Overweight & Obesity
Weight gain appears to have greater metabolic consequences in South Asian men
Gaining even a small amount of weight may lead to adverse metabolic responses in young South Asian men according to new research.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's time to act on kidney health inequalities, report urges
Kidney health inequalities due to age, sex, education, location or lack of wealth persist, despite widespread awareness of the barriers some people face, a new report by Kidney Research UK has revealed.
Jul 17, 2024
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Medical research
Health research on South Asian communities must be led by South Asians, say researchers
Funding agencies in Canada need to review their policies for evaluating research proposals to ensure that South Asian research is conducted by South Asians, write authors in a commentary, titled "A call to stop extractive ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Cardiology
Researchers identify potential 'missing link' for why South Asians have higher rates of heart disease
A new study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital has found that South Asians with either heart disease or diabetes had fewer vascular regenerative and reparative cells compared to white European patients. These findings ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Some older Americans show hesitation around brain scan research, study finds
Asian Americans are less likely than their white peers to participate in health research involving MRIs and addressing this hesitancy could improve research, according to a Rutgers Health-led study.
Feb 9, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Investigating disparities in breast reconstruction rates after mastectomies
Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine found significant disparities in the use of post-mastectomy immediate breast reconstruction (PMIBR) among elderly women, especially in the United States and also in ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Genetics
New tool reveals the impact of 'jumping genes' on diseases
RIKEN geneticists have developed a tool that can quickly and accurately analyze variants in mobile genetic elements, commonly known as "jumping genes." This promises to shed light on the role such variants play in disease.
Oct 31, 2023
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Ophthalmology
Screening for diabetic eye disease every 2 years for those at 'low risk' could risk treatment delays and/or sight loss
Extending the annual screen by a year for people in England considered to be at low risk of diabetic eye disease (diabetic retinopathy) could risk critical treatment delays and/or sight loss, suggests a large, real world ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Cardiology
Large data analysis suggests striking inequalities in provision of life-saving heart valve replacement in England
There are striking inequalities in the provision of major (aortic) heart valve replacement surgery across England, with women, Black and Asian people, and those living in areas of deprivation much less likely to receive the ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Diabetes
Ethnicity and early menopause increase risk of type 2 diabetes, finds study
University of Queensland research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.
Sep 26, 2023
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