Psychology & Psychiatry
Smoking found to significantly increase the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy.
Aug 30, 2023
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News tagged with genetic studies
Oncology & Cancer
Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment
Combining artificial intelligence (AI) systems for short- and long-term breast cancer risk results in an improved cancer risk assessment, according to a study published in Radiology.
Aug 29, 2023
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Genetics
Study uncovers genetic risk factors for heart failure
In a new study co-led by investigators at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, a global team of scientists conducted ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Genetics
Scientists genetically decode rare kidney disease
When Dr. Bodo Beck first saw the three children of a family who had fled Syria sitting in his consultation room at University Hospital Cologne, the human geneticist was surprised. His genetic analysis diagnosed Bartter syndrome ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The general factor of psychopathology: Precursors and consequences
It is quite common that individuals who have one psychiatric condition also qualify for other psychiatric conditions. This observation questions the conventional belief that different diagnoses are independent and instead ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Good cardiorespiratory fitness associated with up to 40% lower risk of 9 cancers
Good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with up to a 40% lower risk of developing 9 specific cancers later on—at least in men—suggests a large long term study published online in the British Journal of ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Genetics
Novel therapeutic approach against severe COVID-19 in males
Retrospective analyses of epidemiologic data have repeatedly shown that COVID-19 mortality is higher in males compared to females. However, the underlying factors mediating sex-specific disease outcome were largely unknown.
Aug 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows endometriosis is linked to higher risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorders
Endometriosis is not just a condition that affects the pelvis, but a systemic disease that involves the entire body. Now, the largest epidemiological study to date on the psychiatric factors that can accompany endometriosis ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic evidence supports causal effect for diastolic BP on benign prostatic hyperplasia
There is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 in The Prostate.
Aug 3, 2023
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Genetics
New genetic clues uncovered in largest study of families with multiple children with autism
UCLA Health researchers have published the largest-ever study of families with at least two children with autism, uncovering new risk genes and providing new insights into how genetics influence whether someone develops autism ...
Jul 31, 2023
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