A West Virginia family’s youngest daughter, Austyn, was diagnosed with Chiari malformation, a rare brain condition. This led to a shocking discovery: three of her sisters, Amelia, Aubrey, and Adalee, also share the same diagnosis and a tethered…
Category: 6. Health
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Effectiveness of sustained leisure-time physical activity strategies for obesity-related cancer prevention: an emulated target trial in a prospective US cohort | BMC Medicine
We structured this section in five parts. First, we describe the observational data source. Next, we specify the protocol for a hypothetical pragmatic trial (“target trial”) that would answer our causal question regarding sustained adherence…
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Drug Combination Boosted Lifespan of Mice by 73%, But Only For One Sex : ScienceAlert
A treatment that simultaneously targets two age-related pathways in frail adult mice has been shown to extend their lifespan by up to 73 percent in a study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.
Curiously, the effect was…
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NHS trialling rapid blood test to help diagnose sepsis and meningitis in children | NHS
The NHS is trialling a rapid blood test to help diagnose life-threatening conditions in children.
The 15-minute blood test can speed up the diagnosis of illnesses such as sepsis or meningitis by telling medical practitioners whether a patient is…
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What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000 days of life may lead to healthier hearts and fewer cardiovascular events decades later.
Research: Exposure to sugar…
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Israel reports 8th measles death this year
The Israel Ministry of Health reported Sunday on an additional measles death in the country.
A two-and-a-half-year-old toddler who was not vaccinated against measles has died from the disease. This is the eighth death from measles since the…
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Semaglutide protects the heart beyond weight loss, SELECT trial shows
New findings from the landmark SELECT trial reveal that semaglutide’s cardiovascular benefits are only partly explained by reductions in waist size, suggesting broader protective effects beyond fat loss.
Study: Semaglutide and…
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More Data on Tricuspid Valve Interventions Reassure, yet Questions Remain
The real-world Evoque and new TRILUMINATE findings provide an “extension” from the pivotal trials, Dharam Kumbhani says.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Proponents of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions for severe tricuspid regurgitation…
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Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to higher autism risk in children
New findings from Ontario’s largest birth cohort reveal that sulfate and ammonium particles in fine air pollution may disrupt fetal brain development, highlighting the need for cleaner air in urban and disadvantaged communities.
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