Mon.Nov 11, 2024

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More young people are surviving cancer. Then they face a life altered by it

NPR Health

More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have decades of life ahead of them, which means they face greater and more complex challenges in survivorship. Lourdes Monje is navigating these waters at age 29.

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Secret behind the corpse flower's famous stench

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous chemicals when the plant blooms. The study provides insight into the flower's ability to warm up just before blooming through a process known as thermogenesis, an uncommon trait in plants that is not well understood.

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Patrick Dempsey aims to raise awareness of cancer disparities and encourage screening

NPR Health

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with actor Patrick Dempsey about his efforts to raise money for cancer treatment and prevention.

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COVID-19 pandemic led to significant decline in cardiac arrest survival rates

News Medical Health Sciences

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015-2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder: When emotional support should be part of pedagogy

The Hindu

Navigating the challenges of autism in Indian schools: parents share experiences and experts emphasize the need for inclusive education.

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CDC updates pain care guidelines for clinicians

News Medical Health Sciences

Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with pain is a public health imperative.

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Studies link gut dysbiosis to pancreatic cancer, offering pathways for early detection

News Medical Health Sciences

The gut microbiome's impact on pancreatic cancer highlights potential for early screening and fecal microbiota transplantation in improving treatment efficacy.

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Asthma may place children at risk of memory difficulties

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study.

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MethylGPT unlocks DNA secrets for age and disease prediction

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers developed MethylGPT, a powerful transformer-based model that identifies DNA methylation patterns, enabling advanced age and disease prediction with clinical potential.

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Fear of another heart attack may be a major source of ongoing stress for survivors

Science Daily - Public Health

Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a study. While anxiety and depression are recognized as common conditions after a heart attack, they did not explain the impact of fear of recurrence in this study. The researchers suggest that fear of another heart attack should be evaluated and addressed separately from depression and anxiety.

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Drinking non-fermented milk may increase the risk of heart disease in women

News Medical Health Sciences

The study suggests non-fermented milk may raise ischemic heart disease risk in women, urging a closer look at dairy consumption and its health impacts.

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While more is better, even moderate amounts of exercise may reduce risk for common heart condition

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

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Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists, research shows

Science Daily - Public Health

A new finds that heavy drinking among adult Americans increased more than 20 percent during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for the following two years.

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Progress in early detection and screening methods for pancreatic cancer

News Medical Health Sciences

The evolution of pancreatic cancer screening technologies is pivotal for early detection, addressing key challenges to enhance survival rates and patient care.

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Was 'Snowball Earth' a global event? Study delivers best proof yet

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

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Experiences of discrimination linked to postpartum weight retention

Science Daily - Public Health

Researchers have been unable to explain why after giving birth, Black patients are two to three times as likely to retain or gain additional weight compared to their white counterparts, even when pre-pregnancy weight and gestational-weight trajectories are comparable. A first-of-its-kind study points to the stress of lived experiences with racism and gender-based discrimination as a possible explanation.

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Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the Sun

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Like the Earth, the Sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research. But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution of these vortices are driven by magnetic fields.

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Revolutionary AI predicts aging and disease from DNA patterns

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers developed CpGPT, a novel foundation model for DNA methylation analysis that captures sequence, positional, and epigenetic context to predict aging and disease risks. This model offers breakthroughs in imputing missing data and improving mortality and morbidity predictions.

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Compact error correction: Towards a more efficient quantum 'hard drive'

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Two quantum information theorists have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing power.

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Study reveals liver-brain communication as key to managing circadian eating patterns and obesity

News Medical Health Sciences

This study uncovers the hepatic vagal nerve's influence on circadian food intake, presenting new avenues for obesity treatment through targeted interventions.

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Super microscope shows nanoscale biological process for the first time

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new microscope is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are visible.

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Research suggests no need for yellow fever vaccine booster after initial dose

News Medical Health Sciences

Research shows a single yellow fever vaccine provides lifelong immunity, with breakthrough infections being rare, supporting WHO guidelines on vaccination.

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A milestone in the study of octopus arms

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Research describes a computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus arm.

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AI-based video system may offer quick, no-contact screenings for high blood pressure and diabetes

News Medical Health Sciences

A new system that combines high-speed video and an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm may offer quick, no-contact screenings for high blood pressure and Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes without needing blood tests, blood pressure cuffs or expensive wearable devices, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024.

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Climate Change Affects Health and Drug Demand: Q&A with Mahshid Abir

RAND

Mahshid Abir is a practicing emergency physician and a senior physician policy researcher at RAND. In this interview, she discusses her latest research on how climate change could exacerbate diseases and drug shortages.

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Just five minutes of activity a day could reduce blood pressure

News Medical Health Sciences

Modest daily exercise, as little as five minutes, is linked to lower blood pressure, with significant benefits from longer activity durations.

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Honor their legacy

Managed Care Matters

On December 7, 1941 my father was an 18 year old apprentice machinist working in the Naval Torpedo Factory in Alexandria Virginia. When the speaker over his drill press squawked into life with the news that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, he laid down his tools, took off his leather apron, walked across the street and enlisted in the US Army. Fifteen months later he was flying over Europe in a B-17 bomber, manning a machine gun by an open window as his plane flew towards its target.

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Time-restricted eating shows promising weight and metabolic benefits, study reveals

News Medical Health Sciences

A comprehensive meta-analysis of RCTs suggests meal timing strategies, such as time-restricted eating, offer moderate weight loss benefits and improved metabolic outcomes. However, evidence quality is limited, necessitating further research.

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What Is a Veteran?

RAND

It may be time for the Pentagon to rethink its outdated discharge system. A new system—one that uses objective metrics—could help ensure that more veterans get access to critical benefits.

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Gut microbiome changes linked to onset of rheumatoid arthritis among at-risk individuals

News Medical Health Sciences

Findings indicate gut microbiome diversity changes precede rheumatoid arthritis, offering insights into microbial indicators for early disease detection.

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Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Emerita Has Died

Black Health Matters

Judith Jamison, a consummate dancer, choreographer, and artistic director, has died. The acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director (AADT) Emerita, 81, passed away following a brief illness, according to Christopher Zunner, a spokesperson for the dance company. “We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity, and incredible light, which inspired us all,” he said, according to the Associated Press.

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Bystander CPR within 10 minutes of cardiac arrest increases survival chances and brain recovery

News Medical Health Sciences

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of saving the person's life and protecting their brain function, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2024.

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Boost your reporter toolkit with these best practices for covering suicide

Association of Health Care Journalists

Journalists have a responsibility to cover suicide with care and nuance. Sensationalized and poor coverage raises the risk of a contagion effect — other people being inspired to take their lives. Studies have found that copycat suicides rise following coverage of a single incident, especially involving a celebrity. When done carefully and thoughtfully, good journalism can dispel myths, help improve public awareness and understanding of the complexities of suicide and encourage people to seek hel

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AI tool tracks infant movement to predict neurologic changes in NICU

News Medical Health Sciences

A team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers at Mount Sinai trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video feeds of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to accurately track their movements and identify key neurologic metrics.

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