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A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2021, after heart disease and cancer. Another new CDC report estimates nearly 60 percent of the entire US pop… Continue reading CDC reports COVID-19 was 3rd leading cause of death in 2021
A leading panel of US experts has updated its health guidelines, formally recommending those over the age of 60 against taking aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke. The recommendation is based on growing evidence indicating the harms of daily aspi… Continue reading Daily aspirin use for heart health not recommended for those over 60
Compelling new research from the Indiana University School of Medicine has homed in on a degenerative mechanism that could explain why symptoms such as apathy are the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest disrupting this process could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s-related dementia.
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Continue reading New study may explain why apathy is the first symptom of Alzheimer’s
New research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has followed the recovery of more than 2,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The findings show barely one in four patients reported feeling fully recovered from COVID-19 a year after being disch… Continue reading Most hospitalized COVID patients still recovering a year after discharge
A massive study has analyzed the genomes of cancer cells from more than 12,000 patients, identifying 58 new mutational signatures that offer clues to novel causes of cancer. The landmark findings offer researchers a whole trove of new resources to guid… Continue reading Landmark DNA study finds 58 new mutations that cause cancer
In one of the longest trials of its type ever conducted researchers have found limiting food intake to a short period of time every day is no more effective a dietary strategy than simple calorie counting. The year-long experiment ultimately found calo… Continue reading Intermittent fasting no better for weight loss than just counting calories
Researchers in Spain are reporting on the case of a young healthcare worker testing positive to COVID-19 twice in 20 days. Genomic sequencing revealed the first infection was the Delta variant and the second was Omicron making this the shortest officia… Continue reading Case study reports 20-day gap between two different COVID infections
New research has found the world’s first portable MRI machine can accurately detect ischemic strokes. The machine was cleared for use by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020 and researchers are increasingly demonstrating it to be as effectiv… Continue reading Portable MRI can accurately detect most common form of stroke
A landmark study has identified five types of bacteria associated with aggressive prostate cancer. It is unclear at this stage whether the bacteria is directly causing the cancer but the researchers are confident they can develop new tests to identify … Continue reading Aggressive prostate cancer linked to newly discovered bacteria species
A new study from researchers at Stanford University has found some COVID-19 patients can shed fragments of the virus in their feces up to seven months past their initial infection. The researchers hypothesize the persistence of viral material in the gu… Continue reading SARS-CoV-2 viral fragments found in feces 7 months after mild COVID-19