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Medical Xpress / How happy do we need to be to have lower chronic disease mortality risk?
Heart disease, cancer, asthma, and diabetes: All are chronic or non-communicable diseases (NCD), which accounted for about 75% of non-pandemic related deaths in 2021. They may result from genetic, environmental, and behavioral ...
Medical Xpress / Antidepressants vary widely in their physical side effects, highlighting the need for personalized prescribing
Antidepressants can differ widely in how they physically affect the body, including around a 4 kg difference in weight change between certain drugs (approximately 2.5 kg weight loss from agomelatine and 2 kg weight gain from ...
Medical Xpress / Number of steps taken matters more for better health in older women than the frequency, study suggests
Clocking up at least 4,000 daily steps on just one or two days per week is linked to a lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease among older women, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Medical Xpress / COVID-19: Vitamin D levels fell during pandemic for older women and urban dwellers
Routine data from laboratories reveal a decline in vitamin D levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in older women and urban dwellers. The COVID-19 pandemic had effects on human health well beyond the infections ...
Medical Xpress / New insights into SETBP1 variants reveal mechanisms behind neurodevelopmental disorders
An international research team led by Maggie Wong at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) has discovered that SETBP1 missense variants outside the canonical degron region can disrupt DNA binding, transcriptional ...
Medical Xpress / Smoking both cannabis and tobacco may alter brain's 'bliss molecule,' study finds
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research Center.
Medical Xpress / Stiff arteries may amplify early memory decline in older adults
Findings from the multisite IGNITE clinical trial suggest that arterial stiffness, which occurs when large blood vessels lose their natural flexibility, may be linked to greater injury effects to brain nerve fibers in older ...
Medical Xpress / Blocking thyroid hormone receptor offers new approach to prostate cancer treatment
An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has demonstrated for the first time that thyroid hormone plays a key role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. By blocking a specific ...
Medical Xpress / It's not just diet: Where a child lives can also raise type 2 diabetes risk
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once considered an adult-onset disease, is increasing at alarming rates in children and adolescents. Before the mid-1990s, just 1% to 2% of youth with diabetes had T2D. Today, that number has skyrocketed ...
Medical Xpress / Optical device distinguishes blood flow signals from the brain and scalp
Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia. But existing techniques, including magnetic resonance ...
Medical Xpress / Remote intervention program offers hope and support for people facing memory loss
Results from a six-year study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, show that a new low intensity group therapy, APPLE-Tree, helps people living with memory loss to address dementia risk factors.
Medical Xpress / IoT sensors in the home reveal links between daily routines and mental health
A research team led by Professor Uichin Lee from the School of Computing has demonstrated the possibility of accurately tracking an individual's mental health status using in-home Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data. The ...
