News Release 13-Aug-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The study, published in the journal Cell, marks a step forward in the field of epigenetics and its impact on health and disease. Epigenetics, the study of how genes are turned on or off without changing the DNA itself, is...
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Anti-skin aging effects of collagen tripeptide and elastin peptide formulations
News Release 13-Aug-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationKeAi Communications Co., Ltd. Fig. 1. Influences of treatments on skin hydration indexesimage: Fig. 1. Influences of treatments on skin hydration indexes, including water content (A) and Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) of volunteers (B) *: Intra-group significance difference, P <0.05;#:Inter-group significance difference, P < 0.05. Credit: Shan Lu, et al With...
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Tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes associated with lower risks for mortality, adverse heart, kidney events
August 12, 2024 by Elana Gotkine Risks for mortality, adverse heart, kidney events lower with tirzepatide for T2DMFor patients with type 2 diabetes, treatment with tirzepatide (a dual glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist) is associated with lower risks for all-cause mortality and adverse cardiovascular and kidney events compared with glucagon-like peptide...
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Genetics of COPD important for lung function in young people, study finds
August 13, 2024 by Karolinska Institutet Box plot of variance in FEV1/FVC explained by the PRS for airflow limitation across the lifespan. Credit: eClinicalMedicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102731Certain genetic variants that have previously been linked to the lung disease COPD can explain reduced lung function already in children and adolescents, according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet....
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Dupilumab maintains its effectiveness up to five years in patients with eczema: Study
August 12, 2024 by Elana Gotkine Dupilumab maintains its effectiveness up to five years in patients with eczemaFor patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), dupilumab maintains its clinical effectiveness up to five years and is discontinued by 23.8% of patients, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Dermatology. Celeste M. Boesjes, M.D., from...
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Algorithm achieves 98% accuracy in disease prediction via tongue color
August 13, 2024 by University of South Australia Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?A researcher demonstrates how a camera captures images of the tongue and analyzes it for disease. Credit: Middle Technical UniversityA computer algorithm has achieved 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the...
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Lung nodules seen in a high percentage of non-smokers
August 13, 2024 by Radiological Society of North America Lung nodules seen in a high percentage of non-smokersRepresentative chest low-dose CT images show lung nodules (arrows) and were included in the study. (A) A solid lung nodule, 82 mm3, in a 77-year-old male participant. (B) A clinically relevant nodule, 174 mm3, in a 55-year-old female...
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Gene-related metabolic dysfunction may be driving heart arrhythmia
August 12, 2024 by University of Birmingham Graphical Abstract. Credit: Cardiovascular Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae169Patients with a common heart arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation could benefit from future treatments that target inefficiencies in heart cell metabolism, a new paper has found. A study published in Cardiovascular Research Journal discovered that a gene deficiency found in patients...
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Meditation and stretching may relieve cramping caused by cirrhosis
August 12, 2024 by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople suffering from cirrhosis may find some symptom relief from two accessible activities: stretching and meditation. A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has compared the two therapies as a means to relieve nocturnal muscle cramps and found both effective. The resulting paper,...
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Engineered exosome-based drug delivery system shows promise for ovarian cancer therapy
August 12, 2024 by KeAi Communications Co. Engineered exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer therapyEngineered exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer therapy via autophagy inhibition and chemotherapy. Credit: Hua X., Liu Y., Liu X. et alOvarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Unlike breast cancer, ovarian cancer lacks...