Search Result For: clinical trial

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Date: 2024/11/19 - 19:31

Sitting more than 10 hours a day may increase heart failure, death risk

Sitting for over 10 hours or more a day is significantly linked to future heart failure and cardiovascular death risk, a new study suggests.

Date: 2024/11/19 - 16:31

Could an innovative nasal spray delay Alzheimer’s by 10 years or more?

An experimental nasal spray has helped clear toxic protein buildups in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's. Its developers believe the spray may help delay Alzheimer's by at least a decade.

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Date: 2024/11/18 - 22:31

White button mushroom extract may help slow progression of prostate cancer

After treatment with white button mushroom extract in mice and patients with prostate cancer, scientists discovered a decline in the amount of immune-suppressing cells in tumors.

Date: 2024/11/18 - 17:00

NIH-developed AI algorithm matches potential volunteers to clinical trials

Such an algorithm may save clinicians time and accelerate clinical enrollment and research.

Date: 2024/11/17 - 11:00

5 ways to tell if your diet is healthy, according to experts

Experts from the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as independent nutritionists explain what five factors contribute to a healthy diet and why.

Date: 2024/11/16 - 00:32

STI Epidemic Slows As New Syphilis, Gonorrhea Cases Fall In US, CDC Says

Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are slowing after decades of growth in the U.S., according to the latest statistics from the CDC. While STIs are still at record levels, new cases of chlamydia and syphilis may be stabilizing while gonorrhea cases have declined for two consecutive years.

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Date: 2024/11/15 - 21:31

Drugs like Ozempic may help lower 2nd stroke, heart attack risk

GLP-1 agonist drugs like Ozempic, and SLGT2 inhibitor drugs like Jardiance have been linked with a lower risk of a second stroke or a heart attack in stroke survivors.

Date: 2024/11/14 - 16:00

Cholesterol fluctuations may be a tell-tale sign of dementia

Unexplained fluctuations in cholesterol levels have been linked to dementia and cognitive decline in a recent study.

A nurse holding a tray of blood pressure monitoring equipment.

Date: 2024/11/14 - 14:00

People with kidney disease, diabetes may develop heart disease 28 years earlier

People with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, or both of these conditions may have a higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk 8 to 28 years earlier than those without these conditions, a new study finds.

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Date: 2024/11/14 - 02:31

Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older adults with obesity

Vitamin D supplementation may help manage hypertension, particularly in older adults with overweight or obesity, a new study suggests.