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Study examines whether taking multiple medications for heart failure can limit abilities in older adults

As we age, we tend to develop a number of chronic health conditions and concerns. Often, managing health problems can mean that older adults may take many different medications. When older adults take five or more medicines (a scenario health experts call "polypharmacy", it can increase the risk of harmful side effects.

3 Dec 2018

Hoosier firefighters have greater risk of dying from cancer than non-firefighters

Hoosier firefighters face a significantly higher risk of dying from cancer than non-firefighters in Indiana, according to a study that shows death from malignant cancers was the leading cause of death for Indiana firefighters between 1985 and 2013.

3 Dec 2018

Latest advances in AI for aging and longevity research

Insilico Medicine, one of the leaders in artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development, digital medicine, and aging research announced today the publication of its recent paper titled "Artificial Intelligence for Aging and Longevity Research: Recent Advances and Perspectives" in Ageing Research Reviews, one of the highest-impact journals in the field.

3 Dec 2018

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Boys who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behavior and using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade, a new study found.

3 Dec 2018

Oils from garlic and other herbs show strong killing activity against Lyme disease bacteria

Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3 Dec 2018

Casual sex among young adults can be a source of intimacy, study says

Casual sex among emerging adults can be a source of intimacy, and often is, according to a new study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers including Binghamton University faculty and researchers at Indiana University's Kinsey Institute.

3 Dec 2018

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Research shows that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. While best practice for weight loss often includes decreasing or eliminating calories from alcohol, few studies examine whether people who undergo weight loss treatment report changes in alcohol intake and whether alcohol influences their weight loss.

3 Dec 2018

Scientists develop new method to detect viral RNA without special equipment

Scientists from the SCAMT Laboratory of ITMO University developed a method to detect viral RNA without special equipment.

3 Dec 2018

Study shows outcomes of CAR T-cell therapy when used as standard of care for lymphoma

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR T, was named the 2017 Advance of the Year by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The FDA approved two CAR T products last year for treatment of adult large B-cell lymphoma based on the exceptional patient outcomes seen in clinical trials.

3 Dec 2018

UK scientists find new way to identify patients with aggressive lymphoma

UK scientists have found a new way to identify people with the most aggressive types of lymphoma who are less likely to respond to standard drugs.

3 Dec 2018

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Reports have shown that individuals aged over 45 years are increasingly being admitted to hospitals with mental health problems related to drug use. The number of admissions due to mental health problems and behavioural problems associated with drug use, were 638 in 2007/8 and have now come to 1,182 says the report.

3 Dec 2018

Very low calorie diet for type 2 diabetes to be prescribed

General Practitioners in England would soon prescribe a very low calorie diet (VLCD) for patients with type 2 diabetes in England as part of an attempt to reverse the increasingly growing numbers of the disease.

3 Dec 2018

Cannabis prescribed medicinally to the first patient in UK

A 32 year old woman – Carly Barton, has been suffering from a long term painful condition called fibromyalgia. This was after a stroke she had suffered from in her twenties. In a new development, she became the first patient United Kingdom to have been prescribed medical cannabis after a change in the laws.

3 Dec 2018

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

A gene mutation that is believed to have safeguarded some people in 14th century Europe from the bubonic plague today may be protecting HIV patients co-infected with hepatitis C from potentially fatal liver scarring, says a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine physician-scientist.

3 Dec 2018

Using nanocarrier-delivered microRNA to target sepsis

One in three patients who die in the U.S. dies of sepsis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is one of the leading causes of death in intensive care units and, with an estimated price tag of $20 billion in 2011, the most expensive condition that hospitals treat.

3 Dec 2018

Tailored lifestyle recommendations during colorectal cancer screening promote healthy behaviors

A program that provided individually tailored lifestyle recommendations for patients undergoing screening for colorectal cancer helped encourage healthy behavior, according to results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

3 Dec 2018

Mediterranean diet in pregnancy linked to lower risk of having children with accelerated growth

The Mediterranean diet is characterised by a high content of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes and nuts. This healthy diet pattern has been associated with lower obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adults, but few studies have focused on children.

3 Dec 2018

Changes in relationships have links to physical activity, study shows

According to a recent study, changes in relationships have links to physical activity. The total number of non-exercise steps was reduced during a four-year follow-up study for men who divorced.

3 Dec 2018

New procedure allows leg length to be precisely adjusted during hip replacement surgery

After a patient has been fitted with an artificial hip joint, sometimes the leg on that side ends up longer or shorter than before. This can lead to problems in the spinal column. A newly developed procedure enables leg length to be precisely adjusted during hip replacement surgery.

3 Dec 2018

Innovative inhalation system to treat premature babies with lung diseases

Premature babies who are born before their lungs have finished maturing often suffer from a lack of surfactant - a substance necessary for lung development.

3 Dec 2018

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Study examines whether taking multiple medications for heart failure can limit abilities in older adults

Hoosier firefighters have greater risk of dying from cancer than non-firefighters

Latest advances in AI for aging and longevity research

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Oils from garlic and other herbs show strong killing activity against Lyme disease bacteria

Casual sex among young adults can be a source of intimacy, study says

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Scientists develop new method to detect viral RNA without special equipment

Study shows outcomes of CAR T-cell therapy when used as standard of care for lymphoma

UK scientists find new way to identify patients with aggressive lymphoma

Increasing mental health problems related to drug use in over 55's

Very low calorie diet for type 2 diabetes to be prescribed

Cannabis prescribed medicinally to the first patient in UK

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

Using nanocarrier-delivered microRNA to target sepsis

Tailored lifestyle recommendations during colorectal cancer screening promote healthy behaviors

Mediterranean diet in pregnancy linked to lower risk of having children with accelerated growth

Changes in relationships have links to physical activity, study shows

New procedure allows leg length to be precisely adjusted during hip replacement surgery

Innovative inhalation system to treat premature babies with lung diseases

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