Search Result For: clinical trial

Date: 2025/04/05 - 09:31

Popular sweetener may increase weight gain by boosting hunger

Sucralose may affect the way in which our brains regulate hunger cues, thus possibly promoting overeating.

Date: 2025/04/04 - 20:00

Shingles vaccine could prevent 1 in 5 dementia cases

The strongest set of evidence to date indicates that people who had a shingles vaccine had significantly lower odds of developing dementia later in life.

Date: 2025/04/04 - 18:00

FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea: What to Know

The FDA has approved a new at-home test for common sexually transmitted infections and diseases. The test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis produces results in 30 minutes.

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Date: 2025/04/04 - 12:31

New blood test may help diagnose, show how far Alzheimer’s has progressed

Researchers have developed a blood test based on a protein biomarker for tau tangles that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and also provide insight on how far the disease has progressed.

Date: 2025/04/04 - 01:00

AI screening for opioid use disorder associated with fewer hospital readmissions

NIH-supported clinical trial shows AI tool as effective as healthcare providers in generating referrals to addiction specialists.

Planned Parenthood sign held in front of US Supreme Court

Date: 2025/04/03 - 19:32

Supreme Court Appears Divided Over State-Level Cuts to Planned Parenthood Funding

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether states can deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because the organization’s clinics perform abortions. The Trump administration has also temporarily frozen $27 million in Title X family planning funding designated for Planned Parenthood.

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Date: 2025/04/03 - 15:00

Spending less time in 2 deep sleep stages may contribute to Alzheimer’s

Spending lower proportions of time in two deep sleep stages — including REM sleep — may be linked to volume changes in critical brain regions that can be vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

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Date: 2025/04/03 - 12:31

Atrial fibrillation increases dementia risk, new research warns

Atrial fibrillation independently increases dementia risk by 21% in adults under the age of 70, new research indicates.

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Date: 2025/04/02 - 21:31

Maintaining low cholesterol may help decrease dementia risk

Low levels of LDL-C, or ‘bad’ cholesterol, may reduce the risk of dementia, and statin use could reduce the risk even further.

Date: 2025/04/02 - 19:00

Blood pressure patterns in early pregnancy tied to hypertension risk up to 14 years later

NIH-supported study reveals new risk group for future high blood pressure, heart disease.