THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Consuming large amounts of daily caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma more than three-fold for those with a genetic predisposition to higher eye pressure according to an international, multi-center study. The research led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the...
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COVID-19 as systemic disease: What does that mean for kidneys?
ERA-EDTA It was clear at a relatively early stage of the pandemic that SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of symptoms; in addition to typical respiratory symptoms, patients also had neurological symptoms (starting with anosmia), gastrointestinal symptoms, elevated liver values, and renal, urinary, or hematological changes, for example. The fact that such findings occurred not only...
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Study shows when people with cerebral palsy are most likely to break bones
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Researchers at Michigan Medicine found a subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy is up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer fractures than men without the disorder. “We are not really sure why this happens,” said Edward A. Hurvitz, M.D., professor and chair of the Michigan Medicine Department...
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Oncotarget: Prostate cancer and a possible link with schizophrenia
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC Oncotarget published “The presence of polymorphisms in genes controlling neurotransmitter metabolism and disease prognosis in patients with prostate cancer: a possible link with schizophrenia” reported that polymorphisms of neurotransmitter metabolism genes were studied in patients with prostate cancer (PC) characterized by either reduced or extended serum prostate-specific antigen doubling time corresponding to unfavorable...
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Researchers identified the protein responsible for cancer’s aggressiveness
by University of Georgia Dr. Brian Cummings interacts with a student in a laboratory. Credit: Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s also one of the trickiest cancers to diagnose and treat. But new research from the University of Georgia has identified a protein...
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Having trouble falling asleep predicts cognitive impairment in later life
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE DARIEN, IL – A study of nearly 2,500 adults found that having trouble falling asleep, as compared to other patterns of insomnia, was the main insomnia symptom that predicted cognitive impairment 14 years later. Results show that having trouble falling asleep in 2002 was associated with cognitive impairment in 2016. Specifically, more...
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DEPRESSED BRAINS DON’T HAVE THE REGULAR RESPONSE TO STRESS
This biomarker is largely absent in people suffering from major depressive disorder, and this absence is further associated with pessimism in daily life, the study finds. Researchers used brain imaging to identify differences in the neurotransmitter glutamate within the medial prefrontal cortex before and after study participants underwent stressful tasks. They then followed the participants for...
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Filipino-Americans: Vitamin D binding protein in thyroid cancer health disparities
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC IMAGE: Cell counting and invasion assays after DBP-upregulation. (A) Cell counting at 0, 24, 48, and 72 hrs. after DBP overexpression compared to empty vector used as a control, a significantly lower cell count noted at 48 and 72 hrs. (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001), respectively. (B) A...
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Osteoarthritis linked to higher Parkinson’s disease risk
WILEY A study published in Arthritis Care & Research has uncovered an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease in individuals with osteoarthritis. The retrospective study using Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 included 33,360 patients who were 50-64 years old and had osteoarthritis in 2002-2005. A comparison group consisted of 33,360 age- and sex-matched individuals without osteoarthritis. The osteoarthritis...
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Researchers identify gene linked to congenital heart disease
ELIFE New insight on the link between a gene called SORBS2 and congenital heart disease has been published today in eLife, with findings that may help explain the cause of the disease in some patients. Some people with congenital heart disease are missing part of the long arm of chromosome 4, otherwise known as chromosome 4q....