Telemedicine diagnoses match those of in-person doctor visits most of the time With online medical visits growing in popularity, a new study offers some reassurance: Diagnoses made via video are usually on the money. Sep 7, 2022 0 17
Assisted living will become financially out of reach for many middle-class Americans America's middle-income seniors could face a time of financial reckoning within the next decade, with the rising costs of health care and assisted living overwhelming their meager savings, a new study reports. Sep 7, 2022 0 6
Can the flu shot reduce your risk of stroke? Getting an annual flu shot may be associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published in the September 7, 2022, online issue of Neurology. Sep 7, 2022 0 4
'Gateway' foods like candy may lead to unhealthy teen eating, according to 16-year-old lead researcher Certain ultra-processed foods, such as candy, pastries and frozen desserts, may be "gateway" foods for adolescents, leading them to eat higher quantities of other unhealthy foods, according to new research presented at the ... Sep 7, 2022 0 6
Study finds connection between symptomatic COVID-19 infection and impaired pain modulation A study led by researchers at the University of Oklahoma shows a connection between symptomatic COVID-19 infections and the ability of the central nervous system to respond to painful stimuli. Sep 7, 2022 0 47
High blood pressure may accelerate bone aging When high blood pressure was induced in young mice, they had bone loss and osteoporosis-related bone damage comparable to older mice, according to new research presented today at the American Heart Association's Hypertension ... Sep 7, 2022 0 11
Interactions between genetics and the environment can explain variability seen in common neuropsychiatric disorders While some diseases and disorders can be easily attributed to specific genetic mutations, for many diseases—especially neuropsychiatric ones—the causes are much more complicated, influenced by both genetic and environmental ... Sep 7, 2022 0 72
Surprising discovery links Piezo1 and cholesterol during brain development A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of the developing brain, and establishes a direct link in neural stem cells between Piezo1, a mechanically-activated ... Sep 7, 2022 0 69
Transplanted gut bacteria causes cardiovascular changes in mice Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected ... Sep 7, 2022 0 10
PAD4 inhibition in neutrophils halts cancer progression and metastasis Researchers in the laboratory of Yulia Nefedova, M.D., Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and collaborators at Jubilant Therapeutics Inc. have uncovered a novel mechanism by which protein arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) in neutrophils ... Sep 7, 2022 0 23