Archive: 20/11/2019

Small rise in heart attack protein linked to increased risk of early death in all age groups

A new analysis of patients' heart data has shown that even a slight increase in a protein linked to heart attacks, called troponin, is linked to an increased risk of early death at all ages.

Nov 20, 2019

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Trial suggests inducing labor over 'wait and see' approach for late term pregnancies

Inducing labour at 41 weeks in low risk pregnancies is associated with a lower risk of newborn death compared with expectant management (a "wait and see" approach) until 42 weeks, suggests a trial published by The BMJ.

Nov 20, 2019

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Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation

A runaway, inflammatory immune response may be responsible for triggering severe depression during and after pregnancy, according to a new study published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity.

Nov 20, 2019

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Experimental HIV vaccine successfully elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies to the virus

An experimental HIV vaccine developed by scientists at Scripps Research and the nonprofit vaccine research organization IAVI has reached an important milestone by eliciting antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of ...

Nov 20, 2019

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How do gliomas evolve?

The Glioma Longitudinal Analysis (GLASS) Consortium characterized diffuse glioma cells both before and after therapy to characterize how they change and why this form of malignant brain cancer is so difficult to treat. The ...

Nov 20, 2019

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Exposure to PM 2.5 pollution linked to brain atrophy, memory decline

Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC ...

Nov 20, 2019

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Behavioral sciences in the promotion of oral health

2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century the JDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral ...

Nov 20, 2019

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Could sphingolipids help solve a racial paradox in heart disease?

When it comes to cholesterol, we've come to accept a simple narrative. Our risk of heart disease is lower when we have more "good cholesterol," or high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and less "bad cholesterol," or low-density ...

Nov 20, 2019

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Legumes boost heart health, according to new review study

Consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and high blood pressure, according to a review published in Advances in Nutrition.

Nov 20, 2019

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Ultrasound treatment for essential tremor may be effective up to three years later

People with tremors in their hands, head or voice may find some relief for up to three years from a treatment using ultrasound waves to destroy the area of the brain causing the tremor, according to a study published in the ...

Nov 20, 2019

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