Month: January 2023

The Supplements that Do (and Don’t) Help Heart and Diabetes Health – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2023 Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not
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A study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal estimates the global incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents using microsimulation models. Study: Estimating the total incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents aged 0–19 years from 1990 to 2050: a global simulation-based analysis. Image Credit: mother_ana / Shutterstock Background Type 1
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Back when I was a medical student I learned a lesson about who was expendable. I was doing research for the liver transplant team at UCLA, one of the largest organ-transplant centers in the U.S., and one of the surgeons gave me an assignment: can you track how sick the patients are before they come
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In findings that point to a potential treatment strategy, researchers in China have discovered how two risk factors – male hormones and aflatoxin – may drive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The liver cancer genetics and biology differ between men and women and help explain why aflatoxin exposure increases the risk of HCC in hepatitis B virus
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Better management of nitrogen-rich fertilisers through alternating crops, optimising use and other measures can yield huge environmental and health benefits, but must boost food production at the same time, researchers warned Wednesday. Reducing nitrogen pollution from global croplands is a “grand challenge,” the group of international researchers said in a study in Nature outlining a
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A smartphone-based self-management intervention developed for patients with bipolar disorder (BD) can help decrease depressive symptoms and improve quality of life, new research suggests. In a randomized clinical trial of usual care plus the experimental smartphone-based intervention known as LiveWell vs usual care alone, participants in the smartphone group who were categorized as low-risk or
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Scientists are working on a new vaccine that could prevent and simultaneously kill brain cancer.  The team is harnessing a novel means to turn cancer cells into anti-cancer agents that could eliminate tumors and train the immune system to prevent cancer recurrence.  The effort is carried out in the lab of Khalid Shah, MS, Ph.D.
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XBB.1.5 strain, January 4, 2023, Suqian, Jiangsu, China. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant that’s currently dominating the U.S. is the most contagious version of Covid-19 yet, but it doesn’t appear to make people sicker, according to the World Health Organization. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, said
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A fatal bleeding event in an Alzheimer’s clinical trial participant may have been linked with the investigational anti-amyloid agent lecanemab, a case report suggested. However, drug trialists are not willing to assign blame yet, especially as lecanemab’s fate hangs in a potential FDA approval for early Alzheimer’s disease later this week. Information about the case
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The hospital at home model of providing acute-level healthcare in the residences of patients who are sick enough to meet hospital admission standards continues to generate interest from hospitals, payers, and policymakers. But uncertain regulatory footing, lack of coverage by many private insurers, reluctance by some physicians to refer, and low patient volume for even
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A recent study published in Preventive Medicine found that messaging campaigns discouraging the consumption of unhealthy beverages were more promising than those promoting healthy drinks among parents in the United States (US). Study: Should messages discourage sugary drinks, encourage water, or both? A randomized experiment with U.S. parents. Image Credit: WS-Studio/Shutterstock Background Related Stories Overconsumption
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You’re sneezing, or coughing, or blowing your nose non-stop or popping lozenges to soothe a sore throat. Or maybe all of the above. It’s a winter misery, all right. But which one? And what can you do to make it stop faster? And how can you reduce the risk of a repeat bout? For answers,
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Excitement and investment in the microbiome and its near-term opportunities for the biopharma industry are rapidly increasing. As the microbiome is implicated in progressively more diseases, emerging studies have validated the concept of microbiome-based diagnostics and therapeutics. The accelerating pace of scientific and technologic advances makes it especially challenging for industry leaders to keep up
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Here are six common reasons that medical school applicants get rejected. Number one, is a low MCAT score. Unless you have a strong GPA to compensate for a low MCAT score, you should consider retaking the test. Number two, is a low GPA – especially with a decreasing trend. An upward trend demonstrates improvement, resilience,
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Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. CNN  —  You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and maintaining skin health. But drinking enough water
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