September 18, 2024 by Elana Gotkine A new prognostic model can predict and stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in noncirrhotic adult patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Gi-Ae Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from Kyung Hee University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, and...
August 31, 2024 by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: CC0 Public DomainResearch supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that measuring two types of fat in the bloodstream along with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, can predict a woman’s risk for cardiovascular disease decades later. These findings, presented as...
News Release 31-Aug-2024 A study led by Brigham researchers finds that measuring three modifiable factors together provided greater information on risk compared to any marker used alone; inflammation shown to be at least as important as cholesterol, yet rarely measured Peer-Reviewed PublicationBrigham and Women’s Hospital KEY TAKEAWAYS Brigham researchers assessed data from more than 27,000...
Medical University of ViennaAug 14 2024 Hepatitis C can be cured in almost all cases with modern medication. However, if advanced liver damage is already present at the time of cure, there is still a residual risk of liver cancer and complications of portal hypertension, such as abdominal fluid, bleeding from the digestive tract and...
NEWS09 August 2024 The clock is effective in people with a range of genetic backgrounds. By Julian Nowogrodzki Analysis of more than 200 protein in blood provides clues to risk of death and more than a dozen chronic diseases associated with ageing.Credit: Vo Trung Dung/Look At Sciences/Science Photo Library An age ‘clock’ based on some...
July 31, 2024 by Nagoya University Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies could be made possible by monitoring the amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) proteins. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have also discovered that the blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) protein are elevated...
NEWS RELEASE 23-JUL-2024 The tracker tool, developed by Mass General Brigham researchers in partnership with patients, evaluates 12 modifiable physical, lifestyle and social factors that can help patients protect their brain health Peer-Reviewed PublicationMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM Late-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to...
JUNE 19, 2024 by UT Southwestern Medical Center Changes in the brains of patients with essential tremor are centered on a group of neurons in the cerebellum known as Purkinje cells, the round and oval green objects in this image. Credit: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (2024). DOI: 10.1002/acn3.52068A statistical tool designed to analyze...
JUNE 19, 2024 by Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChildren who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions, according to a new study from the Yale Child Study Center. Researchers found that the siblings of...
NEWS RELEASE 2-JUL-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationSICHUAN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXCHANGE AND PROMOTION ASSOCIATION This study is led by Prof. Bixiang Zhang, Dr. Zhao Huang, Prof. Zeyang Ding, Dr. Huifang Liang (Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology). The experimental part was mainly conducted by Dr. Yi He, Dr. Shenqi Han,...
