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Poor sleep increases stroke risk, study finds Snoring, snorting, tossing and turning, napping for a long time during the day, waking up during the night, and sleeping too little or even too much all contribute to poor-quality sleep and may raise your risk for stroke, according to a new study.
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Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, analysis says It has long been known that inhaling these microscopic particles — also known as PM 2.5, particles less than 2.5 microns in width — can cause serious health issues. (In comparison, the width of a single human hair is 50 to 100 microns.).
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'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs Researchers discovered that taking the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of unprotected sex slashed the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis by two-thirds among gay and bisexual men and transgender women who either had HIV or were taking ...
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AHA News: Discrimination Linked to Higher Risk of Death, Particularly From Cardiovascular Disease WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Experiencing discrimination may increase the chance of dying, especially from cardiovascular-related causes, according to a new study that followed participants for nearly two decades.
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Stimulant prescriptions jumped during COVID pandemic From 2020 to 2021, stimulant prescription fills rose more than 10% in certain age groups. Most patients who had prescription stimulant fills had health care encounters with ADHD diagnosis codes. The percentage of people receiving prescription ...
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Novel treatment shows promise against rare cancer in kids The treatment — called CAR-T cell therapy — is already used to help the immune system fight leukemia and other cancers in the blood. This is the first time researchers have achieved such encouraging results in solid tumors, experts in the field said, and ...
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Dementia Risk May Rise as Air Quality Worsens Exposure to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) was associated with increased risk of dementia, a meta-analysis suggested. Across 14 studies that assessed PM2.5, the overall risk of dementia rose by 4% (HR 1.04, ...
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'Elite' Immune Systems Could Be Centenarians' Secret: Study April 5, 2023 – People who live to 100 years old or longer have rare differences at a cellular level that enable their immune systems to function better and longer than those of people who live an average lifespan, new research shows.
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Immune System May Hold Secret to Living to 100 By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Centenarians might live 100 years or more thanks in part to a more agile and adaptive immune system, a new study reveals. Blood tests of seven centenarians ...
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Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last decade, more and more Americans with early-stage prostate cancer have put off radiation and surgery, the standard treatment options, new research ...
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A dog died after getting bird flu in Canada. Here's how to keep your pets safe. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the dog tested positive for the virus on Saturday after chewing on a wild goose. The dog subsequently developed clinical signs and died. While further testing is underway, a necropsy ...
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Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's well known that being overweight or obese can increase health risks. But a new study finds that the reasons why a person is obese may have some impact on ...
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Late-stage RSV vaccine trials show 'exciting promise,' some scientists say A Pfizer vaccine to protect older adults and infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has shown what some scientists are calling "exciting" promise in late-stage trials. In one company-funded trial in adults 60 and older, the results of ...
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Meta-analysis: Alcohol consumption does not lower all-cause mortality risk Low or moderate daily alcohol intake did not offer protection against all-cause mortality. High levels of intake were linked to higher risks. The dangers were worse for women than men. Drinking ...
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Immune Therapy First to Show Activity in Common Colon Cancer The study included 70 patients with metastatic MSS colorectal cancer previously heavily treated with one or more drug lines, including immune therapies. At a median follow-up of 7 months, 23 percent of patients, had significant tumor reduction and 76 ...
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ChatGPT May Help Patients Better Understand Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT may be helpful for delivering some medical information to patients with cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to an analysis of AI-generated answers to patient questions.
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Embracing the heterogeneity in depression neuroimaging Unipolar depression is a common mental disorder that is increasingly treated with neuroimaging-guided therapeutics. Cash et al. use brain connectomics in 57 heterogeneous neuroimaging studies to report meta-analytic brain networks linked to aberrant ...
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The new health hazards of tick bites – and how to protect yourself Encephalitis – or brain inflammation – is a condition that is definitely best avoided. The tick-borne variety has long been common in mainland Europe and causes serious illness in about a third of those infected. Like Lyme disease, also carried by ticks, ...
