Recent research suggests that epigenetic markers in the blood could be useful for understanding dementia risk. Two linked papers from the University of Exeter and Maastricht University have together progressed research to ...
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The body's first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, report University of Pittsburgh and the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and ...
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Tuberculosis kills about 1.3 million people each year, making it one of the most lethal infectious diseases in the world. Now, molecular biologist Yohei Kirino, Ph.D. and his research team at Thomas Jefferson University has ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Almost 500 million adults around the world are living with type 2 diabetes, and over 200 million of those take metformin, an oral medication that reduces blood sugar (glucose) levels. Despite metformin's widespread use, many ...
Aug 28, 2024
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A proposed artificial intelligence tool to support clinician decision-making about hospital patients at risk for sepsis has an unusual feature: It can account for its lack of certainty and suggest what demographic data, vital ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Updated European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a new elevated blood pressure category, more ambitious and intensive treatment targets, and for ...
Aug 30, 2024
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For a not insubstantial fee, many private clinics in the UK offer full-body MRI scans to detect disease and abnormalities at the earliest stage. Kim Kardashian and Kate Hudson are fans. (Other celebrity endorsements are available.)
Aug 28, 2024
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Iron deficiency is common and can be debilitating. It mainly affects women. One in three premenopausal women are low in iron compared to just 5% of Australian men. Iron deficiency particularly affects teenage girls, women ...
Aug 27, 2024
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While you're likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you've probably heard less about type 1.5 diabetes.
Aug 27, 2024
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GPs could soon be able to screen their patients for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using a simple handheld device developed by Monash engineers.
Aug 28, 2024
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