Only 1 in 5 people in the U.S. has optimal heart health: Circulation Journal Report: New Life’s Essential 8™ score reveals concerning data
About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association’s new Life’s Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life’s Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association’s updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, […]
Microbe protects honey bees from poor nutrition, a significant cause of colony loss
Indiana University researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing bees — one of the leading causes of honey bee decline. Their findings were recently published in the International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal. Humans rely on honey bees for […]
Germany Study Warns of Increasing Acute Hep C Reinfections in MSM
Although rates of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have declined over the past decade across Europe, a small increase in reinfections was seen among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to a German prospective observational study. Among 161 patients with acute HCV infection, 87% of whom were HIV-positive and 90% of whom […]
Surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar: Gender-affirming procedure could help reduce stigma faced by transgender and nonbinary patients
Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam’s apple bump without leaving a scar on the patient’s neck. The advance could be an important and welcome one for transgender women and nonbinary people, for whom a neck scar can be a telltale sign of their surgery — often […]
Lack of diversity of micro-organisms in the gut or elevated metabolite implicated in heart failure severity
Some people who experience heart failure have less biodiversity in their gut or have elevated gut metabolites, both of which are associated with more hospital visits and greater risk of death, according to a systematic review of research findings led by Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Study researchers and colleagues. The gut microbiome […]
UK To Offer Monkeypox Vaccines To Some Gay, Bisexual Men
LONDON (AP) — British health officials will start offering vaccines to some men who have sex with men and are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. Doctors can consider vaccination for some men at the highest risk of exposure, Britain’s Health […]
Genotype Tied to Azathioprine Discontinuation for Toxicity
Patients with inflammatory conditions who have the CC genotype were at greater risk both for discontinuing the use of azathioprine (Imuran) due to hematopoietic toxicity and for needing to switch to lower doses, a retrospective cohort study found. In a competing-risk analysis involving over 1,400 such patients starting on azathioprine, those who carried the CC […]
Nanoparticles control flow of light like road signs direct traffic
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images by manipulating the direction in which light travels through them. As light passes through the slide, an image of Australia can be seen, but when you flip the slide and look again, an image of the […]
New model helps identify mutations that drive cancer: The system rapidly scans the genome of cancer cells, could help researchers find targets for new drugs.
Cancer cells can have thousands of mutations in their DNA. However, only a handful of those actually drive the progression of cancer; the rest are just along for the ride. Distinguishing these harmful driver mutations from the neutral passengers could help researchers identify better drug targets. To boost those efforts, an MIT-led team has built […]
Can You Be Bipolar With Dementia?
You can have bipolar disorder with dementia. Learn about how mood disorders can affect cognitive function Studies have shown that people who have bipolar disorder are at an increased risk of dementia. Because bipolar disorders are bound to alter brain structure and chemistry over time, there may be gradual damage to brain cells that can lead […]