Obesity surgery is associated with a 40% lower risk of hematological cancer. This has been shown in a study from the University of Gothenburg. This clear link is expected to influence future research in the field.
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As a result of vaccination or infection, our immune system produces antibodies that attach to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, preventing the virus from entering and replicating within cells. In response, the virus develops ...
Sep 14, 2023
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A new dementia risk score, which draws on 11 mostly modifiable risk factors, identifies people at risk—from midlife onward—of developing the disease within the next 14 years, suggests a large long term study published ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Delivery-related mortality decreased from 2008 to 2021, while the prevalence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) increased, according to a study published online June 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 3, 2023
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A urothelial cancer (UC) prediction model, which considers 10 genes with the highest performance from the UroAmp urinary comprehensive genomic profiling (uCGP) test, has high sensitivity and specificity, according to a study ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report involving UCL researchers.
Mar 13, 2023
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In patients with heart failure and a poorly functioning heart valve, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe, cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure by 47% and reduced deaths from ...
Mar 7, 2023
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A one-year, placebo-controlled trial of oral nicotinamide (vitamin B3) therapy by the University of Sydney did not lead to lower rates of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients. The result is in striking contrast to a ...
In the United States, one person dies every 34 seconds from cardiovascular disease, making it the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. While medical advances prompted steady ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Providing medications for chronic diseases—for example, cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure and diabetes medications—free of charge for three years did not have a significant impact on serious health outcomes associated ...
Mar 6, 2023
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