Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zambia further delays school reopening over cholera
Zambia postponed the start of the school year for the second time on Wednesday due to a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 500 lives.
Jan 24, 2024
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News tagged with death
Psychology & Psychiatry
Treating loneliness in the obese may lower risk of early death
Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Fortunately, a new study shows that addressing it may lower the risk of health complications ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NY bill would force insurers to cover copays for Paxlovid
With the life-saving, COVID-fighting drug Paxlovid no longer covered by the federal government, a push is underway in Albany to ensure New Yorkers seeking the medication do not get gouged by pricey co-payments.
Jan 23, 2024
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Medications
A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, can lead to kidney enlargement and eventual loss of function. The disease affects more than 12 million people worldwide, ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
All that sitting at work is shortening your life
Your office chair could be a killer.
Jan 19, 2024
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Neuroscience
Household income and health insurance among factors in decision to withdraw life support after hemorrhagic stroke: Study
Living in a high-income neighborhood, having private health insurance, and being older are tied to an increased likelihood that life support will be withdrawn for people who have suffered severe bleeding in the brain, a new ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers treat consequences of brain injuries with nasally administered stem cell secreted factors
Brain injuries cause widespread damage to brain tissue. Damaged cells begin to produce signaling molecules that trigger processes of inflammation, apoptosis—programmed cell death—and oxidative stress. After the acute ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
New study discovers short, toxic RNAs kill brain cells and may allow Alzheimer's to develop
Alzheimer's disease, which is expected to have affected about 6.7 million patients in the U.S. in 2023, results in a substantial loss of brain cells. But the events that cause neuron death are poorly understood.
Jan 18, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Obsessive-compulsive disorder linked to heightened risk of death
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published in The BMJ today.
Jan 17, 2024
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Medications
ATR inhibition using gartisertib in patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines
A new research paper titled "ATR inhibition using gartisertib enhances cell death and synergises with temozolomide and radiation in patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 17, 2024
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