Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New evidence links sight loss to dementia
A new study suggests that sight loss in people over 71 years old may be linked to dementia. The study was published on July 13 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Jul 14, 2023
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News tagged with risk
Medical economics
Conditional cash transfer programs have prevented 739,919 child deaths in Latin America: Study
Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programs have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy improves remission for relapsed, refractory leukemia: Clinical trial
A single infusion of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy induced complete response or remission in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Medical research
The power of healthy breast adipocytes in the fight against breast cancer
Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increases the risk of breast cancer.
Jul 13, 2023
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Genetics
Genome sequencing nearly twice as effective as targeted test at diagnosing genetic disorders in infants
A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Hairdressers, beauticians, accountants may be at heightened risk of ovarian cancer, study finds
Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online in the journal Occupational and Environmental ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Surgery
Researchers use machine learning to identify high-risk surgery patients
Researchers and physicians at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC used machine learning to create and deploy an accurate and flexible model for predicting patients at high-risk for complications after surgery, according ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pediatric hepatoblastoma model hints at DNA damage repair pathway for novel therapeutics
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital created a hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) model that more accurately reflects the pathology and genomics of the disease. Research using the model pointed toward potential ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Health
Fluctuating levels of cholesterol and triglycerides linked to increased risk of dementia
Older people who have fluctuating levels of cholesterol and triglycerides may have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias compared to people who have steady levels, according to new research published ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
No increase in mortality for most overweight people, study finds
Body mass index (BMI) may not increase mortality independently of other risk factors in adults, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by Aayush Visaria and Soko Setoguchi of Rutgers University.
Jul 5, 2023
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