Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in individuals with type 2 diabetes from continental Africa, a population group largely underrepresented in medical…
Category: 6. Health
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Guide to creating urban public spaces for children
Overview
Public spaces to play are important to children’s health and development and are a core right. Yet with increasing urbanization, access to public spaces to play is shrinking, particularly in low- and middle-income countries….
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Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that an injection blocking a protein linked to aging can reverse the natural loss of knee cartilage in older mice. The same treatment also stopped arthritis from developing after knee…
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Systemic immune-inflammation index outperforms conventional inflammato
Introduction
The global burden of heart failure (HF) continues to escalate, as evidenced by epidemiological surveillance data from European cohorts indicating an annual incidence of approximately 5 cases per 1000 person-years, with an estimated…
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Weill Cornell Medicine receives ARPA-H award to advance lymphatic disease diagnosis
Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $5.2 million, initial two-year award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Lymphatic Imaging, Genomics, and pHenotyping Technologies (LIGHT) program to develop a…
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Early pregnancy sulfur dioxide exposure raises odds of congenital limb defects
A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is associated with higher odds of limb abnormalities, sharpening the focus on air quality and maternal health…
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Blood lipid–hormone ratios predict future asthma attacks years in advance
A large biobank study reveals that subtle imbalances between inflammatory lipids and steroids in the blood can identify people with asthma who are most likely to suffer future exacerbations, outperforming traditional clinical…
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