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Disease

Study shows vitamin D supplementation doesn’t cut cardiac risk

Oct. 18, 2024
Vitamin D supplementation did not affect markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease in older adults with low serum Vitamin D levels.
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Disease

Proposed scoring system may enhance equity in organ transplantation, increase transplant rates and improve patient survival

Oct. 18, 2024
The system, devised by researchers at Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, better accounts for biological disadvantages that limit access to transplant for some...
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Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles.
HIV

Kidney transplantation between donors and recipients with HIV is safe

Oct. 18, 2024
NIH-funded study provides evidence on transplantation practice currently limited to research settings.
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Infectious Disease

Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents

Oct. 18, 2024
NIH clinical trial addresses knowledge gap on vaccine use in adolescent populations.
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Cancer

Immune signatures may predict adverse events in patients taking immunotherapy

Oct. 18, 2024
Research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
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Diabetes

The silent threat of sarcopenia among elderly type 2 diabetes patients

Oct. 18, 2024
As global populations age, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its associated complications, such as sarcopenia, continues to rise.
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Disease

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults have third highest cardiovascular death rate in the U.S.

Oct. 18, 2024
National CVD mortality data for the NHPI population are needed to inform clinical practice for this population.
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Disease

Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases

Oct. 18, 2024
NIH-funded brain mapping study uncovers which cell types may be harmed first.
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Cancer

Immunotherapy boosts survival of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma

Oct. 16, 2024
Wilmot Director Jonathan Friedberg led the research.
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Disease

Women more likely than men to die after heart surgery complications

Oct. 16, 2024
Researchers say there’s an opportunity to close the ‘failure to rescue’ gap between men and women after cardiovascular procedures.
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Disease

Study finds use of naloxone by good samaritans is up, but not nearly enough

Oct. 16, 2024
Ohio State and National Registry of EMTs research highlights importance of public’s help in opioid overdose response.

Disease

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