ELSEVIER Philadelphia, July 11, 2023 – Mania, in which mood and energy level are extremely elevated for at least a week, and hypomania, which is less severe and lasts at least four days, are the defining features of bipolar spectrum disorders (BSD) and can be the most disruptive symptoms. A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published...
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New Analysis Dispels Common Back Pain Myth and Reveals a Looming Crisis
By UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY JULY 6, 2023 Analysis of global data spanning over 30 years reveals a growing crisis of low back pain, with projections suggesting 843 million people will suffer from the condition by 2050 due to the increasing population and aging demographics. A review of more than three decades of data reveals an escalating trend...
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Mid-life structural jawbone changes may signal women’s subsequent height loss
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Midlife structural changes to the jawbone may signal subsequent height loss in women, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Dentists, who are likely to spot these on mouth X-rays during routine check-ups, should collaborate with patients’ doctors as this may open up opportunities for prevention, suggest the...
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AI can improve predictions of sudden cardiac death in patients with common heart condition
by Jacqueline Mitchell, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Credit: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.05.003 Medical images contain a wealth of information beyond what is visible to the human eye. Now, scientists are using radiomics, a relatively new form of AI that uses a quantitative approach to medical imaging, to extract much more of the data captured in...
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Study finds younger kidney cancer survivors at significant risk for heart problems
by Virginia Commonwealth University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center indicates that many adolescent and young adult kidney cancer survivors are at a significantly elevated risk for heart issues. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of health complications and death among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with cancer, where AYAs are...
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Presence hallucinations: An early predictor of cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Early hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease are associated with frontal cognitive decline (triangles), and preceded by specific frontal neural oscillation (theta frequency band). Credit: EPFL / Bernasconi. Have you ever felt the strong sensation that someone is behind you, so intense that you turn around, only to see that no-one is...
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Exposure to Agent Orange linked to risk of bladder cancer
by Elana Gotkine Exposure to Agent Orange is associated with a small but significantly increased risk of bladder cancer among male Vietnam veterans, according to a study published online June 27 in JAMA Network Open. Steven B. Williams, M.D., from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and colleagues examined the association between bladder cancer risk and...
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Islet autoimmunity: Set of altered proteins may predict who will develop type 1 diabetes
by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear. In a paper published online on June 29 in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and their colleagues identify a set of altered proteins that predict...
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Poor sense of smell linked to increased risk of depression in older adults
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of developing late-life depression. Their findings, published June 26 in Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, do not demonstrate that loss...
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Loneliness linked with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes
by European Society of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published June 29 in the European Heart Journal,. “The quality of social contact appears to be more important for heart health in people with diabetes than the number of engagements,” said study...