IMAGE: JNCCN AUGUST 2021 COVER CREDIT: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [August 26, 2021]— Among all patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the risk of dying of cancer was higher than that of dying of other causes, but mortality varies by primary tumor site, according to a new study published in the August 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of...
by European Society of Cardiology Human heart. Credit: copyright American Heart Association Gum disease is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: the more severe the periodontitis, the higher the risk. The findings are presented at ESC Congress 2021. The association was particularly evident among patients who had experienced a heart attack in the past....
by University of California – San Diego Amyloid deposits tagged by curcumin fluoresce in a retinal scan. Credit: NeuroVision Amyloid plaques are protein deposits that collect between brain cells, hindering function and eventually leading to neuronal death. They are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and the focus of multiple investigations designed to reduce or...
by University of Toronto Credit: CC0 Public Domain Half of adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had a substance use disorder (SUD) in their lifetime according to new research published online ahead of print this month in Alcohol and Alcoholism. This is markedly higher than the 23.6% of young adults without ADHD who have had...
IMAGE: DR ELIZABETH ROUNDHILL, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS CREDIT: UNVIERSITY OF LEEDS New research has revealed a way to help identify which patients with an aggressive type of bone cancer are least likely to be cured by current standard treatment. For around one in three patients diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in just one part of the body –...
A review of evidence by researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Edinburgh has suggested a possible new means by which chlamydia could lead to an increased risk of cancer and ectopic pregnancy. The hypothesis also provides a possible explanation for how pelvic inflammatory disease may be triggered in some women. The review, published in...
Toronto – (August 17, 2021) As people age, mutations can build up in blood stem cells and their clones in a process known as age-related clonal hematopoiesis, or ARCH. ARCH can be a risk factor for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a form of blood cancer. New research provides insight into why some with ARCH go...
by Julia Lefler, Medical University of South Carolina 3D still showing myocardial ischemia. Credit: Licensed from http://www.scientificanimations.com, via the Creative Commons 4.0 license, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en A team of MUSC researchers report in Frontiers in Immunology that they have identified a type of fat known as a sphingolipid that could predict the severity of heart disease in African American patients with lupus....
CENTER FOR DISEASE DYNAMICS, ECONOMICS & POLICY Washington, DC / New Delhi, India – Researchers at CDDEP, University of California, Berkeley, and the Government of Tamil Nadu recently published ‘SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality during the first epidemic wave in Madurai, South India: a prospective, active surveillance study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The study examined...
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY In individuals with kidney disease, those with high body mass index variability faced higher risks of needing kidney replacement therapy, experiencing a heart attack, experiencing a stroke, and dying prematurely. Washington, DC (August 12, 2021) — A recent study has linked weight fluctuations—or body mass index variability—to higher risks of cardiovascular-related problems...
