Researchers say poor lifestyle choices among younger people in the United States are leading to increased risks of cardiometabolic disease. Younger Black and Hispanic people reportedly have higher rates of obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. People with higher education, higher income, higher food security level, and health insurance coverage had lower rates of […]
In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and arm muscle circumference (AMC) are more significantly associated with prognosis than guideline-recommended skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) or calf circumference (CC) measurements, research suggests. In a single-center, retrospective study that included more than 800 patients, high MUAC (hazard ratio [HR], for combined events, 0.590) and […]
Figuring out how hundreds of different kinds of brain cells develop from their unique expression of thousands of genes promises to not only advance understanding of how the brain works in health, but also what goes wrong in disease. A new MIT study that precisely probes this “molecular logic” in two neuron types of the […]
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may have a hard time making everyday decisions. In a study of more than 300 adults, those with MCI scored lower on a general test of decision making than peers with no cognitive problems, researchers found. Duke Han, PhD “Healthcare providers should be aware that if a patient […]
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A new website gives the public, health professionals and researchers easy access to data about the prevalence of all diseases in the U.K., marking a landmark achievement for global health information analysis. A team of scientists from Cardiff University, and researchers affiliated with the University, have developed and published PrevalenceUK, the first automated platform that […]
Recent research from UTHealth Houston suggests that the administration of some vaccinations, including those for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), shingles (herpes zoster), and pneumococcus, are associated with a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Previous research revealed that individuals who had received at least one influenza vaccine had a 40% lower probability of developing […]
What is Atrial Fibrillation? Poor dietary and lifestyle choices aren’t the only risk factors for life-threatening strokes. In fact, a condition that affects more than 40 million people worldwide could raise your risk by five times. Known as atrial fibrillation, the heart condition triggers an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. A normal heart […]
Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many U.S. young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases—such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension—with varying rates based on race and ethnicity. The study included 10,405 individuals aged 18–44 years whose information was available from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, […]
Reviewers’ Notes In humans, the SLC29A3 gene regulates the function of lysosomes to control waste recycling in cells such as macrophages (that engulf and destroy foreign bodies). This gene encodes for the lysosomal protein that transport nucleosides -; degradation products of RNA and DNA -; from lysosomes to the cytoplasm. Loss-of-function mutations in the SLC29A3 […]
