Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery could protect high-risk COVID-19 patients
UVA Health researchers have identified a potential treatment to prevent severe COVID-19 in patients at great risk.
Mar 13, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pediatric review takes stock of history and current status of long-acting growth hormone therapy
In 1957, Maurice Raben successfully isolated and purified the growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland, opening up a potential avenue of GH therapies. Children who were born with a deficiency of this hormone could now ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic anniversary highlights need for expanded bereavement support services
The COVID-19 pandemic, which killed millions across the world, had a dire impact on the ability of their loved ones to grieve. A study by Simon Fraser University researchers published in the journal Illness, Crisis & Loss, ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Health
Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries
Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Health
Greater gender equality could help both women and men live longer, says study
The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves.
Mar 6, 2023
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Genetics
Population-wide gene testing has limited ability to predict disease, argue researchers
Testing a population for multiple genes at once will be limited in its ability to accurately predict disease risk, argues a new paper involving UCL's Professor Aroon Hingorani.
Mar 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Making hepatitis C care easier when treatment seems impossible
A health care team at Oregon Health & Science University is trying a different approach to caring for patients who have, or are at risk for, hepatitis C, helping overcome barriers that can otherwise make receiving testing ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Health
Getting good sleep could add years to your life
Getting good sleep can play a role in supporting your heart and overall health—and maybe even how long you live—according to new research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Health
Turning 50? Here are four things you can do to improve your health and well-being
When the ball dropped on New Year's Eve to mark the beginning of 2023, I came to grips with the fact that I would turn 50 years old this year.
Feb 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Space travel influences the way the brain works
Scientists of the University of Antwerp and University of Liège (Belgium) have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness after being in space for six months. Some of the changes turned out to be lasting—even ...
Feb 17, 2023
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