Lifestyle During Menopause Affects Cardiovascular Mortality
A study published in the Spanish Journal of Cardiology shows that lifestyle habits are closely related to cardiovascular mortality in menopausal women. For research titled “Life habits and cardiovascular mortality in menopausal women: population-based cohort study,” investigators used data from…
Read MoreCardiovascular disease risks the same in both sexes
For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an extensive global study involving University of Gothenburg researchers shows. The study, now published in The Lancet, includes participants in both high-income and medium- and low-income…
Read MoreNonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression: New study shows role of adenosine kinase in fat deposition, liver inflammation
A study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD. The study, “Hepatocyte Adenosine Kinase Promotes Excessive Fat Deposition and Liver Inflammation,”…
Read MoreACR TI-RADS, deep learning algorithm offer alternative strategies for evaluating thyroid nodules
According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ACR TI-RADS and a deep learning algorithm trained on adult populations offer alternative strategies for evaluating thyroid nodules in children and younger adults, including guiding decisions to…
Read MoreClimate change puts 1 bn children at ‘extreme risk’: watchdog
Some one billion children are at “extremely high risk” due to climate change harms, a rights group warned on Wednesday, adding that youths’ living standards failed to improve in the last decade. The KidsRights index, based on figures supplied by…
Read MoreThe Sirtfood Diet: What is it and is it safe?
The Sirtfood Diet has been at the center of a cyclone of controversy since it was first put forward in 2016. It has all the hallmarks of a fad diet: extreme calorie restriction, magical ‘superfoods’ and a reliance on liquified…
Read MoreNew study finds a particular weather pattern increases your risk of heart disease
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Read MoreUnderstanding supervised safe injection sites
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed supervised injection sites in the state. The legislation would have allowed supervised injection sites to operate in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland through the end of…
Read MoreNine benefits of magnesium
Magnesium is a vital mineral that our body uses in more than 300 of its chemical processes, including muscle and nervous system function and extracting energy from food. In fact, there are so many more benefits of magnesium, from better…
Read MoreGreat Lakes NeuroTechnologies receives UKCA mark for KinesiaUâ„¢ motor assessment system
Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies (GLNT) is proud to announce that its KinesiaU™ motor assessment system has received the UKCA mark and will now be available in the United Kingdom in addition to the United States. KinesiaU enables patients with movement disorders such as…
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