An overview of hospital-based bacterial and fungal outbreaks worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the strain placed that was place on infection prevention and control (IPC) programs, researchers…
Category: 6. Health
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Study highlights hospital-based bacterial, fungal outbreaks during COVID pandemic
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Smartphone Ownership in Young Adolescence Drives Physical and Emotional Health Risks
In a large national cohort of early adolescents, smartphone ownership at age 12 was associated with higher odds of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep, according to a study published December 1 in Pediatrics. The analysis, based on…
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New funding will extend Telford colorectal cancer trial
Funding has been extended for colorectal cancer tests running under a trial study in Telford.
The trial, the first of its kind in the UK, is being run by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and medical technology company Origin…
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Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
Emily Szmuilowicz, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, was a co-author of the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. While menopausal hormone therapy increased…
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Blood Dementia Biomarkers Predict Early Decline
NEW research shows that dementia biomarkers can track cognitive decline and predict progression in people with subjective memory concerns, even before formal diagnosis is reached.
Why Dementia Biomarkers Matter in Subjective Cognitive…
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High Fitness Lowers Urinary Tract Cancer Risk
A LARGE Norwegian cohort study has found that adults with higher estimated cardiorespiratory fitness (eCRF) face a significantly lower risk of developing urinary tract cancers, including bladder and kidney cancer, over more than two…
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Impaired Kidney Function Linked to Alzheimer’s Biomarkers But Not Dementia
New research highlights an association between impaired
kidney function and increased levels of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers, particularly neurofilament light chain, but does not indicate an increased risk ofdementia .1“Our study found…
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Next gen cancer drug shows surprising anti aging power
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences have demonstrated that the experimental TOR inhibitor rapalink-1 can extend the chronological lifespan of fission yeast, a simple organism widely used…
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