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Extreme heat events contribute to increase in heart disease deaths

Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a decade-long period in the U.S., according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

23 Mar 2022

Heart attack survivors with depression more likely to suffer a stroke

Depression can complicate and slow recovery from a heart attack, not to mention the toll it can take on one's mental outlook, relationships and joy of life.

23 Mar 2022

People living in noisy environment more likely to suffer a heart attack

Living in a noisy environment can be annoying, but it might also harm your health. People experiencing high levels of noise from cars, trains or planes were more likely to suffer a heart attack than people living in quieter areas, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

23 Mar 2022

People who consume sugar for extended periods have increased risk of autoimmune disease

People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease.

23 Mar 2022

Ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels at age 35 may impact the chances of getting Alzheimer's later

Living your best life at 35, ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels, may impact your chances of getting Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life.

23 Mar 2022

Quantum dots can quantify specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body

To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble x-ray, but most existing tools remain too coarse to quantify numbers or specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body.

23 Mar 2022

Rubella antibodies vs. COVID-19

A new study describes a potential relationship between antibody titers against the rubella virus and the severity of COVID-19.

22 Mar 2022

Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

It's no secret that working nontraditional shifts can wreak havoc on lifestyle and sleep habits. Shift work has also been known to have a negative effect on workers' health.

22 Mar 2022

The obstacles to developing high-throughput 3D wound healing models

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Glauco Souza and Linda Boekestijn about their work in the wound healing space and how they devised a new high throughput 3D model for would healing.

From PromoCell 22 Mar 2022

AAN issues practice advisory for preventing second stroke in people with intracranial atherosclerosis

The use of medications and exercise is more beneficial in preventing a second stroke in people with intracranial atherosclerosis than placing a stent in the blood vessel, according to a new practice advisory issued by the American Academy of Neurology.

22 Mar 2022

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

The findings of a new study suggest that a ketogenic diet - which is low in carbohydrates and protein, but high in fat - helps to kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

22 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

22 Mar 2022

Association between seropositivity and comorbidities after COVID-19 vaccination

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers demonstrated that comorbidities attenuated the chance of seropositivity following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.

22 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have 3 times higher viral loads than non-transmitters

Researchers discuss the difference between transmitters and non-transmitters of SARS-CoV-2 in terms of their mean viral load.

21 Mar 2022

Mount Sinai launches phase 1 study to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity of egg-based COVID-19 vaccine

A team of clinical investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the launch of a Phase 1, open-label, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an egg-based COVID-19 vaccine in healthy, vaccinated adults who have never been infected with COVID-19.

21 Mar 2022

Using a new data-driven approach to understand more about people with Type 1 diabetes

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Children's Mercy Kansas City and Texas Children's Hospital has used a new data-driven approach to learn more about persons with Type 1 diabetes, who account for about 5-10% of all diabetes diagnoses.

21 Mar 2022

Covid-19 patients are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, study shows

People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is the result of a study by DDZ, DZD and IQVIA, which has now been published in Diabetologia.

21 Mar 2022

New insight into genetic mechanisms that control appetite and energy metabolism early in life

Have you ever wondered why it is so different how quickly and how much small babies put on weight during the first years of life? Now researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have found that this is largely controlled by our genes.

21 Mar 2022

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Children with complex medical conditions, especially those who require behavioral health treatment, often have to go outside of their insurance plans' provider networks for care, a new study has found.

21 Mar 2022

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

A Kaiser Permanente analysis of pregnant patients who tested positive for the coronavirus found more than double the risk of poor outcomes including preterm birth, venous thromboembolism (blood clot), and severe maternal morbidity, which includes conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis.

21 Mar 2022

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Extreme heat events contribute to increase in heart disease deaths

Heart attack survivors with depression more likely to suffer a stroke

People living in noisy environment more likely to suffer a heart attack

People who consume sugar for extended periods have increased risk of autoimmune disease

Ignoring cholesterol and glucose levels at age 35 may impact the chances of getting Alzheimer's later

Quantum dots can quantify specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body

Rubella antibodies vs. COVID-19

Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

The obstacles to developing high-throughput 3D wound healing models

AAN issues practice advisory for preventing second stroke in people with intracranial atherosclerosis

Study: Ketogenic diet helps kill pancreatic cancer cells when combined with a triple-drug therapy

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

Association between seropositivity and comorbidities after COVID-19 vaccination

SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have 3 times higher viral loads than non-transmitters

Mount Sinai launches phase 1 study to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity of egg-based COVID-19 vaccine

Using a new data-driven approach to understand more about people with Type 1 diabetes

Covid-19 patients are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, study shows

New insight into genetic mechanisms that control appetite and energy metabolism early in life

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

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