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UK to offer COVID-19 vaccines for young children with medical conditions April 6 (Reuters) - Children aged between six months to four years with underlying medical conditions will be offered COVID-19 shots, Britain's vaccine advisers said on Thursday. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said eligible ...
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Potential Use of Janus Kinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Janus kinase (JAK) is an intracellular non-receptor tyrosine kinase essential for many cytokine signaling pathways. Dysregulation of the JAK/signal transduction and transcriptional activator (STAT) pathway is an important process in SLE pathogenesis.
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Pfizer RSV vaccine 82% effective vs severe infection in infants, final data shows (April 5) April 5 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine was 82% effective in preventing severe infections in infants when given to expecting mothers in the second half of their pregnancy, according to trial ...
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Final data shows Pfizer RSV vaccine 82 percent effective in infants when given to pregnant mothers An experimental vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was found to be 82 percent effective for infants when given to pregnant mothers, according to data published Wednesday, after a spike in cases of the virus last fall.
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How does increased family mealtime duration affect children's fruit and vegetable intake? In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, researchers performed a randomized clinical trial (RCT) among 50 parent-child dyads in Germany between November 8, 2016, and May 5, 2017. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of ...
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Sepsis: Woman, 24, dies weeks after getting flu symptoms Family of a 24-year-old woman who died of sepsis just weeks after developing a sore throat have said they want others to be aware of the symptoms of the infection. Bethannie Booth from Merthyr Tydfil said goodbye to her family and even planned her own ...
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Low-quality Education Linked to Higher Dementia Risk The Risk Disproportionately Affects Black Adults However, Black adults more commonly attended schools with a lower educational quality and had a greater overall risk of dementia, according to a new study published Feb. 13 in JAMA Neurology. The ...
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COVID Harms Your Microbiome and Long-Term Health: Study April 5, 2023 – COVID-19 can harm the makeup of microbes in the gut, which play a significant role in the body's immune system and overall health, new research shows. The vast combination of healthy bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in our gut ...
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Health Headlines: How to improve your gut health They contain probiotics that help your gut balance itself. Also, drink coffee. That cup of joe has prebiotics, which are special plant fibers that help healthy bacteria grow in the gut. And get enough soluble fiber. It's found in foods like oats, legumes, ...
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Wet winter could set up for a high mosquito season, here's why SACRAMENTO -- A rainy winter season has Sacramento County's Mosquito and Vector Control on high alert. Experts say the combination of warmer weather and standing water is the perfect environment for mosquito populations to grow.
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Long-term protection and high efficacy of bivalent BA.1 booster confirmed in older adults Monovalent vaccines based on the ancestral strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been effective against severe COVID-19. However, the emergence of mutant variants with immune ...
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Warning as deadly tick-borne virus detected in several areas in England A deadly tick-borne disease that can cause meningitis is "likely" to be present in the UK, health officials have warned after cases were spotted across the UK. A confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV) was found in Yorkshire last year, ...
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A search for the best treatments for knee osteoarthritis pain Arthritis hobbles tens of millions of people each year, and the most common variety is osteoarthritis of the knee joint. A national study is underway to find the most effective non-narcotic, non-surgical ways to reduce pain and improve mobility.
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Race to RSV Vaccine Approval: URMC Researchers Leading the Way The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is currently reviewing two candidates for a vaccine to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are helping lead the ...
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Association Found Between Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccinations, Nocebo Effects Investigators analyze to see if there was an association of expected benefits and risk of vaccination. Advertisement. Risk factors for nocebo effects can be assessed ...
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Pancreatic Lesions May Occur More Frequently Than Previously Thought PHILADELPHIA – Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions were detected in a majority of healthy pancreata from deceased donors of diverse age and harbored features of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, ...
