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Is sleep apnea the missing link between high blood pressure and Alzheimer's?

Researchers explore the links between non-dipper hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and Alzheimer's disease (AD). They find that OSA may cause non-dipper hypertension, a condition that exacerbates AD symptoms, but also note that treating OSA can mitigate hypertension and potentially slow AD progression.

29 Oct 2023

Listening to favorite music has a larger effect on acute thermal pain reduction

Even before it was found to reduce pain and anxiety in modern times, music has been used for centuries to relieve pain. Now, researchers in Canada have investigated which aspects of listening to music can lead to a decreased pain perception.

28 Oct 2023

Plant-based materials will be the building blocks for soft medical microrobots

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots.

28 Oct 2023

MHRA grants conditional marketing authorization for AbbVie's Tepkinly to treat aggressive blood cancer

AbbVie today announced that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted conditional Marketing Authorisation for Tepkinly® (epcoritamab) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), after two or more systemic therapies.

28 Oct 2023

New insights into how menopause affects women’s lives, health, workplaces

A sweeping new paper on menopause by a UVA Health expert and collaborators highlights the profound and sometimes surprising effects the “change of life” can have on women’s lives, health, workplaces and even finances.

28 Oct 2023

Five ways AI can help to deal with the mental health crisis

Artificial intelligence is making waves in the world of health and beyond. And there are multiple ways that it can help people with their wellbeing and health, across mental and physical health.

28 Oct 2023

Experts warn of 'silent epidemic' of high cholesterol in the UK

The most comprehensive research into cholesterol ever conducted in the UK has found 54% of Brits could have high total cholesterol levels.

28 Oct 2023

Diabetes complications worsen prognosis for colorectal cancer patients

Complications of diabetes can have numerous negative health effects, from impaired vision and nerve damage to kidney dysfunction and heart disease.

28 Oct 2023

American Heart Association awards cash grants to social entrepreneurs to address health inequities

Approximately 50 million people in the United States are at higher risk for heart disease and/or stroke because they lack the most basic needs - healthy food, clean air and drinking water, quality education, employment, housing and access to health care.

27 Oct 2023

Study offers the most comprehensive look to date on prostate cancer disparities

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have found that Black men respond as well as white men to systemic therapies for advanced prostate cancer when access to quality healthcare is equal, regardless of socioeconomic status.

27 Oct 2023

Ethical microbiome research with Indigenous communities: A framework for collaboration and sovereignty

Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person's microbiome can lead to medical breakthroughs to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel syndrome and diabetes.

27 Oct 2023

Loss of structural protein ACTL7B blocks spermatogenesis in male mice

Mature spermatozoa are characterized by an head, midpiece and a long tail for locomotion. Now, researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the Transdisciplinary Research Unit "Life & Health" at the University of Bonn have found that a loss of the structural protein ACTL7B blocks spermatogenesis in male mice.

27 Oct 2023

Cuproptosis subtypes and immune infiltration provide insights into prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The role of cuproptosis, a newly discovered form of programmed cell death, remains poorly understood in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

27 Oct 2023

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology awarded to Marissa Scavuzzo for glial cell research

Marissa Scavuzzo, a postdoctoral fellow at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has won the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for research in how glial cells in the intestine's nervous system operate.

27 Oct 2023

RF-CBT reduces rumination and shifts brain connectivity in adolescents with depression

A new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, University of Utah and University of Exeter (UK) substantiates previous groundbreaking research that rumination (overthinking) can be reduced through an intervention called Rumination-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RF-CBT).

27 Oct 2023

Imperial researchers discover hidden mechanism behind feeling touch

Imperial researchers have discovered a hidden mechanism within hair follicles that allow us to feel touch.

27 Oct 2023

UC San Diego Health and Tri-City partnership aims to expand, transform access to health care

After open public discussion and a unanimous board vote, Tri-City Healthcare District ("Tri-City" or "District") announced yesterday that UC San Diego Health has been selected as the District's future health care partner.

27 Oct 2023

IU researchers play key roles in national consortium to study the use of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine will play key roles in a national consortium led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine to study the use, interpretation and implementation of biomarkers to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

27 Oct 2023

Medical-legal partnerships can help improve maternal and infant health outcomes

Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs), which include a lawyer as part of a patient's care team, can help health systems address health-harming legal needs and better support pregnant and postpartum patients, according to a new research commentary published today in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

27 Oct 2023

Time-restricted eating helps people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and control blood sugar

Time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.

27 Oct 2023

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Is sleep apnea the missing link between high blood pressure and Alzheimer's?

Listening to favorite music has a larger effect on acute thermal pain reduction

Plant-based materials will be the building blocks for soft medical microrobots

MHRA grants conditional marketing authorization for AbbVie's Tepkinly to treat aggressive blood cancer

New insights into how menopause affects women’s lives, health, workplaces

Five ways AI can help to deal with the mental health crisis

Experts warn of 'silent epidemic' of high cholesterol in the UK

Diabetes complications worsen prognosis for colorectal cancer patients

American Heart Association awards cash grants to social entrepreneurs to address health inequities

Study offers the most comprehensive look to date on prostate cancer disparities

Ethical microbiome research with Indigenous communities: A framework for collaboration and sovereignty

Loss of structural protein ACTL7B blocks spermatogenesis in male mice

Cuproptosis subtypes and immune infiltration provide insights into prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology awarded to Marissa Scavuzzo for glial cell research

RF-CBT reduces rumination and shifts brain connectivity in adolescents with depression

Imperial researchers discover hidden mechanism behind feeling touch

UC San Diego Health and Tri-City partnership aims to expand, transform access to health care

IU researchers play key roles in national consortium to study the use of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers

Medical-legal partnerships can help improve maternal and infant health outcomes

Time-restricted eating helps people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and control blood sugar

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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