OHIO UNIVERSITY Dr. Yuanjie Mao has led a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence (the number of new cases) among patients with type 1 diabetes, finding that higher insulin dose is positively associated with cancer incidence and that the association...
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A stable gut helps elite athletes perform better
by Anglia Ruskin University Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health New research has found that microbial instability in the gut could hinder the performance of elite endurance athletes, and that short-term, high-protein diets are associated with this type of imbalance. Researchers from...
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The smart glasses that let deaf people ‘SEE’ conversations
By SHIVALI BEST FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 07:59 EDT, 29 July 2022 | UPDATED: 09:04 EDT, 29 July 2022 While smart glasses were once constrained to the world of science fiction, brands ranging from Snapchat to Facebook have released their own devices in recent years. Now, a new pair of smart glasses has been launched for people who are deaf or...
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New drug developed to repair nervous system damage
By Mark Waghorn via SWNS © Provided by talkerThe new drug to repair nervous system damage is currently being tested. (Ground Picture/Shutterstock) A drug that repairs nervous system damage could revolutionize the treatment of stroke. Experiments on mice found it led to dramatic functional recovery after blood supply was cut off to the brain. The animal model...
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Theophylline nasal irrigation studied in COVID-19-related smell loss
For patients with COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction (OD), the clinical benefit of theophylline added to saline nasal irrigation (SNI) is inconclusive, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Shruti Gupta, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues examined the efficacy and safety of theophylline versus...
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Metformin Linked With Less Dementia in People With Diabetes
Marlene Busko, for Medscape July 28, 2022 The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways In an observational study of more than 112,000 US residents aged 50 years or older with type 2 diabetes, new users of metformin had about a 20% lower rate of incident...
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New report provides a detailed picture of people with younger onset dementia
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Younger onset dementia has a devastating impact on the lives of people diagnosed and their families, with many developing complex care needs as their illness progresses. In a new study of 5,400 people with younger onset dementia by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), over half (58%) required permanent...
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Analysis reveals sex differences in the recognition, monitoring and treatment of chronic kidney disease
by American Society of Nephrology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in JASN reveals profound sex differences in the detection, monitoring, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sweden. Efforts to ensure equitable care between sexes could have important implications in reducing the burden of CKD in the country and elsewhere. Worldwide, there are sex differences...
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A new path for treating brain cancer, with a developed compound
Yale researchers have developed a new class of molecules targeting some deadliest brain cancers while sparing healthy tissue. The discovery, which combines innovative synthetic chemistry and cutting-edge mechanistic studies in molecular biology, offers a potentially powerful new approach to treating drug-resistant glioma tumors that form in the brain and spinal cord. A study describing the...
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Some types of stress could be good for brain functioning
It may feel like an anvil hanging over your head. Still, that looming deadline stressing you out at work may benefit your brain, according to new research from the Youth Development Institute at the University of Georgia. Published in Psychiatry Research, the study found that low to moderate stress levels can help individuals develop resilience and reduce their risk of...