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Scientists Enhance New Neurons to Restore Memory, Elevate Mood in Alzheimer's Disease Research Model The lab of Juan Song, PhD, and colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine, demonstrated the therapeutic potential of new neurons generated in adulthood for modulating the pathology and functional deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease using rodent ...
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Can a rounder heart be an indicator of your future disease risk? Can an MRI help in early diagnosis? US study shows how a small deviation in the shape of the left ventricle was associated with a 47 per cent increase in heart disease risk up to 10 years later. Converting these findings into an ECG or Echo equivalent would make more sense, says Dr Rakesh ...
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The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the biology of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in daunting numbers of genomic sequences.
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Increased expression of collagens can drive longer lifespan at warm temperatures Researchers have long known that many animals live longer in colder climates than in warmer climates. New research in C. elegans nematode worms suggests that this phenomenon is tied to a protein found in the nervous system that controls the expression ...
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Long COVID linked to increased sick leave rate Long COVID is defined as the persistence of post-acute symptoms in people previously infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Up to 20% of infected individuals are estimated to develop long COVID.
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5 Ways Vitamin C Keeps You Healthy Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, helping to defend your body against cell damage. It also plays an important role in growing and developing tissues, healing wounds and keeping your immune system strong. Health benefits ...
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Experts warn Bay Area residents to prepare for incoming mosquitoes as warmer weather approaches CONTRA COSTA CO., Calif. (KGO) -- On the heels of all the wet weather, a proliferation of mosquitoes could be just around the corner for many Bay Area neighborhoods. Tiny tadpole-like swimmers are mosquito larvae. You're likely to find them in planters ...
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Children aged 6 months to 4 years in clinical risk groups to be offered COVID-19 vaccine, says JCVI Although young children are generally at low risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19, infants and young children who have underlying medical conditions are over 7 times more likely to be admitted to paediatric intensive care units.
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Statins Don't Worsen Muscle Pain After Moderate Exercise Because of this, some statin users may avoid exercise, thinking their risk of muscle problems will be greater. Other statin users who exercise to lower "bad" cholesterol and boost heart health may feel less inclined to take the drug as prescribed.
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Early Menopause and Delayed Hormone Therapy Are Tied to Alzheimer's Disease Risk To take a closer look at this relationship, researchers examined data on 99 men and 193 post-menopausal women who had no history of cognitive impairment. All participants underwent positron emission tomography (PET) scans to ...
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What Is Arrhythmia? Cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm or dysrhythmia) is characterized by a heartbeat that loses its normal rhythm. Cardiac arrhythmias that require medical attention happen when the heart's electrical system short-circuits and seriously disrupts ...
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Wellness Wednesday: World Health Organization updates guidance on COVID-19 booster OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is updating its guidance on COVID-19 booster shots. OU Health's Dr. Dale Bratzler joins Fox 25's Adam Kind to discuss what the new updates are and what the community needs to know heading ...
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Can ChatGPT Provide Appropriate Information on Mammography and Other Breast Cancer Screening Topics? Researchers found that ChatGPT offered appropriate responses to 22 out of 25 patient-oriented questions on mammography screening, dense breasts, BI-RADS scoring and other topics related to breast cancer screening and prevention. Advertisement.
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Olaparib: Drug to treat inherited cancers offered on NHS in England and Wales Some 800 people in total will be eligible for the treatment. Around 500 men with advanced prostate cancer and 300 women with HER2-negative early breast cancer who are at high risk of ...
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Interpretable machine learning approach for neuron-centric analysis of human cortical cytoarchitecture The complexity of the cerebral cortex underlies its function and distinguishes us as humans. Here, we present a principled veridical data science methodology for quantitative histology that shifts focus from image-level investigations towards ...
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Upper Airway Complications in COVID-19: A Case Series Prolonged intubation is associated with several complications leading to upper airway obstruction, including tracheal stenosis and tracheomalacia. Tracheostomy may potentially decrease the risk of tracheal injury in patients with upper airway ...
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