Germany’s health minister on Friday urged the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said he favors requiring mask-wearing indoors, a measure that has largely faded in Germany except on public transport, in medical facilities and care homes. “The direction […]
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health evaluated an expanded measure of cardiovascular health (CVH) that includes sleep as an eighth metric, in relation to cardiovascular disease risk. This represents the first examination of adding sleep to the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) metrics as a novel eighth metric of […]
In a recent review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers examined the role of epigenetic modifications of the host cell gene expression in determining the pathophysiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). They explored using vitamin D as a therapeutic agent against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: A Review: Highlighting […]
Maternal health may play an important role in helping prevent kidney disease, according to a Monash University study that found the risk of developing the disease in adult life is partially determined at birth. The study shows for the first time that some people are born with a double protection against future kidney disease, while […]
“Value-based” contracts still generate a low percentage of revenue for physician groups, according to the latest report on physician group productivity by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Based on 2021 data from more than 2300 organizations across a variety of specialty and practice types, the report found that value-based contracts accounted for 6.74% of […]
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is safe and effective for individuals with severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) that has been resistant to conventional therapy, a meta-analytic review confirms. “DBS is a viable option for treatment-resistant OCD that can be expected to produce significant clinical benefit in about 2 out of 3 cases,” study investigator Wayne Goodman, MD, […]
Despite its importance for speaking, breathing, and eating, we know relatively little about the genetic underpinnings of the human vocal tract, a system made up of cavities and organs such as the tongue, the larynx, and the lips. A new consortium of geneticists, neuroscientists and linguists, initiated by Dan Dediu, ICREA professor at the Faculty […]
Contrary to some prior studies, new research suggests that a healthy diet, including the Mediterranean diet, does not reduce dementia risk. After adjusting for relevant demographic and other lifestyle measures, there was no association between adherence to healthy dietary advice or the Mediterranean diet on the future risk of dementia or beta-amyloid (Aβ) accumulation. “While […]
Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk-;as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group-;of developing Alzheimer's disease within a year, according to a study of more than 6 million patients 65 and older. In a study published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers report that […]
Recent study findings published in Allergy suggest that twice-daily application of emollients within the first 8 weeks of life significantly reduces the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD) among infants at high risk for the condition, at least within the first year of life. The single-center STOP-AD clinical trial recruited term infants within 4 days […]
