Sophia Antipolis, France – 30 Aug 2021: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice are published online today in European Heart Journal.1 As much as 90% of the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be explained by smoking, poor eating habits, lack of...
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COVID-19 antibody study shows downside of not receiving second shot
by Northwestern University Thomas McDade in his Northwestern University lab testing for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) antibodies. Credit: Northwestern University A new study shows that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases 20% in adults with prior cases of COVID-19. The study also tests how well current vaccines resist emerging variants....
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FDA approves first nerve-stimulation device to aid stroke recovery
A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “People who have lost mobility in their hands and arms due to ischemic stroke are often limited in their treatment options for regaining motor function,” explained Dr. Christopher Loftus. He is...
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Fructose in the diet expands the surface of the gut and promotes nutrient absorption
Feeding mice high-fructose corn syrup, a widely used sweetener in human diets, has been found to drive an increase in the surface area of the gut that is associated with enhanced absorption of dietary nutrients and weight gain. The incidence of obesity has been steadily increasing, tripling globally between 1975 and 2016, at a high...
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TOGETHER Trial finds common antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalizations in early treated COVID-19 patients
Vancouver, Canada (26 August 2021) In June 2020, The TOGETHER Trial was established as an adaptive platform randomised clinical trial to test a range of potential treatments for COVID-19 that might be suitable for clinical use in a community setting in Brazil and other low- and middle-income countries. The trial specifically tested each treatment’s potential to prevent clinical worsening of COVID-19 requiring...
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JNCCN study reveals neuroendocrine tumor mortality patterns to inform treatment decisions
IMAGE: JNCCN AUGUST 2021 COVER CREDIT: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [August 26, 2021]— Among all patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the risk of dying of cancer was higher than that of dying of other causes, but mortality varies by primary tumor site, according to a new study published in the August 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of...
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For many, long COVID looks a lot like chronic fatigue
by Johns Hopkins University Two cells (darker color) in a cluster being attacked by free radicals (red molecules) and undergoing oxidative stress. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggest that oxidative stress may cause the similar-type symptoms seen in both long COVID and ME/CFS (formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome). Credit: M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, National Cancer...
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Gum disease linked with new onset heart disease
by European Society of Cardiology Human heart. Credit: copyright American Heart Association Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: the more severe the periodontitis, the higher the risk. The findings are presented at ESC Congress 2021. The association was particularly evident among patients who had experienced a heart attack in the past....
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Sibling’s likelihood of autism diagnosis impacted by age gap
by Curtin University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mothers of children with autism who delayed their subsequent pregnancy by 2.5 to three years reduced the likelihood of their next child also being diagnosed on the spectrum, new research shows. The Curtin University research in collaboration with the Telethon Kids Institute, published in Autism Research, investigated more than 925,000...