by Karthika Kaveri Maiappan, Indian Institute of Science A comparison of monocyte and neutrophil phenotype in grade four and grade three gliomas. Credit: Jayashree V Raghavan, created on biorender.com Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), along with collaborators, have identified potential blood-based biomarkers to predict disease progression and survival times in those with late-stage brain...
by National Institutes of Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new study, researchers examined the association between distressing and persistent psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) in youth and important risk factors for psychopathology. The researchers found that youth who indicate they have persistent, distressing PLEs show impairment in a variety of areas such as cognition and reported...
by University of Toronto Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that one in four adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Those with ADHD were four times more likely to have GAD at some point in their life, when...
WILEY Hypertension may double an adult’s risk of developing epilepsy, according to a new study published in Epilepsia. In the study of 2,986 U.S. adults with an average age of 58 years, 55 new cases of epilepsy were identified during an average follow-up of 19 years. Hypertension, defined as presence of elevated blood pressure or use...
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND IMAGE: ATHEROSCLEROTIC TRAITS REFERRED TO AS ARTERIAL STIFFNESS SEEM TO INDEPENDENTLY CAUSE ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE AND HYPERTENSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AMONG THE YOUNG POPULATION SHOULD INCLUDE STRATEGIES TO DECREASE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS. CREDIT: ANDREW AGBAJE Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be...
Hypertension may double an adult’s risk of developing epilepsy, according to a new study published in Epilepsia. In the study of 2,986 U.S. adults with an average age of 58 years, 55 new cases of epilepsy were identified during an average follow-up of 19 years. Hypertension, defined as presence of elevated blood pressure or use of...
IMAGE: ATHEROSCLEROTIC TRAITS REFERRED TO AS ARTERIAL STIFFNESS SEEM TO INDEPENDENTLY CAUSE ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE AND HYPERTENSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AMONG THE YOUNG POPULATION SHOULD INCLUDE STRATEGIES TO DECREASE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS. CREDIT: ANDREW AGBAJE Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be targeted for preventing and...
by University of Montreal Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research team led by Dr. Despoina Manousaki of the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre and the Université de Montréal has identified three circulating proteins as promising molecules for the development of drugs and early detection tools for patients with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an...
by Asociacion RUVID Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1007/s00125-021-05554-9 Professor and researcher of the Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry of the UV, Yasmín Ezzatvar, together with researchers from other centers, concludes that the racial or ethnic group of patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus influences the prognosis of the disease, due to differences in...
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE IMAGE: A PATIENT IS TREATED AT AN INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY ROOM. CREDIT: INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected the physical health of millions of Americans, but it’s also taken a toll on the country’s mental health. A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that...
