on the Indonesian health

Excess sodium intake and a lack of potassium are major contributing factors towards high blood pressure in Indonesia, prompting calls for low-sodium potassium-rich salt substitutes (LSSS) to be readily available to improve health and curb health costs.

13 Jun 2024

New armored CAR T cell therapy boosts response in Relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients

While CAR T cell therapy has revolutionized treatment for many blood cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), many patients who receive CAR T cell therapy do not experience a long-term remission.

13 Jun 2024

Study reveals why EGFR inhibitors fail in some non-smokers with lung cancer

The reason why targeted treatment for non-small cell lung cancer fails to work for some patients, particularly those who have never smoked, has been discovered by researchers from UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca.

13 Jun 2024

Researchers discover new mechanisms in the development of stroke

A group of researchers from the University of Tartu and international scientists discovered new mechanisms of how stroke occurs by studying changes in mouse and human cells.

13 Jun 2024

New diagnosis proposed for the spectrum of gaming-related health issues

University of Queensland researchers are suggesting a new diagnosis should be added to the official world diseases list to better identify those with gaming disorders.

13 Jun 2024

Nature and exercise: A combined approach to improving health outcomes

Health practitioners and fitness buffs have long known that regular physical activity offers numerous health benefits, including the prevention of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers and osteoporosis.

13 Jun 2024

Only 5% of animal-tested therapies achieve regulatory approval for human use

An analysis of reviews of translational biomedical research reveals that just 5% of therapies tested in animals reach regulatory approval for human use.

13 Jun 2024

Artemisinins: A new hope for women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Plant-derived compounds best known for their antimalarial properties relieve polycystic ovary syndrome, a major public health problem that affects millions of women worldwide.

13 Jun 2024

Targeting basophils to revitalize cytotoxic T-cells in tumor microenvironment

The ecosystem that surrounds a tumor, also known as the tumor microenvironment, includes immune cells, tissues, blood vessels and other cells that interact with each other and with the tumor.

13 Jun 2024

Study: Out-of-pocket costs impact naloxone access

Patients are less likely to fill prescriptions for naloxone when they face increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to research by the University of Michigan.

13 Jun 2024

Study sheds light on pediatric DIPG tumor mechanisms

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center are one step closer to understanding how pediatric DIPG tumors work.

13 Jun 2024

Study advocates for liberal blood transfusions in TBI intensive care

Increased use of blood transfusions after major traumatic brain injury could help people hospitalized in intensive care units regain greater functional independence and a better quality of life.

13 Jun 2024