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Disease

Depression during pregnancy is tied to increased emergency department visits for infants after birth

April 15, 2024
Rutgers Health study finds that infants whose mothers have mild and moderate to severe depressive symptoms had more emergency department visits than those who had no symptoms....
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Disease

Study reveals no causal link between neurodevelopmental disorders and acetaminophen exposure before birth

April 12, 2024
NIH-funded research in siblings finds previously reported connection is likely due to other underlying factors.
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Disease

World Chagas Disease Day 2024: Urging early diagnosis and care for life

April 12, 2024
Chagas disease is often called a “silent disease” because most patients have no symptoms either during the acute or the chronic phases of infection, until damage is too advanced...
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Disease

Want to cut U.S. heart risks? Get more people into primary care, study suggests

April 12, 2024
Most care to address the “Essential Eight” risk factors for heart disease and stroke happens in general-care settings, but many with high risk don’t go.
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Disease

High-resolution images reveal similarities in protein structures between Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome

April 10, 2024
More than 90% of people with Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder in humans and the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability, are diagnosed with Alzheimer...
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Diabetes

Heavy alcohol use may increase type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged adults

April 10, 2024
Heavy alcohol use is defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as five or more drinks per day or 15 or more drinks per week for men and, for women...
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Disease

A 15-minute workout may help boost your immune system 

April 10, 2024
Research to be presented at American Physiology Summit.
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Infectious Disease

WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day

April 9, 2024
The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally -- with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer.
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Cancer

Study explores the future of at-home cancer treatment

April 9, 2024
A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC will investigate if immunotherapy administered at home can achieve the same outcomes as in-clinic therapy.
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Cancer

Study shows improved outcomes in hospitals accredited for rectal cancer surgery

April 9, 2024
Facilities accredited by the American College of Surgeons National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer have lower mortality and complication rates for rectal cancer surgery...