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Why Type 2 diabetes patients need more than just blood sugar monitoring

Nearly half of Type 2 diabetes patients suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, with vitamin D and magnesium being the most common, highlighting a critical gap in diabetes care.

28 Jan 2025

NHS introduces genetic test to help reduce kidney failure risk for black donors

Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure.

28 Jan 2025

Simple sessions can improve wellbeing of pediatric critical care staff

The Staff Wellbeing (SWell) project, led by Aston University researchers in collaboration with Birmingham Children's Hospital and NHS England, has developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to improve the wellbeing of staff in pediatric critical care (PCC) units in UK hospitals.

28 Jan 2025

New delivery system could improve the effectiveness of peptide-based cancer vaccines

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation have developed an innovative delivery system that could significantly improve the effectiveness of peptide-based cancer vaccines, according to a new study published in Advanced Functional Materials.

28 Jan 2025

Study identifies contrast perception deficit in people with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers of the University of Barcelona have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with schizophrenia.

28 Jan 2025

Oral fecal transplantation could help prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients

A new study shows that oral fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a feasible and safe addition to preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for blood cancers.

28 Jan 2025

Trump’s funding ‘pause’ throws states, health industry into chaos

States and the nation's health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze nearly all federal grants at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a sweeping directive that at least initially appeared to include funding for Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers more than 70 million Americans.

28 Jan 2025

Lifestyle choices are driving America’s heart disease epidemic, AHA warns

The AHA's 2025 report highlights alarming trends in cardiovascular disease, obesity, and lifestyle factors, emphasizing the urgent need for healthier behaviors to curb rising healthcare costs and mortality.

28 Jan 2025

Study links oral microbiome to cognitive function in older adults

The microbial ecosystems within our mouths may affect our cognitive function as we age, according to a study. Interventions such as prebiotics, including dietary nitrate, have potential for delaying cognitive decline.

28 Jan 2025

Climate change likely to cause a significant rise in heat-related deaths across Europe

Researchers predict that climate change will likely cause a sharp rise in heat-related mortality throughout Europe by the end of this century.

28 Jan 2025

Exercise improves brain insulin sensitivity and lowers dementia risk in older adults with prediabetes

Researchers explore the impact of exercise on the short-term regulation of insulin pathways in brain circuits.

28 Jan 2025

GLP-1RA initiation linked to new thyroid cancer diagnoses

Researchers investigate the risk of incident thyroid cancer among patients treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.

28 Jan 2025

New brain biomarker identifies pain sensitivity and may predict chronic pain risk

A novel biomarker signature combining PAF and CME predicts chronic pain risk, linking brain activity to individual pain sensitivity and treatment strategies.

28 Jan 2025

New diagnostic guidelines aim to distinguish common memory disorder from Alzheimer’s

LATE-NC diagnostic criteria improve differentiation from Alzheimer's, addressing challenges in memory-loss syndromes and guiding therapeutic interventions.

28 Jan 2025

Fewer anesthesiology residents applying to US pain medicine fellowships

The study highlights a concerning 45% decline in pain medicine fellowship applications, pointing to workforce issues and gender disparities in anesthesiology.

28 Jan 2025

Researchers shed light on risk factor and diabetes development interplay

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies.

28 Jan 2025

Study uncovers distinct blood protein signature in children with Long COVID

Distinct protein profiles linked to inflammation and angiogenesis found in children with Long COVID, paving the way for improved diagnostics and therapies.

28 Jan 2025

Research sheds light on resistance to novobiocin in Staphylococcus aureus

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) are critical pathogens identified by the WHO for their significant drug resistance.

28 Jan 2025

$Combined therapy could revolutionize the prevention of osteoporosis fractures$

Combined therapy could revolutionize the prevention of osteoporosis fractures

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone resorbs faster than it is formed, gradually weakening its structure over time and leading to fractures.

28 Jan 2025

Researchers compare cow and camel milk proteomes, focusing on immune proteins and processing

This study compares immune proteins and bioactive peptides in cow and camel milk, highlighting camel milk's lower allergenic potential and therapeutic benefits.

28 Jan 2025

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Why Type 2 diabetes patients need more than just blood sugar monitoring

NHS introduces genetic test to help reduce kidney failure risk for black donors

Simple sessions can improve wellbeing of pediatric critical care staff

New delivery system could improve the effectiveness of peptide-based cancer vaccines

Study identifies contrast perception deficit in people with schizophrenia

Oral fecal transplantation could help prevent graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients

Trump’s funding ‘pause’ throws states, health industry into chaos

Lifestyle choices are driving America’s heart disease epidemic, AHA warns

Study links oral microbiome to cognitive function in older adults

Climate change likely to cause a significant rise in heat-related deaths across Europe

Exercise improves brain insulin sensitivity and lowers dementia risk in older adults with prediabetes

GLP-1RA initiation linked to new thyroid cancer diagnoses

New brain biomarker identifies pain sensitivity and may predict chronic pain risk

New diagnostic guidelines aim to distinguish common memory disorder from Alzheimer’s

Fewer anesthesiology residents applying to US pain medicine fellowships

Researchers shed light on risk factor and diabetes development interplay

Study uncovers distinct blood protein signature in children with Long COVID

Research sheds light on resistance to novobiocin in Staphylococcus aureus

Combined therapy could revolutionize the prevention of osteoporosis fractures

Researchers compare cow and camel milk proteomes, focusing on immune proteins and processing

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