Health
In new research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May), researchers show an increased risk of stroke in young adulthood for children of low birthweight, independent of their body mass index (BMI) as young adults or gestational age at birth…
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MedPage Today) — Occasional heavy drinking may triple the odds of advanced liver fibrosis in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Daytime liver transplants can be safely…
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For patients with heart failure, blood pumps can be lifesaving. But the very forces that sustain circulation can also harm it, damaging red blood cells through hemolysis and compromising the body’s oxygen supply. Now, supercomputer simulations are revealing how red blood cells deform under stress, offering new insights that could lead to safer…
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Five St. Louis-area residents have been indicted on charges of stealing more than $511,000 from a Missouri childcare expansion program funded by federal coronavirus relief money, according to a federal indictment unsealed in March…
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The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments…
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A novel, minimally invasive computer software-based method that uses artificial intelligence to determine whether plaques in a coronary artery are restricting blood flow to the patient’s heart performed similarly to the standard, more invasive wire-based procedure, according to a large international randomized trial presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26…
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Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels, but experts are concerned it may be resistant to immunity from vaccines or prior infection…
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A new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular risk based on images of the eye captured during eye exams demonstrated strong correlation with a standard cardiovascular risk assessment, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26…
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For many older people, humor can be a lifeline. It’s not easy to discuss the challenges of aging—from loneliness and the loss of a loved one to dealing with chronic pain. But laughter can be an invaluable way of opening up about how hard life sometimes feels…
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