Day September 3, 2024

Olive oil has long been touted for its ability to lower heart disease risk. So University of Florida researchers set out to dig deeper to learn how much olive oil is beneficial. During the Recipe for Heart Health study, 40…

Folks taking weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound might think they’ve found a shortcut to better health. But they still need to eat a high-quality diet if they want to maintain their well-being while they shed pounds, says a doctor…

Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Despite what we’ve been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of Otago study has found. Current sleep guidelines recommend no screen…

Researchers say we’re on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by patients that can be analyzed by artificial intelligence. Despite recent advancements in the treatment…

Wearable technology is in high demand among the health conscious. But beyond measuring heart rates and blood pressure, could fitness trackers be used to test for and effectively screen for disease? A new University of South Australia study reveals that…

Pancreatic islets from adult mice. On the left, islet composed of different types of endocrine cells. Right: pancreatic islet composed solely of beta cells. Credit: Laboratoire Pedro Herrera – UNIGE Our glycemic balance is based on the ability of the…

A patient dozes off in a dental chair despite the anxiety of an impending procedure. A seemingly unremarkable act, but—for dentists versed in the latest sleep research—this red flag hints at a life-threatening condition. In a research review published in…

Credit: Benjamin de Haas, AI generated Picture two people sitting in a movie theater, both watching the screen: Are they seeing the same thing? Or is the movie playing out differently in each of their minds? Researchers from the Justus…

A potential model for ZIC2 functions in EOC. Credit: Oncogene (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-03026-z A University of Alberta research team has found a potential new treatment target for ovarian cancer. Their new research is the first to comprehensively investigate the elevated…

A team of sport and exercise specialists in the U.K., Qatar and Ireland has found that a little-known group of long, thin muscles that run from the knee to the pelvis play a much bigger role in lifting heavy objects…

Antibody-mediated targeted lubricating hydrogel microspheres. Credit: CAS A team of material engineers and orthopedic specialists affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a hydrogel for slowing or stopping the progression of osteoarthritis. Their research is published in the journal…

New England is on alert following one death and a handful of infections of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. A New Hampshire resident died after contracting EEE, which is spread by mosquito bites, according to a release issued in late…

Garret Frey refuses to be sidelined. Frey has been paralyzed from the neck down for more than 37 of his 42 years. He has spent decades rejecting the government’s excuses when he and others with disabilities are denied the support…

A low-dose triple single-pill combination was effective at lowering blood pressure (BP) in two trials presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024. “Globally, most people treated for high BP do not achieve adequate control, primarily due…

This map shows how the average incidence of Valley fever varies across different counties, with yellow and green representing higher incidence than blue and purple. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Valley fever is an emerging fungal disease in the…

Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels The Paris Olympics have been and gone but memories of the athletes’ achievements will live on, from Mondo Duplantis breaking his own pole vault world record for the ninth time, to Sifan Hassan winning gold…

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was superior to surgical aortic valve replacement for reducing death, stroke or rehospitalization in women with severe aortic stenosis, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024. “Limited…

Hypothesized physiological, environmental and health system pathways of the effect of extreme heat on perinatal outcomes. Credit: Nature Medicine (2024). Heat waves in sub-Saharan Africa are predicted to become more common due to climate change. A new study by…

Researchers evaluating the performance of ChatGPT-4 Vision found that the model performed well on text-based radiology exam questions but struggled to answer image-related questions accurately. The study’s results were published in Radiology. Chat GPT-4 Vision is the first version of…

A current strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has become a global problem. The virus has affected many millions of birds, some other animal species, and a small number of people. Last week, the Australian…

As a summer surge of COVID-19 outbreaks is underway, new vaccines for the virus have been released. The Food and Drug Administration approved new COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024–2025 season for people ages 6 months and older. These updated vaccines…

Applying models of splicing dependency to samples from cancer patients to prioritize splicing vulnerabilities with therapeutic potential. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51380-z Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered hundreds of potential new cancer driver genes.…

A tumour attacked by T-cells in the assay. Blue and Red: nuclei and cytoskeleton of the tumour cells. Green: T-cells.  Credit: Chen-Yi Liao et al, CD3-engaging bispecific antibodies trigger a paracrine regulated wave of T-cell recruitment for effective tumor killing,…

There was no apparent benefit to continuing oral anticoagulants compared with interruption in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024. The study is published in…

Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) significantly improved outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe aortic stenosis selected for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC…

(A) Study design. (B) UMAP embedding of nuclei assigned to 11 excitatory, 10 inhibitory, and 3 glial types using DNA methylation in 100 kb bins. (C) RNA expression and gene body DNA methylation at non-CG sites (mCH) for cell type…

A new study has uncovered empirical evidence that shows what researchers have long suspected about HIV risk—that having multiple risk factors is much worse than having only one. Pablo Kokay Valente, assistant professor of allied health sciences in the College…

There was no difference in efficacy between transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and surgery in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024. The findings are published in…

Leaders at three Michigan hospitals aiming to address equity issues for pediatric patients wanted to start with inspecting data key to identifying potential inequities. What they learned: Much of those data are inaccurate. A study from the Michigan Child Health…

Taking the weight loss medication semaglutide did not increase the risk of depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, or suicidal behavior in persons without known major mental health disorders, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of…

If it takes a pediatrician less than one minute per visit to talk to parents about how to securely store their firearms and offer a free cable lock, why do only 2% of doctors report routinely doing so? Turns out,…

Lung autopsy tissue infected by SARS-CoV-2 with endothelial cells (red), active inflammasome (green) and SARS-CoV-2 RNA (pink), showing that the virus was replicating. Credit: Keyla de Sá According to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, severe COVID-19 patients…

Weighted Cumulative Incidence for Suicide Death Among Users of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors in Sweden and Denmark. Credit: JAMA Internal Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1001 There has been concern that common diabetes drugs could increase…

Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels It has been a long winter, filled with many viruses and cost-of-living pressures, on top of the usual mix of work, study, life admin and caring responsibilities. Stress is an inevitable part of life. In…

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has a record number of broadcasters in more than 160 countries and territories. Viewing figures are expected to top the Tokyo 2020 Games, which was shown in 154 countries and attracted 4.1 billion viewers—half the…

Metamodel summarizing hypothesized relationships among environmental (green background), social (orange background) and individual factors (blue background) and hair cortisol concentration. Credit: Hormones and Behavior (2024). DOI: 10.1016 n a study within the INMA project and involving 11-year-olds, Ane Arregi, a…

Digestive disorders and other life factors are found to contribute to chronic belching. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Belching is a common bodily function, but when it escalates to a level that interferes with daily life, it is defined as belching…

New research examining changes in public opinion over time reveals most Australians support supervised injecting facilities, with opposition to the facilities having steadily declined during the past 20 years. The findings are published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review.…

A randomized controlled trial found that individualized acupuncture may reduce chronic neck pain for up to 24 weeks when compared to sham acupuncture and a waitlist control group. Although the clinical significance remains uncertain, the findings suggest that pressure pain…

New research from the Centenary Institute has identified specific blood fats that can predict how effectively individuals with pre-diabetes will improve their blood sugar levels through diet and weight loss. These findings could pave the way for more personalized approaches…