Health
Study raises questions about plastic pollution's effect on heart health
We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between?
Mar 7, 2024
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Heart Disease
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
AI finds key signs that predict patient survival across dementia types
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients.
Feb 28, 2024
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Diabetes
Bariatric surgery more effective than medical and lifestyle interventions for diabetes control and remission: Study
Bariatric surgery is more effective than medical and lifestyle modifications for achieving long-term type 2 diabetes control and remission, according to new research led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine surgeon-scientist ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity disrupts normal liver function in mice, study finds
Your liver plays a vital role in your metabolism, the biological process that converts food into energy. We know that being overweight can negatively affect metabolic activity, but not exactly how. To better understand this, ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
How chronic stress spreads cancer
Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Cardiology
Intravascular imaging shown to significantly improve survival, safety and outcomes in stenting procedures
Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Air pollution linked to increased hospital admission for major heart and lung diseases
Short and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospital admission for major heart and lung diseases, find two large U.S. studies, published by The BMJ today.
Feb 21, 2024
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Genetics
Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation
A lack of diversity in large genomic studies presents a major challenge in understanding how pathogenic variants impact different populations. To address this problem and advance precision medicine for all populations, the ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Fasting-like diet lowers risk factors for disease, reduces biological age in humans: Study
Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat in humans, resulting in a lower biological age, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology-led ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Genetics
Genetic risk prediction for ten chronic diseases moves closer to the clinic
By analyzing millions of small genetic differences across a person's genome, researchers can calculate a polygenic risk score to estimate someone's lifetime odds of developing a certain disease. Over the past decade, scientists ...
Feb 19, 2024
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