Health
How C-reactive protein outpaced 'bad' cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Dec 22, 2025
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Acute-Phase Proteins
MeSH tree: D12.776.124.050
Inflammatory disorders
Obesity and inflammation may accelerate lung aging and increase the risk of COPD
A Brazilian study involving nearly 900 participants under the age of 40 reinforces the idea that premature lung aging is linked not only to smoking but also to factors such as obesity and systemic inflammation. These two ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Neuroscience
Stress-related brain signals drive risk of cardiovascular disease in people with depression and anxiety
Patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why. Research from Mass General Brigham suggests that this increased risk is driven by stress-related ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Cardiology
Family history of cardiometabolic disease linked to faster heart damage in youth
A new study of more than 1,500 British adolescents is the first in the world to assess the association between familial cardiometabolic diseases and the offspring's risk of premature heart damage by early adulthood. The study ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Cardiology
Chronic pain may increase risk of high blood pressure in adults
Chronic pain in adults may increase their risk of high blood pressure, and the location and extent of pain and if they also had depression were contributing factors, according to new research published today in Hypertension.
Nov 17, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Strengthening tuberculosis screening in high-risk settings
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the world's leading causes of infectious disease-related illness and death. Despite being treatable, gaps in screening and diagnosis have allowed the disease to persist as a major ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Medications
Once-weekly eloralintide leads to 20% weight loss in Phase II trial
A multicenter team including Endeavor Health and Eli Lilly found that once-weekly eloralintide produced dose-dependent weight loss up to 20% over 48 weeks in adults with obesity or overweight without type 2 diabetes.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Husbands' self-esteem linked to lower risk of preterm birth in partners
A husband's optimism and confidence may play a crucial, if often unseen, role in helping babies arrive healthy and on time.
Nov 8, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Analyzing 3 biomarker tests together may help identify high heart disease risk earlier
A combined analysis of blood tests to measure three biomarkers linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease—lipoprotein a (Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)—may help identify ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Medical research
Clinical trial shows efficacy of bacteriophage therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
During IDWeek 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, Loren G. Miller, MD, MPH, investigator at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, presented findings from the Phase IIa diSArm study. Dr. Miller ...
Oct 29, 2025
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