Pediatrics
New guidelines to improve long-term care of preterm babies
Researchers have created new guidelines to improve the long-term health outcomes of children born very preterm.
Jun 25, 2024
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Cardiology
Childhood risk factors directly tied to adult cardiovascular disease
Childhood risk factors are associated both directly and indirectly to adult cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists can now detect antibiotics in fingerprints, aiding the fight against drug-resistant TB
A fingerprint may soon be all a doctor needs to check whether tuberculosis patients are taking their antibiotics, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey. The study is published in the International Journal ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Health
Recognizing heat-related illness signs and symptoms
While heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the United States, many of these deaths are preventable, says an emergency medicine doctor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Jun 24, 2024
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Medications
Trial offers hope for cheaper, more tolerable, ketamine treatment
For those suffering from treatment-resistant depression, the anesthetic drug ketamine offers hope, but it has side effects and can be costly to access—a University of Otago-led clinical trial may change that.
Jun 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use big data to establish long COVID subtypes based on more than 250,000 patients
An announcement from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine of a consensus definition of "long COVID" mentioned that it was not the final word on the condition but that the definition would be revised ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Health
Older Americans in senior housing have better health than those living at home, study finds
Independent living is important for seniors, but a new study shows it might not be the best thing for their health.
Jun 24, 2024
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Genetics
Mapping the heart to prevent damage caused by a heart attack
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia have produced a first of its kind integrated map of heart cells which unlocks the process of cardiac fibrosis—a major cause of heart failure.
Jun 21, 2024
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Health
Using digital technology and data to sustain intermittent fasting and improve health outcomes: One man's journey
It is estimated that over 1 billion people in the world are affected by metabolic syndrome–which includes conditions such as insulin resistance, obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, among others.
Jun 21, 2024
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Genetics
Study finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer's and dementia
Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic resonance imaging is a primary ...
Jun 21, 2024
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