KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified two metabolites, substances produced by the body during metabolism, that may help predict which young Latino people are most likely to develop prediabetes, a precursor to developing type 2 diabetes. The study, funded by the...
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Hidden belly fat in midlife linked to Alzheimer’s disease
by Radiological Society of North America Increased neuroinflammation (yellow colors) associated with higher hidden fat (visceral fat) in the cohort of 54 participants with an average age of 50 years in the brain’s white matter. The green colors are the normal white matter. Credit: RSNA/Mahsa Dolatshahi, M.D., M.P.H. Higher amounts of visceral abdominal fat in midlife...
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Long-term painkiller use in those under 25 may contribute to mental illness and substance misuse
by University of Liverpool Kaplan–Meier curves showing cumulative substance misuse event rates within the pooled exposed and unexposed groups (left), and with the exposed group stratified by exposure type (right). Credit: The Lancet Regional Health – Europe (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100763 The long-term use of painkillers from a young age may be linked to an increased risk...
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Earlier onset of atrial fibrillation linked to risk of developing all-cause dementia
by Elana Gotkine Credit: CC0 Public Domain Earlier onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk of developing all-cause dementia, vascular dementia (VD), and Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Network Open. Wenya Zhang, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College...
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Research links sleep apnea to increased risk of atrial fibrillation
by Cleveland Clinic 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 New research from Cleveland Clinic has identified a link between sleep apnea and the development of atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder. Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the study of...
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SKIN PATCH PREDICTS ANAPHYLAXIS IN FOOD ALLERGY TEST
NOVEMBER 9TH, 2023POSTED BY U. MICHIGAN (Credit: Sketch/Unsplash) Measuring water loss from the skin can predict anaphylaxis during oral food challenges before it becomes clinically evident, say researchers. Anaphylaxis—a severe allergic reaction that may include a skin rash, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, and shock—from a food allergy sends 200,000 people to the emergency room annually in the...
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Cardiologists reveal new heart disease risk calculator
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new calculator estimates a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 30 years by combining measures of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health for the first time, according to a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement published today in Circulation. An accompanying methods paper, published simultaneously...
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Study shows saliva gland abnormalities in Sjögren’s worsens over time
by American College of Rheumatology Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, shows that ultrasound-detected salivary gland abnormalities in primary Sjögren’s become more severe over time and that the slow-to-progress disease likely starts long before it is first detected. Sjögren’s disease also known as Primary...
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PET scans may predict Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia in at-risk individuals
by Erin Bryant, National Institutes of Health Heart and brain PET scans from a study participant who developed Parkinson’s disease support a “body first” progression. The top pair of PET scans image show low 18F-dopamine-derived radioactivity in the heart (right, with 13N-ammonia PET scan on left). Later, brain scans showed a loss of dopamine-producing neurons and...
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Researchers identify incidence and risk factors for new-onset interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis
by American College of Rheumatology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, reports the incidence and risk factors for new-onset interstitial lung disease (ILD) in previously ILD-negative systemic sclerosis patients. Interstitial lung disease is a common complication and cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc,...