Harms from alcohol and other drugs. Credit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs The risks of alcohol and other drug consumption to the user are well known, but many Americans—nearly 160 million—say they’ve been harmed by someone else’s substance use, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. …
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Manhattan plots for female infertility. Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.10.018 Up to 15% of all couples suffer from infertility at some point in their lives. Lack of knowledge about the causes of fertility problems can lead to prolonged clinical testing and extended treatment periods. A study led by the University …
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Immune dysregulation and barrier dysfunction in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The disruption of intestinal homeostasis in IBD is driven by dysbiosis in the gut lumen, loss of the mucus layer, and increased epithelial permeability, allowing bacterial translocation into the lamina propria. Breaches in the epithelial barrier activate dendritic cells, which migrate to …
Julia Fernández Alonso, María del Mar Lamas Mendoza and Leyre Gravina Alfonso. Credit: Laura Lopez. UPV/EHU The UPV/EHU’s Nursing and Health Promotion research group compared seven nutrition labeling schemes in Europe, Oceania and South America and found that they barely coincide when specifying whether cooked foods are healthy. So the researchers concluded that a new …
Level of agreement among different nutrition labels worldwide found to be very low Read More »
Credit: Journal of Neurochemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16197 A recent study has uncovered the intricate ways in which a rare genetic mutation impacts brain cell communication, providing critical insights into the causes of a severe neurological disorder known as developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). The findings reveal that this specific mutation in a regulatory calcium channel …
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The prevalence of suicide is higher among those with epilepsy compared with the general population, according to a study published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior, Sara Melin, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the incidence of suicide for people with epilepsy in Sweden and compared incidence with the general population. Overall, …
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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for treatment of chronic pain in the back and/or lower extremities is associated with greater improvements in pain compared with conventional medical management (CMM), according to a review. published online Nov. 14 in JAMA Network Open, Frank JPM Huygen, Ph.D., MD, from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues conducted …
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The prevalence of high total cholesterol was 11.3% among US adults from August 2021 to August 2023, according to a November data brief. published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues presented the prevalence of high total cholesterol and …
Rates of postpartum depression have more than doubled in little over a decade among American women, a new analysis shows. While about 1 in every 10 new moms (9.4%) suffered postpartum depression in 2010, that number rose to almost 1 in every 5 (19%) by 2021, reports a team from Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Why …
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Transcriptomic identification and classification of human heart samples harboring cardio-pathogenic viruses. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp6303 Researchers at the University of Virginia have made a significant discovery that could change how doctors treat viral infections of the heart. The study, published in Science Advancesreveals that the heart responds to viral infections in one of …
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