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Leg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That If you have chronic limb-threatening ischemia plus a sufficient major (saphenous) leg vein to redirect blood flow, bypass surgery is a better bet than minimally invasive endovascular therapy, the research revealed. That said, both procedures dramatically ...
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'Gentle' islet cell transplant cures mice of diabetes with few side effects, Stanford Medicine researchers say Mice with diabetes appeared cured of the disease after transplantation of insulin-secreting pancreatic islet cells, according to a Stanford Medicine study. The animals' immune systems were coaxed to accept the donated cells prior to transplantation ...
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For People Over 65, Dementia Prevalence Has Dropped By Nearly a Third New research from the RAND Corporation finds the prevalence of dementia in the U.S. is declining in the over-65 age group; dropping from 12% of the population in 2000 to just over 8% in 2016.
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Better Recovery from Kidney Injury in Women Than in Men Linked to Cell Death Protection Women and female mice are better able to recover from acute kidney injury (AKI) than are men and male mice, but the reasons for this hasn't been well understood. The results of a murine study led by Duke Health researchers now suggest that females have ...
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COVID-19, Flu, and RSV in Kids: A Survival Guide for Parents It's the start of the flu season, and pediatricians' offices, urgent care centers, and pediatric hospitals are already packed. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes colds and sometimes serious respiratory problems in babies and older adults, ...
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New research gives hope that Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID Paxlovid has been reported effective in reducing hospitalization and death post COVID infection for those eligible to take it, which includes those at high risk for developing severe illness from a COVID infection. This study looked at those ...
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Prevalence of dementia in elderly people dropped in multi-year study The research, which is based on the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study, included data from over 21,000 older adults. In addition to the overall decline, results also detailed reductions in race- and sex ...
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Where Treatment Stands for Alzheimer's Disease "Probably the area for treatments that are actually trying to treat the disease itself – the thing that we're most excited about right now are treating the amyloid plaques," said Dr. Leverenz.
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Paxlovid, taken early, may reduce long COVID symptoms, says new study STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The antiviral medication Paxlovid may reduce the risk of developing long COVID, a persistent collection of symptoms that ail survivors long after initial infection, according to a new study. The research, which was conducted by ...
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Beer hops compounds may help protect against Alzheimer's, study suggests While the research doesn't mean one should drink more bitter beer, the researchers said hop compounds could serve as the basis for foods that lessen the risk of neurogenerative disease. Alzheimer's, the most common ...
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RSV and flu are back. Here's what Oregonians should know In this 2022 photo, a health care provider places a bandage on the injection site of a patient who just received an influenza vaccine. The best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated every year.
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RSV and flu hitting hospitals early this season and at the same time NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – This cough and cold season has forced entire school districts in Tennessee to close. Doctors say they are battling both flu cases and RSV at the exact same time. "Things are very busy and the hospital beds are very full," said ...
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The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41 Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to Covid Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! This is your fast-track update on the COVID pandemic. We bring you up to speed on the science behind the most urgent questions about the virus and the disease.
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Phoebe to offer free lung screenings in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Phoebe Cancer Center will be offering 100 free low dose CT screenings in November to men and women who are uninsured and qualify for the LungWatch Screening Program. The free low dose CT screenings will be ...
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Breast Cancer Gaps Project aims to improve outcomes for Black women Until the summer of 2019, when she found a lump on her breast, Adrienne Jordan hadn't given much thought to breast cancer screening. "I was 44 at the time," she said of that day. "I hadn't even had my first mammogram. I found the lump as I was putting ...
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CDC's FluView Estimates Early Increases of Influenza Activity for 2022-2023 Season Influenza activity is relatively low, but there are early increases happening in most parts of the United States, according to the first full FluView report by the CDC for the 2022-2023 influenza season.1. The highest level of activity was reported in ...
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Mortality rate and risk among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during different surges of the pandemic In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers assessed the mortality rates associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variant infections.
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Brain implant translates neural activity into letters, letting a paralyzed man "speak" Numerous neurological conditions, ranging from stroke to motor neuron disease to locked-in syndrome, can cause an inability to produce speech. Brain-computer interfaces can restore movement or communication in paralyzed patients by reading brain ...
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RSV season arrives early in Idaho; take action to protect yourself and your family RSV, an acronym for respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, with most people recovering without medical intervention after a week or two. Nearly all children in the U.S. have been infected ...
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Cholesterol and Diabetes Drugs May Lessen Risk of Age Related Macular Degeneration Regular use of drugs to lower cholesterol and control type 2 diabetes may lessen the risk of the degenerative eye disease associated with aging, known as AMD, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal ...
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Study Shows 6 Supplements Marketed for Cholesterol Are Ineffective Nov. 7, 2022 – Six supplements commonly marketed for heart health had no effect on LDL (low-density lipoprotein, or "bad") cholesterol in a newly published, placebo-controlled study. The supplements evaluated were fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, ...
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NHS England to roll out 'potentially life-saving' breast cancer drug Draft NICE guidance published today recommends pembrolizumab, brand name Keytruda and manufactured by MSD, as an option for treatment of triple-negative breast cancer. "The NHS has struck a ...
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Moderna's Spikevax has higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer's Comirnaty: Study While many studies have explored the efficacy and safety of the vaccines, not many have delved into the differences in myocarditis risk between the different vaccines. Men under the age of 40 who took the Moderna vaccine ...
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Male Hormone Level Could Predict Long-Term Health Status Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is produced by mature Leydig cells, which also produce testosterone, in the testes during puberty. Unlike testosterone, INSL3 levels stay largely the same throughout life after increasing ...
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The Best Time of Day to Exercise to Help Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check, According to Science When blood sugar levels are high, our pancreas secretes insulin, which alerts our bodies to soak up the glucose in the blood to use as energy now or store in the liver as glycogen for fuel later. This process lowers the amount of sugar in the blood.
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University of Nottingham research could help predict diseases in men They believe it offers an early marker for predicting of age-linked disease, giving medics the chance to prevent illness. The findings are based on blood sample tests of some 3,000 men ...
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Covid-19: Evusheld protects the most vulnerable patients, analysis shows A research team, led by the University of Birmingham alongside academics from King's College London and the UK Health Security Agency, carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine its effectiveness in immunocompromised patients.
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Understanding thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination Vaccines have been pivotal to prevent infectious diseases and have shown their immense public health value in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with transmissible diseases. Following the WHO declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic caused ...
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Unlocking the human inner ear for therapeutic intervention The human inner ear contains minute three-dimensional neurosensory structures that are deeply embedded within the skull base, rendering them relatively inaccessible to regenerative therapies for hearing loss. Here we provide a detailed characterisation ...
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