Cardiology
Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
Menopause can have profound effects on heart health, yet many people are unaware of this important connection.
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Chronic Diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity severity tied to increased risk across 16 common conditions
Johns Hopkins University-led research has found that obesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with the incidence of 16 common health outcomes. Associations remained consistent across sex and racial groups. ...
Health
Almost one in two Aussie teens have a chronic disease or developmental condition, says study
New research published today shows that almost half (45.6%) of Australian teens are living with chronic diseases or developmental conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism (ASD). The study ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New way to grow iPS cell-derived kidney progenitor cells may lead to renal regenerative therapies
Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective means to grow iPS cell-derived kidney progenitor cells, paving the way for renal regenerative therapies ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Surgery
Surgery doesn't always help with chronic rhinosinusitis: New risk score predicts treatment efficacy
A new CT-scan-based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis.
Apr 3, 2025
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Addiction
Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products, like cigars and pipe tobacco, bringing nicotine down to minimal or nonaddictive ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Genetics
Protective gene found to preserve mitochondria during kidney disease progression
Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved ...
Medications
Tirzepatide benefits people with obesity, kidney disease and heart failure
The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, according to featured clinical ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Joint consensus highlights the role of bone turnover markers in osteoporosis diagnosis and management
A new consensus paper provides an updated evaluation of reference bone turnover markers (BTMs) and newer markers in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.
Mar 31, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed.
Mar 31, 2025
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A chronic disease is a disease or other human health condition that is persistent or long-lasting in nature. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include asthma, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
In medicine, the opposite of chronic is acute. A chronic course is further distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between.
While often referred to as "non-communicable diseases", also usually lasting medical conditions, the latter are distinguished by their non-infectious cause. In contrast, some chronic diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, are caused by transmissible infections.
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