ArgusEye, a provider of innovative sensor solutions for real-time monitoring of biological systems, today announced the close of its funding, raising €2.8 million EUR (~£2.4 million GBP) bringing the total raised by the Company to €3.45 million EUR (~£3 million GPB). The funding was led by Voima Ventures, a Nordic early-stage investor that specializes in…
Most children with chronic skin diseases — such as acne, alopecia, eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo — experience mental health and social challenges related to their condition, which can include bullying and stigmatization, according to a new study. In a study of children in Canada and the United States, 73% of participants with skin disease reported…
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The number of children who received their routine vaccinations declined during the pandemic, so public health officials have been focusing on getting kids back up to date. They should also be paying attention to adults as a new, first-of-its-kind report quantifying the economic impact of adult immunizations makes clear. Researchers at the nonprofit Office of…
Losing a colleague to suicide can have a huge impact on a team. There are measures that can be put in place to support them, Abi Rimmer hears Acknowledge the emotional impact Gail Kinman, professor of occupational health psychology, Birkbeck Business School, says, “The sudden death of a colleague can be shocking, distressing, and destabilising….
In a recent study published in The Journal of nutrition, health and aging, a group of researchers investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of wine by analyzing the relationship between urinary tartaric acid concentrations and changes in serum inflammatory biomarkers in PREvención con Dieta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) trial participants. Study: Moderate wine consumption measured using the biomarker urinary tartaric…
NEW ORLEANS — Children and adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) often receive supraphysiologic doses of glucocorticoids, resulting in adverse effects while at the same time not achieving adequate androgen suppression. In CAH, a genetic mutation causes deficiency in an enzyme, most often 21-hydroxylase, leading to impaired cortisol synthesis and excess androgen production. Glucocorticoid replacement…
Wade Trammell recalls the time he and his fellow firefighters responded to a highway crash in which a beer truck rammed into a pole, propelling the truck’s engine through the cab and into the driver’s abdomen. “The guy was up there screaming and squirming. Then the cab caught on fire,” Trammell says. “I couldn’t move…
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While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking about the current addiction and overdose epidemic, this crisis is affecting all generations. In fact, more than 7 million older Americans struggle with substance use disorders. Opioid use disorder, in particular, has skyrocketed among Medicare beneficiaries, with opioid overdose death rates rising higher among people 65…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The appropriation of traditional knowledge surrounding genetic resources is in the crosshairs at the United Nations, with a fortnight of talks opening Monday on putting an end to so-called biopiracy. After more than 20 years of negotiations, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization hopes to conclude a treaty that will protect…
Raymond Llano carries a plastic bag with everything he owns in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other, and the flattened cardboard box he uses as a bed under his arm as he waits in line for lunch at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. At 55, he hasn’t had a home for…
“Does it trouble you to answer that question?” one of New York’s highest paid attorneys asked Cliff Douglas, then a 36-year-old activist who had found himself at the center of a $10 billion libel lawsuit brought by the cigarette giant Philip Morris. Philip Morris’ lawyer Herbert Wachtell demanded to know: Were cigarette companies intentionally killing…
When it comes to a crucial controversy over pharmaceutical patents, the FDA has been MIA. For nearly 20 years, drug companies have asked the Food and Drug Administration for guidance on listing patents for drug-and-device combination products, such as asthma inhalers and auto-injectors for diabetes treatments, in an obscure, but highly important agency registry. Known…
PARIS — As it unveiled its new campaign to prevent parental violence against children, the Stop VEO collective, which is supported by physicians, urged public authorities to enforce the 2019 “anti-spanking” law. It condemned the recent decision of the Metz Court of Appeal, which acquitted a father accused of family violence in the name of…
Smokers who plan to quit are often concerned about the weight gain that often accompanies it. A recent study has uncovered a potential explanation for this occurrence. According to the study results presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity, which evaluated data from more than 80,000 UK adults, smokers tend to eat less and…
Birth control misinformation is exploding on social media platforms. US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies. The explosion of misinformation on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram comes as…
New research by Thomas Münzel, MD, senior professor of cardiology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Mainz, Germany, and colleagues again emphasized the harmful effects of noise on the heart and blood vessels. An analysis of current epidemiologic data provided strong indications that transportation noise is closely related to cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases, according to…
Taking the COVID-19 vaccination would not only prevent people from contracting the coronavirus infection, but may also help patients with heart failure live longer, a recent study has revealed. Heart failure occurs when a person’s heart fails to pump enough blood for the body either because it does not fill up with adequate blood or…
If you have eczema, you know what it’s like – that frustrating struggle to catch some ZZZ’s. The problem is at once physical and emotional. “When my eczema is flared, nighttime often fills me with anxiety,” says Nicola Johnston, a digital content creator who lives in Carlisle, England, near the border of Scotland. “I have…
Nearly 15 years ago, the construction of doctor-owned hospitals largely ground to a halt. But federal lawmakers now are considering bills that would lift current restrictions on physician ownership — a move advocates said could increase competition at a time when regulators are closely scrutinizing consolidation in healthcare. A provision in the Affordable Care Act…
Heart failure patients who are vaccinated against COVID-19 have an 82% greater likelihood of living longer than those who are not vaccinated, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Heart Failure is a life-threatening syndrome affecting more than 64 million people worldwide. Patients…
