A new study reveals a surprising fact: humans are actually spreading more viruses to animals than we receive from them.Edited by Nikhil Pandey Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them. For years, animals like rats and bats have been blamed for spreading diseases to humans. However, a...
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New machine learning technique found to be 30% better at predicting cancer cure rates
by University of Texas at Arlington Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the rapid development in computing power over the past few decades, machine-learning (ML) techniques have become popular in medical settings as a way to predict survival rates and life expectancies among patients diagnosed with diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and more recently, COVID-19....
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Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease set to increase to 34.3% in 2050
by Elana Gotkine The burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is predicted to continue increasing, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, held from Nov. 10 to 14 in Boston. Phuc Le, Ph.D., M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and...
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MOST PEOPLE WHO USE CANNABIS FOR SLEEP DITCH SLEEPING PILLS
Most people who report using cannabis to get a good night’s rest have quit using over-the-counter or prescription sleep aids all together, according to a new study. More than 80% of the 1,255 cannabis users surveyed for the new analysis reported no longer using over-the-counter or prescription sleep aids such as melatonin and benzodiazepines. Instead,...
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High school students with multiple concussions report increased suicidal behavior
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN High school students, particularly males, who reported a history of concussion in the last year were more likely to engage in suicidal thoughts, planning or attempts than their nonconcussed peers, according to a study by a research team that includes a researcher at the University of Michigan. Male teens who reported two...
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Women more severely affected by ME/CFS, study shows
by University of Edinburgh Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women with ME/CFS tend to have more symptoms and co-occurring conditions than men, according to initial results from the world’s largest study of the disease. It has long been known that women are more likely to have ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) but the DecodeME study has...
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Head and neck cancer diagnostic delays linked to antibiotics despite clinical practice guidelines
by Bridjes O’Neil, Saint Louis University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery....
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Heat related illnesses dramatically on the rise among US Veterans
by Elsevier Color corresponds with slope change of heat related illness (HRI) diagnoses over our assessment period (red=larger positive slope, followed by orange, and the least slope change in yellow). Credit: The Journal of Climate Change and HealthResearchers report a statistically significant and clinically important increase in heat related illnesses among patients at US Department...
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Toppling information silos to link electronic dental and health records
by Regenstrief Institute Other autoimmune conditions in the study cohort and by three Sjögren’s disease (SD) groups. Other autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematous, inflammatory polyarthropathy represent more than 10% among SD patients. Total: study cohort; positive, uncertain, negative represent the three SD groups by clinical characteristics. Credit: PLOS ONE (2023). DOI:...
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Largest case study in athletes who died young finds evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center study has found that, among a sample of 152 young athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI) who were under age 30 at the time of death, 41.4% (63) had neuropathological evidence of CTE, a degenerative brain...
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