Losing someone close, like a family member, can make you age faster, says a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center.
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A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Physician–scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have uncovered significant findings regarding the impact of transthyretin, or TTR, protein levels on heart disease ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Investigators in the Parkinson's Foundation-backed PD GENEration study—which reached its goal of 15,000 participants ahead of schedule this spring—found that 13% of participants have a genetic form of Parkinson's disease ...
Jul 29, 2024
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The inflammatory activity in the body caused by rheumatoid arthritis is linked to specific cognitive impairments, finds a small comparative study, published in the open access journal RMD Open.
Jul 29, 2024
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New research led by Dr. Lisa Quadt, Research Fellow in Psychiatry at BSMS and Dr. Jessica Eccles, Reader in Brain-Body Medicine at BSMS, highlights a significant link between neurodivergence and chronic fatigue. The study ...
Jul 29, 2024
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About 37 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease and studies show that genetics may explain between 10% and 20% of cases in adults (and as many as 70% of cases in children).
Jul 29, 2024
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In Canada, rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have increased, but the good news is there has been a decline in some related health conditions, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Periods of extreme heat—even a single day when the thermometer hits 35°C—are associated with increased risk of injury, hospitalization and death. When the body gets too hot, the heart and kidneys don't function properly. ...
Jul 28, 2024
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More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations that are most often associated with breast and ovarian cancers in women.
Jul 26, 2024
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