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Weekend catch-up sleep may minimize the risk of hyperuricemia in postmenopausal women

Sleep deprivation, especially common during postmenopause, has been linked with a number of health problems, including hyperuricemia (elevated serum uric acid), which can often lead to gout and other life-threatening conditions such as heart disease.

17 May 2023

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

After an initial decline in diabetes mellitus (DM) plus cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, researchers have noted a reversal of this trend with mortality increasing from 2014 to 2019, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier.

17 May 2023

Novel computational platform can expand the pool of cancer immunotherapy targets

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a computational platform capable of discovering tumor antigens derived from alternative RNA splicing, expanding the pool of cancer immunotherapy targets.

17 May 2023

Researchers identify a major stem cell variant in lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A pair of internationally renowned stem cell cloning experts at the University of Houston is reporting their findings of variant cells in the lungs of patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) which likely represent key targets in any future therapy for the condition.

17 May 2023

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Vigorous exercise does not appear to increase the risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

17 May 2023

Institution-specific machine learning model can predict cardiac patient's mortality risk prior to surgery

A machine learning-based model that enables medical institutions to predict the mortality risk for individual cardiac surgery patients has been developed by a Mount Sinai research team, providing a significant performance advantage over current population-derived models.

17 May 2023

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds may be just as effective as drug-eluting metal stents for treating heart disease patients

First-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may be just as effective as drug-eluting metallic stents, which are currently the standard treatment for heart disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

17 May 2023

New technique may reveal signs of Parkinson's disease in urine samples

A team led by researchers at Purdue University and Purdue spinoff company Tymora Analytical Operations has developed a technique that may reveal signs of Parkinson's disease in urine samples.

17 May 2023

Cardiovascular health disparities exist among sexual minority women

In a recent nationwide study from France, lesbian and bisexual women had worse cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women.

17 May 2023

Clinical trial shows efficacy and safety of brepocitinib for treating adults with psoriatic arthritis

Brepocitinib is an oral drug that inhibits certain enzymes involved in inflammation - called tyrosine kinase 2 and Janus kinase 1 - and is being tested for the treatment of several immunological diseases.

17 May 2023

Amputations for combat-related injuries may negatively affect bone mass, study suggests

Combat-related injuries to bone are common in military personnel and can lead to pain and disability.

17 May 2023

Evidence suggests plant-based diets reduce blood pressure

Researchers evaluated the impact of consuming plant-origin foods on an individual’s blood pressure.

17 May 2023

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Researchers evaluated the impact of tobacco usage on the health-associated quality of life.

17 May 2023

Ticks found to harbor and release prions of chronic wasting disease

Researchers determined whether ticks contain transmission-relevant amounts of chronic wasting disease.

17 May 2023

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health scores compared to heterosexual women, which should make them a priority group for cardiovascular disease prevention, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

17 May 2023

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Researchers analyzed the evolution of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 condition.

17 May 2023

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

17 May 2023

Lawyer fees draw scrutiny as Camp Lejeune claims stack up

David and Adair Keller started their married life together in 1977 at Camp Lejeune, a military training base on the Atlantic Coast in Jacksonville, North Carolina. David was a Marine Corps field artillery officer then, and they lived together on the base for about six months.

17 May 2023

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to "disrupt" traditional therapy.

17 May 2023

A novel approach to quantify personal information contained within gut metagenome data

Researchers used shotgun sequencing to extract human reads from DNA in fecal samples

17 May 2023

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Weekend catch-up sleep may minimize the risk of hyperuricemia in postmenopausal women

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

Novel computational platform can expand the pool of cancer immunotherapy targets

Researchers identify a major stem cell variant in lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Institution-specific machine learning model can predict cardiac patient's mortality risk prior to surgery

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds may be just as effective as drug-eluting metal stents for treating heart disease patients

New technique may reveal signs of Parkinson's disease in urine samples

Cardiovascular health disparities exist among sexual minority women

Clinical trial shows efficacy and safety of brepocitinib for treating adults with psoriatic arthritis

Amputations for combat-related injuries may negatively affect bone mass, study suggests

Evidence suggests plant-based diets reduce blood pressure

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Ticks found to harbor and release prions of chronic wasting disease

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Lawyer fees draw scrutiny as Camp Lejeune claims stack up

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

A novel approach to quantify personal information contained within gut metagenome data

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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