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Mediterranean diet has the potential to effect progression of prostate cancer

In a study to examine a Mediterranean diet in relation to prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that men with localized prostate cancer who reported a baseline dietary pattern that more closely follows the key principles of a Mediterranean-style diet fared better over the course of their disease.

7 Jan 2021

Resistance training provides similar relative benefits to older men and women

Men and women aged over 50 can reap similar relative benefits from resistance training, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

7 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva may be linked to COVID-19 disease severity

Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine found that SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in saliva are higher for patients with associated risk factors and underlying conditions that lead to severe COVID-19 and death. Thus, saliva viral loads could be used to predict disease severity.

7 Jan 2021

Illinois is first in the nation to extend health coverage to undocumented seniors

As a nurse manager for one of Chicago's busiest safety-net hospitals, Raquel Prendkowski has witnessed covid-19's devastating toll on many of the city's most vulnerable residents — including people who lack health insurance because of their immigration status. Some come in so sick they go right to intensive care. Some don't survive.

7 Jan 2021

Migration from high sunlight to low sunlight regions is linked to vitamin D deficiency

A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers finds that migration flows the last 500 years from high sunlight regions to low sunlight regions influence contemporary health outcomes in destination countries.

7 Jan 2021

Patients with heart failure should take more precautions against COVID-19

Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get COVID-19, according to research published today in ESC Heart Failure, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

7 Jan 2021

Drinking two cups of oolong tea a day can stimulate fat breakdown during sleep

Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba find that drinking two cups of oolong tea a day can stimulate fat breakdown while you sleep

7 Jan 2021

ACE2 receptor is responsible for the wide host range of SARS-CoV-2

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is thought to have a zoonotic origin, perhaps originating in a bat coronavirus with an unknown intermediate host. It is not only very infectious but has been found to infect a wide range of mammals, including dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters, and minks, besides non-human primates. This range may be still higher, claims a recent preprint that appeared in January 2021 on the bioRxiv server.

6 Jan 2021

Study investigates control mechanism that ensures accurate chromosome inheritance during cell division

Starting as a single cell, organisms undergo millions of generations of divisions to ultimately generate the bones, heart, brain and other components that make up a living being.

6 Jan 2021

Study: Dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes may not cut risk of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death associated with smoking cigarettes. But as use of e-cigarettes ("vaping") becomes more popular, including as a way to cut back on cigarettes, little is known about its effect on cardiovascular health.

6 Jan 2021

Study highlights an important link between dietary fiber intake and depression

Fiber is a commonly recommended part of a healthy diet. That's because it's good for your health in so many ways--from weight management to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer.

6 Jan 2021

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may protect women's hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy

Statins, common cholesterol-lowering medications, may protect women's hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Jan 2021

Black women find healing (but sometimes racism, too) in the outdoors

It would be the last hike of the season, Jessica Newton had excitedly posted on her social media platforms.

6 Jan 2021

Statins may protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment

New research from UHN's Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) shows statins, commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, may also protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment.

6 Jan 2021

Skin-to-skin contact with fathers may provide benefits to newborn after C-section delivery

Separating infants and their mothers after a Caesarean section delivery is common. A new study published in Acta Paediatrica has found that providing skin-to-skin contact with the father may provide benefits to a newborn.

6 Jan 2021

Scientist receives $1.37 million grant to advance metabolomics data

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Raji Balasubramanian a four-year, $1.37 million grant to advance the analysis of data from metabolomics research.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $2.1 million NIH grant to study causes of congenital heart defects

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Doctors have been unable to lower that number due to a lack of knowledge about their source.

5 Jan 2021

NCCN publishes new informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network announced the publication of new, free informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors.

5 Jan 2021

A paper-based sensor for detecting COVID-19

News-Medical talks to Dipanjan Pan about the development of a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes.

5 Jan 2021

Sweetened beverage sales bounced back following the repeal of Cook County tax

Following the repeal of the short-lived Cook County, Illinois Sweetened Beverage Tax, sales of sweetened beverages went right back to where they were before the tax went into place, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago. The study is published in JAMA Network Open.

4 Jan 2021

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Mediterranean diet has the potential to effect progression of prostate cancer

Resistance training provides similar relative benefits to older men and women

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva may be linked to COVID-19 disease severity

Illinois is first in the nation to extend health coverage to undocumented seniors

Migration from high sunlight to low sunlight regions is linked to vitamin D deficiency

Patients with heart failure should take more precautions against COVID-19

Drinking two cups of oolong tea a day can stimulate fat breakdown during sleep

ACE2 receptor is responsible for the wide host range of SARS-CoV-2

Study investigates control mechanism that ensures accurate chromosome inheritance during cell division

Study: Dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes may not cut risk of cardiovascular disease

Study highlights an important link between dietary fiber intake and depression

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may protect women's hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy

Black women find healing (but sometimes racism, too) in the outdoors

Statins may protect the heart from damaging side-effects of early breast cancer treatment

Skin-to-skin contact with fathers may provide benefits to newborn after C-section delivery

Scientist receives $1.37 million grant to advance metabolomics data

Researchers receive $2.1 million NIH grant to study causes of congenital heart defects

NCCN publishes new informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors

A paper-based sensor for detecting COVID-19

Sweetened beverage sales bounced back following the repeal of Cook County tax

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