by University of Otago Overview of patient cohort for HCR-FISH. Credit: npj Precision Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41698-024-00728-1. npj Precision Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41698-024-00728-1 A University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study could enable health professionals to separate colorectal cancer patients, who present at an early stage, into groups of those who will and won’t go on to develop metastasis and disease...
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Body image experts warn about the dangerous pursuit of muscularity
by Flinders University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men and adolescent boys are increasingly at risk of resorting to the dangerous use of anabolic steroids in a bid to achieve the desired muscular build modeled on social media, warn Flinders body image experts. A new review study in Psychology of Men & Masculinities journal, that focused specifically on men, found that...
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Nearly 6% of pregnant women report marijuana use
by Erica Techo, University of Georgia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Georgia College of Public Health found that about 6% of pregnant women reported using marijuana during the last month, and many did not associate it with health risks. The study highlights the importance of education surrounding marijuana use during...
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Sex-specific heart attack risk factors linked to circulating proteins
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Graphical abstract. Credit: European Heart Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae658 Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet researchers have identified 45 proteins in the blood that are associated with the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack. Of the 45 protein associations, 13 were specific to women, and one was specific...
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Genetic High Cholesterol Condition Poses Diabetes Risk
A new review found that a genetic condition that puts people at a risk for high cholesterol is not protective against type 2 diabetes (T2D), despite previous studies suggesting the opposite. Data from the European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (EAS FHSC) registry indicate that most individuals with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia are at a...
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Detecting Type 2 Diabetes Through Voice: How Does It Work?
An international study, Colive Voice, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2024 conference, shows that patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have different voice characteristics compared with healthy controls of the same age and gender. These results “open up possibilities for developing a first-line, noninvasive, and rapid screening tool for T2D, feasible with just...
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Exosomes are touted as a trendy cure-all. We don’t know if they work – exosomes
Kelsey DakeThere’s a trendy new cure-all in town—you might have seen ads pop up on social media or read rave reviews in beauty magazines. Exosomes are being touted as a miraculous treatment for hair loss, aging skin, acne, eczema, pain conditions, long covid, and even neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. That’s, of course, if...
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with systolic heart failure, aortic stenosis shows limited benefits
by Cardiovascular Research Foundation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD study found limited benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and moderate aortic stenosis (AS). Findings were reported today at TCT 2024, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)....
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Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement can be beneficial for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients: Study
by Cardiovascular Research Foundation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The first powered randomized trial examining early intervention with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis (AS) found this strategy to be both a safe and effective alternative to clinical surveillance (CS). Findings were reported today at TCT 2024, the annual scientific symposium of...
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Clinical practice guideline updated for migraine, tension-type headache
by Elana Gotkine In a clinical practice guideline (CPG) issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense and published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presented for the management of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). Noting that the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department...