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The lack of effective treatments for dementia highlights the importance of identifying modifiable risk factors to facilitate the prevention of dementia. A new large, observational study shows that hearing loss was associated with an increased risk of dementia, and the…

Describing a heart arrhythmia as “an irregular heartbeat”, Dr Sultan said this “means your heart is out of its usual rhythm occasionally or permanently”. “Early symptoms or signs that you might be experiencing an arrhythmia can include a feeling that…

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios A synthetic opioid up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl is scrambling the public health response to the addiction crisis in a growing number of U.S. cities. The big picture: Nitazine comes in powder, pill and…

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers demonstrated that the tight junction (TJ) protein occludin (OCLN) is critical for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S)-mediated, direct cell-to-cell transmission inside a host. Study: Tight junction…

General and orthopedic surgeons and intensivists earn the highest net reimbursements from private US insurers, a new report estimates. On average in 2021, they were paid $5.8 million, $4.9 million, and $3.3 million, respectively, according to figures compiled by AMN…

CHICAGO — During the Venture Connect panel on demystifying digital therapeutics at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition here on Tuesday, panelists provided insights into the state of investments in digital therapeutics, the barriers to adoption, challenging existing…

Clinical eligibility guidelines determine the criteria by which patients are selected for various medical procedures. But strict reliance on established guidelines can overlook patients who might benefit from a procedure, while selecting some who are unlikely to benefit. In a…

Stroke is among the most dangerous and commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions. Black and Hispanic people, women, older people on Medicare, and people in rural areas are less likely to be diagnosed in time for treatment to be effective. In a…

Scientists are using supercomputers and data from the game Ebb and Flow to train deep learning models that mimic the human behavior of “task-switching,” shifting attention from one task to another. This basic research is important for helping scientists understand…

Researchers from the University of Turku discovered that women who developed prediabetes after pregnancy had aberrations already in their early pregnancy blood serum metabolomic profile. More specifically, they had higher concentrations of small HDL particles in early pregnancy. Mother's metabolism…