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Unraveling gene regulation's role in pulmonary fibrosis

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:20
Regulators of gene expression are thought to play an outsized role in disorders from cancers to heart disease. But how exactly do variations in gene regulation translate into a disease's biology?

AudioCure Pharma: Novel compound AC102 restores noise-induced hearing loss in preclinical models

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:09
A single application of the novel compound AC102 almost completely restores noise-induced hearing loss in preclinical models.

Genetic and lifestyle factors linked to brain network aging, study reveals

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:07
Research highlights the impact of genetic and lifestyle factors on a brain network particularly sensitive to aging, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease, using data from nearly 40,000 UK Biobank participants to investigate modifiable risk factors and genetic associations.

Predicting treatment response in common blood cancer with DNA methylation profiling

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:05
A recent study led by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Josep Carreras Institute, shows how DNA methylation profiling in a common type of blood cancer, myelodysplastic syndrome, predicts whether the patient will respond to treatment.

New research advocates genetic screening in early onset atrial fibrillation

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 19:53
Although the vast majority of clinicians do not view atrial fibrillation (AF) as a genetic disorder, a White Paper in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, analyzes the current understanding of genetics and the role of genetic testing in AF and concludes there is an increasing appreciation that genetic culprits for potentially life-threatening ventricular cardiomyopathies and channelopathies may initially present with AF.

Dietary vitamin A shows promise in Alzheimer's disease intervention, study finds

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 19:51
Study explored the impact of dietary vitamin A on gut microbiota and intestinal transcriptome, revealing its potential in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and cognitive functions in mice.

Simple pre-surgical protocol can help prevent dangerous post-surgical infections

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 19:49
A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates the use of a simple pre-surgical infection prevention protocol to prevent dangerous post-surgical infections.

ATLAS: The AI revolutionizing dietetics education with virtual patients

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 19:18
Study showcases "Authentic Teaching and Learning Application Simulation (ATLAS)," a generative AI model designed to enhance communication skills in nutrition and dietetics students by using virtual simulated patients, offering an innovative, cost-effective alternative to traditional human-simulated patients.

Emergency departments prove fertile ground for smoking cessation success

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 19:11
The Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED) study demonstrates that a brief intervention including e-cigarette starter kits can significantly help smokers in emergency departments quit, offering a new avenue to tackle smoking rates and associated health inequalities.

Traditional overnight pulse oximeter readings may be insufficient to predict TC-MRBs, finds study

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 09:56
The predictive power of numerous sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) parameters.

How do acetylsalicylic acid and warfarin interact with various nutrients?

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 09:04
45 drug-nutrient interactions (DNIs) that modify micro-nutritional status, particularly focusing on how acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and warfarin may affect patients through various mechanisms.

Assistance dogs may detect PTSD flashbacks via breath

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 08:11
Dogs' sensitive noses can detect the early warning signs of many potentially dangerous medical situations, like an impending seizure or sudden hypoglycemia.

AI tool predicts lethal heart rhythm with 80% accuracy

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 07:57
In a Leicester study that looked at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict whether a person was at risk of a lethal heart rhythm, an AI tool correctly identified the condition 80 per cent of the time.

Research from NY highlights pollution as a key factor in rising cancer rates among youth

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 06:31
Cancer incidence trends among adults in the New York State (NYS) and associations with common population-level exposures.

Researchers identify increased brain tumor risk with specific contraceptive use

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 06:02
The intracranial meningioma risk associated with progestogen use.

Delirium linked to tripled dementia risk in older adults, Australian study finds

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 05:22
The relationship between delirium and new-onset dementia among older adults with no dementia diagnosis.

Food allergies' broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 01:20
Review article in Frontiers in Nutrition examines the multifaceted impacts of food allergies on individuals' economic, psychological, and social quality of life, highlighting the need for increased awareness and support for affected people.

ChatGPT shines in medical summary task, struggles with field-specific relevance

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 01:04
Study assesses ChatGPT's capability to summarize medical abstracts, revealing high efficiency in producing concise, accurate summaries but highlighting challenges in accurately assessing article relevance to specific medical fields.

Long-term use of certain progestogen drugs may raise risk of intracranial meningioma

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 23:56
Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today.

Older people with delirium three times more likely to develop dementia

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 23:53
University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

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