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Geologists track caribou using antlers, isotopes Credit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative Human activities might have shifted the movement of caribou in and near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to scientists with the…

A new study links high childhood insulin levels to early adult psychosis and elevated childhood BMI to early adult depression, suggesting a possible "cardiometabolic signature," researchers say. Medscape Medical News Source…

One new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, called 202012/01, started to spread in England in late October. A new study published on the pre-print server medRxiv found that 60 percent of daily COVID-19 cases screened by the Alderley Park…

A new study links high childhood insulin levels to early adult psychosis and elevated childhood BMI to early adult depression, suggesting a possible "cardiometabolic signature," researchers say. Medscape Medical News Source…

A decrease in activation of the LEF1 gene may be the reason why many patients with bipolar disorder do not respond to lithium, considered the 'gold standard' treatment, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News Source link

(HealthDay)—Improving hospital nurse staffing could significantly reduce deaths from sepsis, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the American Journal of Infection Control. Source link

Electronic cigarette use increases the risk for later daily cigarette smoking more than threefold Source link

(MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Loretta Cain-Shields, LáShauntá Glover, et al. Target Audience and Goal Statement: Nephrologists, primary care physicians, psychiatrists The goal of this study was to examine the association…

Real-world evidence from the SWEDEHEART registry shows that larger early LDL-C reductions with high-intensity statins are associated with a host of benefits compared with smaller reductions. Medscape Medical News Source link

Shorter obstructive interval and female age associated with achieving pregnancy Source link

(MedPage Today) -- Substance abuse problems were more prevalent among those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than among sex- and age-matched controls, according to a Taiwanese study. A retrospective analysis of nearly 6,600 people…

Ideal CV health behaviors were associated with lower nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, prevalence among participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cohort.“Our study shows that cardiovascular health is related to…

Awareness of these factors may promote ovarian-conserving surgery, the authors say Source link

3 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal bleeding Source link

(HealthDay)—Use of anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents is not a risk factor for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.…

Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease, and physicians therefore often stop the treatment in such patients.…

(MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Simon P. Bach, Alexandra Gilbert, et al.; Geerard L. Beets Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists The goal of this study was to examine whether an…

However, baseline depression not tied to increased social media use over time Source link

(MedPage Today) -- Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding was observed in 3% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and a bleed developing during hospitalization was tied to greater mortality, a large New York cohort study found. Anticoagulation or…

Findings strongest for autoimmune diseases involving the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, or connective tissue Source link