Why a high-fat diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate food intake Regularly eating a high-fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats published in The Journal of Physiology has found that after short periods of being fed a high-fat/high ... Jan 25, 2023 2 107
Preeclampsia in mothers linked with four-fold higher risk of heart attack in decade after childbirth Women with preeclampsia develop a higher likelihood of heart attack and stroke than their peers within just seven years of delivery, with risks remaining elevated more than 20 years later. The study of more than one million ... Jan 25, 2023 0 20
Gambling advertising restrictions could reduce harm, says study Gambling advertising restriction could reduce related harms, especially on vulnerable individuals, a new review of the evidence has shown. Jan 25, 2023 0 16
Researchers solve an 80-year-old medical mystery that caused baby deaths Researchers at the University of East Anglia have solved an 80-year-old medical mystery of the cause of kidney damage in children, which can be fatal in babies. Jan 25, 2023 0 132
Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a decade-long study of older adults in China, published today in The BMJ. Jan 25, 2023 0 69
New research evaluates safety of transplants from organ donors with recent positive SARS-CoV-2 tests The demand for donated organs has already exceeded supply, with patients waiting months and sometimes years for a donor. With so many people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, a new study published ... Jan 25, 2023 0 41
Evidence-based fall prevention program reduces both harm and costs Despite the large number of patient falls at hospitals, there are few large-scale studies to quantify the cost savings of intervention programs. The Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) Program is an evidence-based ... Jan 25, 2023 0 1
Male alcohol use may be a crucial, unrecognized factor affecting IVF outcomes Research from Dr. Michael Golding's laboratory at Texas A&M University indicates that male alcohol use has a significant negative influence on in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, thus increasing patient financial ... Jan 25, 2023 0 25
Artificial intelligence interpretations of pain drawings may predict response to headache surgery An automated pattern recognition tool—developed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology—can detect whether surgery will be effective in reducing pain due to nerve compression headaches, reports a study in the February ... Jan 25, 2023 0 1
Scientists find new marker that predicts early recurrence of breast cancer A multi-institutional team led by scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center has discovered PD-L2 as a therapy-relevant marker to identify patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who ... Jan 25, 2023 0 18