Health
Marijuana use linked to epigenetic changes
Recent and long-term marijuana use is linked to changes in the human epigenome, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found.
Jul 20, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study suggests alcohol consumption linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, according to the Alzheimer's Association. While current research suggests alcohol use disorder is a risk factor in Alzheimer's ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Medical research
LDL not the be all, end all in heart disease, heart attacks and stroke
Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are investigating the role of a form of cholesterol called ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Cardiology
Benefits of adolescent fitness to future cardiovascular health possibly overestimated
There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. However, when researchers adjusted for familial factors by means of sibling analysis, ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Health
What an expert says about taking magnesium for sleep
When people struggle to fall asleep, it's no surprise they seek solutions.
Mar 8, 2023
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Diabetes
Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients
Research led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive food-as-medicine program showed no improvement in glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes ...
Health
Study finds 'forever chemicals' disrupt key biological processes
A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that exposure to a mixture of synthetic chemicals found widely in the environment alters several critical biological processes, including the metabolism ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson's disease up to seven years before diagnosis
Markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson's disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation have been identified by a UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital research team.
Aug 21, 2023
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Immunology
Researchers uncover a cellular process that leads to inflammation
Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important inflammatory responses. Their findings, published in the journal Science Immunology, open ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Harmful effects of long-term alcohol use documented in blood protein snapshot
Biochemist Jon Jacobs has analyzed the blood of patients with diseases and conditions such as Ebola, cancer, tuberculosis, hepatitis, diabetes, Lyme disease, brain injury and influenza.
Feb 9, 2023
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