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Study reveals the body's molecular response to prolonged fasting

New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs during prolonged periods of fasting.

1 Mar 2024

Does vitamin D have protective role against COVID-19?

Whether vitamin D supplementation before the onset of COVID-19 could provide benefits.

1 Mar 2024

European experts publish recommendations for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults

The treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults is extremely complex, lengthy and very stressful for patients.

1 Mar 2024

Association of volatile aromatic compounds in blood with hearing impairment

The impact of benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BEX) exposure on auditory health.

1 Mar 2024

With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help

When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said the new agency had one priority: "looking out for people, not big banks, not lenders, not investment houses."

1 Mar 2024

How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists

Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage.

1 Mar 2024

California hospitals, advocates seek stable funding to retain behavioral health navigators

Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance use disorder into long-term treatment after they are discharged from emergency rooms, which has already led some critical employees to leave their jobs.

1 Mar 2024

Are your snacks deadly? New study reveals how ultra-processed foods lead to chronic disease outcomes

The association between ultra-processed food exposure and chronic disease outcomes.

1 Mar 2024

Lab automation with integrated detection method unleashes new applications

The integration of a plate reader into Eppendorf’s epMotion liquid handling system facilitates researchers to use the system in a variety of new applications.

From Byonoy 1 Mar 2024

Impaired spatial navigation signals early Alzheimer's risk

People at risk of Alzheimer's disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

29 Feb 2024

Tandem cycling boosts well-being for Parkinson's patients and care partners

Pedaling on a stationary bicycle built for two may improve the health and well-being for both people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners, according to a small, preliminary study released today, February 29, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online.

29 Feb 2024

Understanding language deterioration in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Individuals with mild cognitive impairment, especially of the "amnestic subtype" (aMCI), are at increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease relative to cognitively healthy older adults.

29 Feb 2024

Common prostate cancer test may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis

A new study from experts at the University of Exeter has found that a widely used test for prostate cancer may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis.

29 Feb 2024

Comprehensive protein analysis reveals potential targets for treating dialysis-related amyloidosis

Dialysis patients often develop dialysis-related amyloidosis and exhibit bone and joint disorders that impair their activity of daily living.

29 Feb 2024

COVID-19's lasting mark: Long-term smell and taste loss

Study reveals prolonged olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in some COVID-19 recoverees, highlighting a need for better clinical support and understanding of long-term effects.

29 Feb 2024

Sugar tax shows sweet results in cutting obesity and diabetes rates

Study finds national SSB taxation linked to reduced obesity, overweight, and diabetes rates, particularly among children, suggesting effectiveness of tax policies in improving public health outcomes.

29 Feb 2024

Loneliness negatively affects the physical health of older adults

The loneliness often experienced by older people in our society has a negative effect on their physical health, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Glasgow. Emiel Hoogendijk, epidemiologist at Amsterdam Public Health, analyzed research results from more than 130 studies and found that loneliness led to an increase in physical frailty, which in turn increases the risk of adverse health outcomes such as depression, falls and cognitive decline.

29 Feb 2024

Global obesity rates surpass one billion, analysis finds

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.

29 Feb 2024

UC Riverside professor receives NIH grant for neurodevelopmental disorder study

Iryna Ethell, a professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, has been awarded a five-year grant of $2.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study mechanisms of hyperexcitability and seizures in neurodevelopmental disorders such as such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism.

29 Feb 2024

UCLA Health study uncovers astrocytes' role in neuropsychiatric disorders

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a group of specialized support cells in the brain that can regulate behaviors associated with human neuropsychiatric disorders.

29 Feb 2024