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Higher amounts of sugar alcohol xylitol associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events

Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke.

6 Jun 2024

Flight risk: Alcohol and cabin hypoxia disrupts sleep quality and impacts heart health

How alcohol consumption and exposure to hypobaric hypoxia interact to affect heart rate, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), and sleep.

6 Jun 2024

Overweight, obesity in adolescence and early adulthood linked to increased stroke risk in women

In an analysis of more than 50 years of health data, women who had overweight or obesity at age 14 or 31 were more likely to have an ischemic (clot-caused) stroke before age 55, according to research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

6 Jun 2024

Ohio State creates user-friendly repository to help study Alzheimer's disease

A searchable database is now ready to help study Alzheimer's disease.

6 Jun 2024

New research reveals hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures

The hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures has been identified by new research from the University of Sheffield.

6 Jun 2024

New method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis.

6 Jun 2024

Wins at the ballot box for abortion rights still mean court battles for access

Before Ohio voters amended their constitution last year to protect abortion rights, the state's attorney general, an anti-abortion Republican, said that doing so would upend at least 10 state laws limiting abortions.

6 Jun 2024

Aircraft noise exposure linked to higher obesity risk in women

The associations between aircraft noise and obesity among female nurses living near 90 United States (US) airports.

6 Jun 2024

AI-driven mammography cuts workload by 33%, boosts breast cancer detection

Implementing AI in mammography screening significantly reduces radiologists' workload and improves breast cancer detection rates, according to a study in Denmark and the Netherlands.

6 Jun 2024

Facial temperature can predict heart disease with higher accuracy than current methods

Researchers found that facial infrared thermography can predict coronary artery disease more accurately than traditional pretest probability tools, using deep-learning algorithms to analyze temperature patterns.

6 Jun 2024

U.S. cardiovascular disease costs set to skyrocket by 2050, new study reveals

New research forecasts that the economic burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the U.S. will nearly quadruple by 2050, highlighting the urgent need for preventive measures.

5 Jun 2024

America's looming heart crisis: Study forecasts alarming rise in cardiovascular disease and stroke by 2050

Researchers predict significant increases in cardiovascular disease and stroke in the U.S. by 2050, with rising disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

5 Jun 2024

How a low-nicotine cigarette policy could improve public health

A recent study in The Lancet Regional Health shows low-nicotine cigarettes significantly reduce daily cigarette use and increase smoke-free days, even when alternative nicotine delivery systems are available.

5 Jun 2024

Transboundary ozone pollution significantly increases mortality rates in Europe

A recent study in Nature Medicine pinpoints sources of ozone pollution and its deadly health impacts across Europe, highlighting the need for coordinated international efforts to reduce ozone levels and related mortality rates.

5 Jun 2024

Does diet influence the onset of multiple sclerosis?

A recent study using the UK Biobank data indicates that a healthy diet, including moderate fatty fish and alcohol consumption, can reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) onset.

5 Jun 2024

Proteomic fitness scores revolutionize disease prediction and personalized exercise plans

Research establishes a proteomic CRF score, linking it to improved prediction of mortality and multisystem disease risks, showing dynamic response to exercise training.

5 Jun 2024

Study links PFAS exposure to increased cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has linked multiple types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals") with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in postmenopausal women.

5 Jun 2024

Short course of immunotherapy prior to surgery effective in treating a subset of colon cancer patients

A short course of immunotherapy was found to be highly effective in a subset of patients with colon cancer.

5 Jun 2024

Common drugs linked to reduced risk of bleeding stroke from brain aneurysm

A new study suggests that people who take a few common drugs may have a decreased risk of having a bleeding stroke due to a ruptured brain aneurysm.

5 Jun 2024

Synergistic cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer: HDAC, PARP inhibitors, and decitabine show promise

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on June 3, 2024, entitled, "Synergistic cytotoxicity of histone deacetylase and poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors and decitabine in pancreatic cancer cells: Implications for novel therapy."

5 Jun 2024

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Higher amounts of sugar alcohol xylitol associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events

Flight risk: Alcohol and cabin hypoxia disrupts sleep quality and impacts heart health

Overweight, obesity in adolescence and early adulthood linked to increased stroke risk in women

Ohio State creates user-friendly repository to help study Alzheimer's disease

New research reveals hidden challenges faced by people with tooth loss and dentures

New method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis

Wins at the ballot box for abortion rights still mean court battles for access

Aircraft noise exposure linked to higher obesity risk in women

AI-driven mammography cuts workload by 33%, boosts breast cancer detection

Facial temperature can predict heart disease with higher accuracy than current methods

U.S. cardiovascular disease costs set to skyrocket by 2050, new study reveals

America's looming heart crisis: Study forecasts alarming rise in cardiovascular disease and stroke by 2050

How a low-nicotine cigarette policy could improve public health

Transboundary ozone pollution significantly increases mortality rates in Europe

Does diet influence the onset of multiple sclerosis?

Proteomic fitness scores revolutionize disease prediction and personalized exercise plans

Study links PFAS exposure to increased cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

Short course of immunotherapy prior to surgery effective in treating a subset of colon cancer patients

Common drugs linked to reduced risk of bleeding stroke from brain aneurysm

Synergistic cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer: HDAC, PARP inhibitors, and decitabine show promise

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