Gerontology & Geriatrics
Earlier onset of disease and aging in the most deprived could be linked to gut health, poor diet
An earlier onset of disease and aging in the most deprived could be linked to gut health and poor diet.
Jun 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk factors for PHACE syndrome ID'd in infantile hemangiomas
(HealthDay)—Factors associated with higher and lower risk of posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, cardiac defects, eye anomalies (PHACE) syndrome have been identified in children with infantile ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Deaths of assisted living residents spiked during pandemic
While significant attention has been paid to COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, public health leaders have understood less about the effects of the virus in assisted living communities. These settings are also home to older ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most severe effects of PIMS-TS resolved at six months
(HealthDay)—Though the need for physical rehabilitation and mental health concerns persist, organ-specific sequelae of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Addiction
Canadian prescription opioids users experience gaps in access to care
Stigma and high care needs can present barriers to the provision of high-quality primary care for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and those prescribed opioids for chronic pain. A study published in PLOS Medicine by ...
Jun 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Being born preterm or low birthweight associated with lower IQ in adulthood
The average IQ of adults who were born very preterm (VP) or at a very low birth weight (VLBW) has been compared to adults born full term by researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick. Researchers ...
May 31, 2021
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Attention deficit disorders
Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen associated with ADHD and autism
An epidemiological study of more than 70,000 children in six European cohorts has linked symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum conditions (ASC) to the mothers' use of paracetamol ...
May 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infrared thermal imaging as a novel non-invasive point-of-care tool to assess filarial lymphoedema
Researchers from LSTM's Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) have been using an infrared thermal imaging camera to detect subclinical cases and predict the progression of lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh.
May 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Autonomous cortisol secretion associated with 2- to 3-fold increase in mortality risk
A retrospective cohort study found that autonomous cortisol secretion was associated with 2- to 3-fold increased risk for death and cardiovascular disease in patients with adrenal incidentalomas. This information could help ...
May 25, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity and cancer: Studies highlight different aspects of the connection
Multi-factorial metabolic and inflammatory abnormalities in obesity, independently or in combination, seems to be the critical biological link of obesity, cancer and racial/gender health disparities. However, the specific ...
May 24, 2021
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