The higher the blood sugar level in pregnant women when first diagnosed with diabetes, the higher the risk of complications around and after birth, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology in Stockholm. For every 5mg/L above the diagnosis threshold, the risk of newborns having low blood sugar levels, or a…
Women who enter menopause before the age of 40 are more likely to die young, but may lower their risk with hormone therapy, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology in Stockholm. This long-term Finnish study is the largest carried out on the association between premature menopause and mortality, which highlights…
New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), suggests that smokers tend to eat less and have less healthy eating habits than non-smokers, which could help explain why smokers often gain weight when they quit. The study, involving over 80,000 UK adults, underscores the importance of…
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) suggests that the source of sugar is more important than the amount of sugar when it comes to the development of obesity in children. The study found that the total amount of sugar consumed when very young was not…
New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), reveals the anti-inflammatory power of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise in adults living with the low-grade inflammation of obesity, shedding light on its potential to help prevent multiple metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis (clogged arteries). Excessive fat…
Yoga focused on breathing, meditation, and relaxation is linked with symptom improvement in patients with heart failure, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Patients who practiced yoga on top of taking their medications felt better, were able to do more, and…
In a perspective published in the journal Nature Microbiology, Bernard Moss of the Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases collates and discusses available scientific knowledge on the MPX virus, the cause of the zoonotic disease pox (formerly “monkeypox”). Given its sudden and alarming global surge in prevalence (38 reported cases…
Food and drink advertisements on videogame livestreaming platforms (VGLSPs) like Twitch are associated with more positive attitudes towards, and purchases and intake of, unhealthy foods that are high in fat, salt and/or sugar (HFSS) like energy drinks among adolescents aged 18 or younger, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress on…
Being asked whether you considered yourself a normal weight, plumper or thinner as a child when attending a doctor’s appointment as an adult might appear like a very strange question to ask, but new research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) suggests that such questions can help…
“Sticks and stones may break my bones,” the old adage goes. “But words will never hurt me.” Tell that to Eugenia Rho, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, and she will show you extensive data that prove otherwise. Her Society + AI & Language Lab has shown that Police language is an…
In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers investigated the effects of combined glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analog and bupropion/naltrexone treatment on weight loss. Clinical Research: Effect of combined GLP-1 analogue and bupropion/naltrexone on weight loss: a retrospective cohort study. Image Credit: MillaF / Shutterstock Obesity is associated with several complications, such as…
Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn’t stay in Arizona. Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training —…
In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports, Matthew Zipple of Cornell University, USA, used mathematical modeling to assess the impact of childhood mortality in the United States (US) in the 20th century on female mortality. He found that a significant decline in childhood mortality during 1900–2000 indirectly led to a substantial decrease…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pioneering measures to tackle sedentary behavior among children in China have proved effective, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Bristol, reveals regulations recently introduced by the Chinese government to reduce school children’s sedentary behavior by restricting online gaming companies catering for this age group, limiting the…
“We have no indication that [Slayman’s death] was the result of his recent transplant,” Mass. General said in the statement. Slayman, who lived in Weymouth and worked as a manager with the state Department of Transportation, developed kidney failure as a result of diabetes and hypertension and had been on dialysis for years, Dr. Winfred Williams,…
If the global healthcare industry was a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gas. As lawmaking bodies and other various entities continue to reckon with the daunting future of climate change, laws like the Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, have emerged to financially incentivize large companies like health systems for…
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The rapid rise of digital healthcare has placed the industry in a transformative phase, and one thing is needed to seize this opportunity and improve access to care successfully: accountability. Digital care is becoming mainstream — more than 90 percent of health systems have telehealth programs in place, and 71 percent have expanded their offerings…
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Wave, a mental health startup, is now an in-network provider for Aetna members in California, the company shared with MedCity News exclusively. Aetna is Wave’s first payer customer, though the company also works with employers and consumers. Palo Alto, California-based Wave offers digital mental health care through its app. Patients can receive support from mental…
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Penetrance and predictive value of APOE4 homozygosity in AD. a, Distribution of ADNC scores by age of death. b, Frequency of positive amyloid and tau biomarkers across 5-year age intervals. c, Overview of the mean and 95% confidence interval ages at which symptoms, MCI and dementia manifest. d, The 95% prediction intervals for various genetically…
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Barbara Nabulo cleans clothes at her home in Busamaga-Mutukula village in Mbale, Uganda, Thursday, April 25, 2024. There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood. Credit: AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family. But when a sister died,…
Credit: AI-generated image Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Duke University showed that a genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level A genetic variant carried by 3-4 percent of…
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