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Multimodal intervention approach shows promise in managing and reversing cognitive impairment

Dr. Heather Sandison, a leading expert in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) care, has recently published a groundbreaking study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, highlighting significant improvements in cognitive function among individuals with cognitive decline.

16 Aug 2023

Study shows arterial stiffness as a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents

Arterial stiffness is a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents, according to a new follow-up study.

16 Aug 2023

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

"Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: A Course for Personal Care Assistants" a new interactive online course designed to enhance the training of personal care assistants (PCAs) for individuals with spinal cord injury, was presented today at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare (PVA) Summit + Expo at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL, by Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM, assistant director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, and chair of the Foundation's Institutional Review Board.

16 Aug 2023

Mild cognitive impairment linked to decline in decision-making abilities

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a form of cognitive ability loss that can precede Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.

16 Aug 2023

Widespread adoption of new kidney function equation could reduce racial disparities in heart failure care

Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recently conducted a large-scale analysis to assess the impact of a newly introduced equation used to evaluate one's heart failure risk.

16 Aug 2023

Scientist receives $6.8M grant to study how environmental chemicals increase CVD risk

Exposure to environmental chemicals, including those in common plastic products, has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019.

16 Aug 2023

High aerobic fitness at age 18 linked to lower risk of several types of cancer

Men who have higher aerobic fitness at age 18 have a lower risk of several forms of cancer later in life, especially cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg.

16 Aug 2023

SIO and ASCO recommend mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety, depression in cancer patients

The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally recommend mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and other integrative therapies to manage anxiety and depression symptoms in adults living with cancer.

16 Aug 2023

Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

The pathomechanistic connection between autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1.

16 Aug 2023

Vaping linked to bronchitic symptoms, shortness of breath in young people

Young vapers are at risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath, even if they, or others around them, smoke cigarettes or cannabis, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.

16 Aug 2023

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

16 Aug 2023

Research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses hijack host cells to promote infection

New Cleveland Clinic research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses – like Zika, West Nile, Yellow Fever and dengue viruses – hijack host cells to promote their own replication and infection.

16 Aug 2023

The gut microbiome of critically ill individuals and its modification by immunonutrition and probiotics

Gut dysbiosis among critically ill individuals

16 Aug 2023

Study highlights the delay in advanced stroke care and treatments

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that nearly 75 percent of acute stroke patients wait more than two hours to be transferred to a comprehensive stroke center - a delay in advanced care and treatments that risks long-term disability.

16 Aug 2023

New method uses AI to augment spatial transcriptomics technologies

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to augment how cells are studied and could help scientists better understand and eventually treat disease.

16 Aug 2023

Study evaluates differences in humoral immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in infants versus mothers

Researchers comparatively evaluated humoral immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among infants and their mothers.

16 Aug 2023

Evolutionary roadmap revealed: How SARS-CoV-2 adapted and evolved over three years

The evolutionary trends of amino acid alterations at a population scale.

16 Aug 2023

What gestational age at delivery is associated with the best perinatal outcomes in term singleton pregnancies conceived with infertility treatment?

Researchers investigated the age of gestation associated with optimal perinatal outcomes among in-term single-infant pregnancies conceived using infertility therapies.

16 Aug 2023

New review looks at the impact of robotic exoskeletons on recovery of ambulation among individuals with acquired brain injury

A team of New Jersey researchers reviewed the evidence for the impact of robotic exoskeleton devices on recovery of ambulation among individuals with acquired brain injury, laying out a systematic framework for the evaluation of such devices that is needed for rigorous research studies.

16 Aug 2023

Study explores the challenges of the clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A recent study evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic characteristics of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

16 Aug 2023

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Multimodal intervention approach shows promise in managing and reversing cognitive impairment

Study shows arterial stiffness as a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

Mild cognitive impairment linked to decline in decision-making abilities

Widespread adoption of new kidney function equation could reduce racial disparities in heart failure care

Scientist receives $6.8M grant to study how environmental chemicals increase CVD risk

High aerobic fitness at age 18 linked to lower risk of several types of cancer

SIO and ASCO recommend mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety, depression in cancer patients

Next-generation sequencing provides novel insights into the mechanisms underlying autism and myotonic muscular dystrophy

Vaping linked to bronchitic symptoms, shortness of breath in young people

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

Research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses hijack host cells to promote infection

The gut microbiome of critically ill individuals and its modification by immunonutrition and probiotics

Study highlights the delay in advanced stroke care and treatments

New method uses AI to augment spatial transcriptomics technologies

Study evaluates differences in humoral immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in infants versus mothers

Evolutionary roadmap revealed: How SARS-CoV-2 adapted and evolved over three years

What gestational age at delivery is associated with the best perinatal outcomes in term singleton pregnancies conceived with infertility treatment?

New review looks at the impact of robotic exoskeletons on recovery of ambulation among individuals with acquired brain injury

Study explores the challenges of the clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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