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AI tool can predict the chance of cardiac events

What if your physician could predict if - or when - you might experience a heart attack, cardiac arrest or another heart-related problem?

2 May 2023

Rehospitalizations following heart attacks appear to be more common in young women than men

Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of rehospitalization in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men of similar age, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

2 May 2023

Disparities in brain development of children can be mitigated through anti-poverty programs

States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health.

2 May 2023

New insight into how the occludin protein mediates cell-to-cell transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a critical role in how the virus spreads from cell to cell after infection - a discovery that will help better understand the COVID-19 disease and could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs in the future.

2 May 2023

Acute exposure to air pollution may increase risk of symptomatic arrhythmia

Does air pollution affect your heart? Acute exposure to air pollution was found to be associated with an increased risk of arrythmia - irregular heartbeat - in a large study of 322 Chinese cities published in CMAJ.

2 May 2023

Revolutionizing addiction treatment: neuroimaging techniques offer hope for personalized therapies

Scientists have identified neuromarkers of drug use-related affective and cognitive dysregulation.

2 May 2023

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

Young women who experience a heart attack have more adverse outcomes and are more likely to end up back in the hospital compared to men of a similar age in the year following discharge.

2 May 2023

How does air pollution impact perinatal mental health?

Researchers show strong associations between air pollution and poor perinatal mental health.

2 May 2023

Exposure to moderate levels of aircraft noise may disrupt sleep

A new study has found that people who were exposed to even moderate levels of aircraft noise were less likely to receive the minimum recommended amount of sleep each night, and this risk increased among people living in the Western U.S., near a major cargo airport, or near a large water body, and among people with no hearing loss.

2 May 2023

Do edible gastropod land snails contain toxic mineral elements?

Researchers explored the presence of toxic and possibly toxic minerals in edible land snails.

2 May 2023

The role of diet in managing type 2 diabetes: insights into individualized medical nutritional therapy

Researchers investigated the use of medical nutrition therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

2 May 2023

Study sheds new light on the role of somatic mutations in temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications.

2 May 2023

Multiple co-occurring sensory impairments may increase the risk of dementia

Emerging science shows that sensory dysfunction can increase the risk of dementia, and the new research presented at AAIC 2019 further demonstrates the impact of multiple co-occurring sensory impairments.

2 May 2023

What impact does the availability of legal cannabis have on health outcomes?

The relationship between the availability of legal cannabis and health outcomes.

2 May 2023

The nation’s health secretary has this doctor on call

Carolina Reyes, a Harvard-trained physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, got into medicine to help women obtain health care, especially underserved or marginalized people who face systemic racism.

2 May 2023

Community paramedics don’t wait for an emergency to visit rural patients at home

Sandra Lane said she has been to the emergency room about eight times this year. The 62-year-old has had multiple falls, struggled with balance and tremors, and experienced severe swelling in her legs.

2 May 2023

After Idaho’s strict abortion ban, OB-gyns stage a quick exodus

At a brewery in this northern Idaho city, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of Sandpoint's only labor and delivery ward, collateral damage from the state's Republican-led effort to criminalize nearly all abortions.

2 May 2023

Why the preservation of Australia's biodiversity is essential for human health

Researchers reviewed the significance of preserving Australia's biodiversity for the well-being of human health.

2 May 2023

Can smoking cigarettes alter your bone structure?

Researchers aimed to understand how exposure to cigarette smoke causes alterations in bone structure.

2 May 2023

Examining the interplay between diet, glucose metabolism and sleep

Researchers summarized the inter-relationship between diet, glucose metabolism, and sleep.

2 May 2023

Medical News

AI tool can predict the chance of cardiac events

Rehospitalizations following heart attacks appear to be more common in young women than men

Disparities in brain development of children can be mitigated through anti-poverty programs

New insight into how the occludin protein mediates cell-to-cell transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Acute exposure to air pollution may increase risk of symptomatic arrhythmia

Revolutionizing addiction treatment: neuroimaging techniques offer hope for personalized therapies

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

How does air pollution impact perinatal mental health?

Exposure to moderate levels of aircraft noise may disrupt sleep

Do edible gastropod land snails contain toxic mineral elements?

The role of diet in managing type 2 diabetes: insights into individualized medical nutritional therapy

Study sheds new light on the role of somatic mutations in temporal lobe epilepsy

Multiple co-occurring sensory impairments may increase the risk of dementia

What impact does the availability of legal cannabis have on health outcomes?

The nation’s health secretary has this doctor on call

Community paramedics don’t wait for an emergency to visit rural patients at home

After Idaho’s strict abortion ban, OB-gyns stage a quick exodus

Why the preservation of Australia's biodiversity is essential for human health

Can smoking cigarettes alter your bone structure?

Examining the interplay between diet, glucose metabolism and sleep

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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