AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, May 27, 2021 — Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults who do not have OCD, according to new research published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of...
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Poor sleep predicts long-term cognitive decline in Hispanics more so than in whites
by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Poor sleep impacts the risk of long-term cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino middle aged and older adults differently than it does in non-Hispanic adults, according to research led by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine neurology faculty and the largest long-term study...
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A long-term study shows strong links between gestational diabetes during pregnancy and type-1 and type-2 diabetes later in life
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY A 23 year study being presented at the 23rd European Congress of Endocrinology (e-ECE 2021), on Monday 24 May 2021 at 14:40 CET (http://www.ece2021.org), has found that women who experience gestational diabetes (GDM) when they are pregnant, are more prone to developing type-1 and type-2 diabetes later in life. The long-term...
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Study analyzes the risk of other medical conditions after recovery from COVID-19
By Lakshmi Supriya, PhD. May 21 2021 Researchers analyzed data from a large insurance company in the United States. They found an increased risk of other medical conditions after recovering from COVID-19 irrespective of pre-existing conditions or age. COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a range of manifestations, from...
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Massive blood sampling study identifies predictors of Alzheimer’s risk
By Nick Lavars May 18, 2021 Scientists have identified a new set of blood-based biomarkers that may help predict Alzheimer’s risk maxxyustas/Depositphotos While the exact causes behind Alzheimer’s are still unknown, research is beginning to demonstrate how biomarkers of the disease might reveal themselves long before symptoms appear, raising the prospect of earlier diagnosis and better treatments...
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New sensor could guide cancer treatment options in patients
by Diane Nazaroff, University of New South Wales Researchers hope the technology to detect the PD-L1 biomarker in a blood sample will be available in the next five years. Credit: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Researchers at UNSW Sydney have found a way to detect a very low amount of a cancer biomarker in undiluted blood in just 15 minutes,...
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Alcohol may have immediate effect on atrial fibrillation risk, events
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Alcohol appears to have an immediate–or near-immediate–effect on heart rhythm, significantly increasing the chance that an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFib) will occur, according to new data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session. The data revealed that just one glass of wine, beer or other alcoholic...
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Artificial intelligence tool uses chest X-ray to differentiate worst cases of COVID-19
NYU LANGONE HEALTH / NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: CAPTION CHEST X-RAY FROM PATIENT SEVERELY ILL FROM COVID-19, SHOWING (IN WHITE PATCHES) INFECTED TISSUE SPREAD ACROSS THE LUNGS CREDIT: CREDIT COURTESY OF NATURE PUBLISHING OR NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE Trained to see patterns by analyzing thousands of chest X-rays, a computer program predicted with up...
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Fatigue, mood disorders associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. – Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as “PCS,” “COVID-19 long-haul syndrome” and “Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2,” experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment that can negatively affect returning to work and resuming normal activities, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study reports on the...
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8 Out of 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IMAGE: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE GLOBAL CONSORTIUM STUDY OF NEUROLOGIC DYSFUNCTION IN COVID-19, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND UPMC, AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE PITT SAFAR CENTER FOR RESUSCITATION RESEARCH. CREDIT: SHERRY CHOU PITTSBURGH, May 11, 2021 – Patients with clinically...