Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease
Heart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 in PLOS ONE.
Dec 19, 2023
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PLoS ONE
Medical economics
Study shows link between institutionalization, hip fractures and death
A team of anthropologists has found that the skeletal remains of people who lived and died in American public care institutions in the last century have much to tell us about the connection between patient neglect and hip ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Meta-analysis study suggests dancing is an effective weight-loss intervention
A small team of physical education scientists in China has conducted a meta-analysis of multiple studies that shows that dancing is an effective weight loss intervention. In their study, reported in the open-access journal ...
Medications
Study suggests anti-inflammatory drugs as promising treatments for Alzheimer's disease
A recent study from the lab of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., centers around the idea that various anti-inflammatory drugs could be effective treatments for Alzheimer's ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Interaction with children could help improve the mental well-being of retirement home residents, study suggests
A study conducted at a retirement home in South Africa suggests that programs promoting interaction between residents and children may provide mental health benefits and could help manage common mental health conditions, ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Medical economics
People with more empathy more likely to support international sharing of COVID-19 vaccines, study shows
People with more empathy and cosmopolitan beliefs are more likely to support the international sharing of coronavirus vaccines, a new study shows.
Jul 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Do one in six Indians over 59 really have a mild brain disorder, as a new study suggests?
India is often perceived as a country with a young population, while European and North American populations are regarded as aging. Although this is true, the country's demographics are rapidly shifting, according to a UN ...
Feb 9, 2024
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Immunology
Researchers develop a handheld white blood cell tracker
A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Health
Researchers discuss the unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
As unprecedented as the outbreak of COVID-19 felt, it was far from the first time a deadly disease has swept the globe. Historians have identified epidemics and pandemics dating as far back as 430 B.C. Records tell us how ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Neuroscience
Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory
Oxytocin (OXT) is a hormone that is known for its effects on psychological well-being and emotional bonding in animals. Interestingly, research has shown that this natural chemical in the brain plays a crucial role in other ...
Feb 13, 2024
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