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For Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes and their Families, an Artificial Pancreas has Shown to be “Life-Changing”

For Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes and their Families, an Artificial Pancreas has Shown to be “Life-Changing”

Insulin-dependent diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, was originally a term used to describe type 1 diabetes. It most commonly affects children, teenagers, and young adults, but…
How a Protein that Detects Touch can help with Constipation?

How a Protein that Detects Touch can help with Constipation?

Medically, constipation is described as having less than three stools per week, whereas severe constipation has fewer than one stool per week. Lower abdominal discomfort,…
COVID-19 Positivity is More Common Among Black American Women with Vitamin D Deficiency

COVID-19 Positivity is More Common Among Black American Women with Vitamin D Deficiency

Is vitamin D effective in protecting Black women from COVID-19? Yes, according to studies conducted by Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center. Low vitamin D levels…
Black Women’s Death Rates Would be Reduced if Mammography was Started at the Age of 40

Black Women’s Death Rates Would be Reduced if Mammography was Started at the Age of 40

According to analyses conducted by a modeling team as part of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET), funded by the National Cancer Institute,…
ADHD and Dementia are Linked throughout Generations

ADHD and Dementia are Linked throughout Generations

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other types of dementia throughout generations. The relationships weakened as genetic relatedness decreased, indicating a…
In Transformed Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Key Genomic Alterations and Potential Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

In Transformed Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Key Genomic Alterations and Potential Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an incurable, rare skin-homing T-cell malignancy that is severely disfiguring and fatal in later stages. Mycosis fungoides, the most prevalent…
Vitamin D Could Help Prevent a Common Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effect

Vitamin D Could Help Prevent a Common Anti-Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effect

According to new research, taking vitamin D supplements can help prevent a potentially fatal side effect of a novel anti-cancer treatment. The findings were published…
Vitamin D has No Benefit for Severe Asthma Attacks Compared to Placebo, Study Finds

Vitamin D has No Benefit for Severe Asthma Attacks Compared to Placebo, Study Finds

According to the first placebo-controlled scientific experiment to explore this relationship, vitamin D supplements do not prevent severe asthma attacks in at-risk children, contrary to…
Psychiatric Disorders are Linked to a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes-Related Death

Psychiatric Disorders are Linked to a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes-Related Death

According to a new study published January 27th in PLOS Medicine by Seena Fazel of the University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues, individuals with chronic,…
Medication for High Blood Pressure has an Effect on Brain Function

Medication for High Blood Pressure has an Effect on Brain Function

Blood pressure drugs have an unsuspected effect on the brain, according to researchers. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School discovered that blood pressure…
A Promising Way to Treating Cancer that is Resistant to Treatment

A Promising Way to Treating Cancer that is Resistant to Treatment

A research team lead by Albert Einstein College of Medicine experts has found a novel and extremely promising technique for overcoming a major cause of…
New Drugs for the Treatment of Heart Patients

New Drugs for the Treatment of Heart Patients

A new family of drugs that work as blood thinners by blocking an enzyme in the genes of tick saliva has been discovered. The study…
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