Dentistry
What is meth mouth? causes, symptoms & treatments
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that has been around for a long time, creating multiple health issues for users.
Apr 26, 2023
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Medical research
Study: Vitamin D may play a role in prostate cancer disparities
Vitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with European American men, new research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer suggests. The multi-institutional ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Other
Standard for pulmonary function tests gets an update
In the latest update to the pulmonary function tests technical standard series, the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society address the uncertainty around the interpretation of the tests which are essential ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research on teen social media use has a racial bias: Studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teens and college students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Health
High blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health in your 70s
Having high blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health around age 75, especially for men, according to a new UC Davis study.
Apr 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two studies link serum vitamin D levels to higher risk of diabetes in African Americans
Two new studies led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have shown that serum vitamin D levels in African Americans are associated with diabetes risk.
Nov 11, 2022
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Dentistry
Research reveals impact of COVID-19 on dental hygienists
Nearly two years into the pandemic with widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines and a decrease in infections, new studies reveal dental hygienists have low COVID-19 infection rates and high vaccination acceptance. In ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Immunology
Coronavirus takes aim at fat cells, study shows
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus appears to target both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, which may explain why overweight and obese people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, researchers report.
Dec 9, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists transplant two gene-edited pig kidneys into human recipient
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine announces today the first peer-reviewed research outlining the successful transplant of genetically modified, clinical-grade pig kidneys into a ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Addiction
Guns and drugs are killing people in the US at increasing and unprecedented rates, 20-year study finds
A team of researchers from several institutions led by the National Institutes of Health has examined U.S. national death trends. In a paper, "Trends in Mortality From Poisonings, Firearms, and All Other Injuries by Intent ...
