NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has implications for elderly people receiving treatment for illnesses like cancer, cardiovascular, Parkinson’s disease/dementia and diabetes, particularly during...
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Family Doctors Provide Most Care for Several Chronic Diseases
Gwendolyn Rak July 03, 2023 Family physicians are the only providers of care for most patients with several chronic diseases, according to new research. A population-based retrospective cohort study examined data from nearly 1 million patients with common chronic conditions in Alberta, Canada. Family doctors were the sole providers of care for 85.7% of patients with hypertension...
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AI used to advance drug delivery system for glaucoma and other chronic diseases
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Pilot 119 melanin binding peptide microarray screening with machine learning analysis. a Schematic illustration of the first peptide microarray. Peptides were anchored to a microarray, and melanin nanoparticles (mNPs) with surface biotinylation (b-mNPs) were flowed over to characterize binding events. The fluorescence intensity of the biotin was detected using DyLight 680-conjugated...
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Risk of chronic diseases caused by exogenous chemical residues
by Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Metabolome-wide association study of serum exogenous chemical residues in a cohort with five major chronic diseases. Credit: YOU Lei Chronic diseases are main killers affecting the health of human. The morbidities of major chronic diseases such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperuricemia, and dyslipidemia are as high as 10% to 30%,...
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Defective epithelial barriers linked to 2 billion chronic diseases
by University of Zurich Straight and clear epithelial barrier of healthy bronchial epithelial cells (at the top) and leaky and damaged asthmatic epithelial cells (at the bottom). Credit: Cezmi Akdis Humans are exposed to a variety of toxins and chemicals every day. According to the epithelial barrier hypothesis, exposure to many of these substances damages the...
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Tissue stiffness likely drives immune responses in many chronic diseases
BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING Stiffness in our tissues causes tension in our cells. Research from the Buck Institute, the University Health Network (University of Toronto), Stanford University, and the University of Alberta shows that stiffness impacts the innate immune system by upping its metabolism. The findings suggest the cellular tension likely sets off an inflammatory loop that...
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Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
by Rockefeller University energy and scientists hope it may hold the key to new obesity treatments. But it has long been unclear whether people with ample brown fat truly enjoy better health. For one thing, it has been hard to even identify such individuals since brown fat is hidden deep inside the body. Now, a new...
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In sickness and in health
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba show that the wives of men with major cardiovascular disease risk factors, namely hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, are more prone to suffer from the same disorders UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA Tsukuba, Japan – Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing nearly 18 million people annually, which is...
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Risk of diabetes complications increases with elevated levels of NT-proBNP
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER DIABETESFORSCHUNG DZD Healthy people – especially women – with elevated levels of the heart failure marker NT-proBNP have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, if these people develop diabetes nonetheless, they are more likely to suffer from macro- and microvascular complications such as heart attack, stroke, or severe damage...
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1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19, UCSF study shows
Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for otherwise healthy population UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals indicates that youth may not shield people from serious disease. The study looked...
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