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Bloating Common Issue Among Americans, Study Reports
Nearly 1 in 7 Americans experience bloating on a weekly basis, and most aren’t seeking professional care for it, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators. Th...Full Article
Commercial Dishwashers Destroy Protective Layer in Gut
Whether it's at a restaurant, at school or in the barracks, commercial dishwashers help plates, glasses and cutlery become squeaky clean and dry in a matter of minutes. These ...Full Article
Penn Scientists Develop 20-Subtype mRNA Flu Vaccine to Protect Against Future Flu Pandemics
An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus migh...Full Article
More Than A Quarter Of U.S. Adults Say They’re So Stressed They Can’t Function
Americans are struggling with multiple external stressors that are out of their personal control, with 27% reporting that most days they are so stressed they cannot function, ...Full Article
Dr. Fauci Reflects On The Perpetual Challenge Of Infectious Diseases
What Once considered a potentially static field of medicine, the discipline of studying infectious diseases has proven to be dynamic as emerging and reemerging infectious dise...Full Article
Penn Medicine Study Finds Automated Texts Decrease Odds of Rehospitalization
An occasional, simple “How are you feeling?” text from a primary care team can make a big difference in patients’ health after they are discharged from the hospital, accordin...Full Article
Cedars-Sinai Creates Computer Models of Brain Cells
Cedars-Sinai investigators have created bio-realistic and complex computer models of individual brain cells-in unparalleled quantity. Their research, published in the peer-re...Full Article
A Healthy Lifestyle May Help Former Smokers Lower Their Risk Of Death From All Causes
A healthy lifestyle may help former smokers lower their risk of death from all causes Former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all cause...Full Article
Study Demonstrates For The First Time That Ticks Weaken Skin's Immune Response
Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team led by Johanna Strobl and Georg Stary from MedUni Vienna's Departm...Full Article
NIH DREAM Study Finds Viagra and Cialis Do Not Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
Results from the National Institutes of Health’s Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer’s Medicines (DREAM) study show that sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) may no...Full Article
Winter Viruses & The Busy Travel Season: Doctors Share Tips To Stay Healthy
Fall is upon us, which means colder-weather illnesses are too. Common viruses and close contact when traveling can wreak havoc on your immune system - especially during the ho...Full Article
Weight Gain From Childhood With Optimal Muscle-To-Fat Mass Ratio May Be A Sign Of Excellent Vascular Health
High body fat from childhood was not associated with progressive vascular damage in young adulthood, a paper published in Hypertension Research concludes. The researchers exam...Full Article
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Six-Week Campaign to Get More Americans their Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Before End of the Year
Today, the Biden Administration is announcing a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. With winter and holiday g...Full Article
New Findings On The Effects Of Covid-19 On The Colon
Although SARS-CoV-2 infections mainly attack the lungs, in many cases they can also damage other organs, such as the colon: around 60% of patients experienced digestive tract ...Full Article
NIH-Funded Study Shows Sound Sleep Supports Immune Function
Getting a consistent good night’s sleep supports normal production and programming of hematopoietic stem cells, a building block of the body’s innate immune system, according ...Full Article
A Tumor on Her Spine Kept Jeannea Jordan Ashore, but Her Neurosurgeon Got Her Back on Her Boat
Jeannea Jordan, who turns 80 in October, is a local sailing pioneer who began racing and cruising her 30-foot sailboat 25 years ago when few women were part of the sport. When...Full Article
Heart Disease: Prevention Is Particularly Important In Cancer Patients
With the increasing number of cancer survivors, the medical community is becoming increasingly aware of a hitherto less noticed health risk: cancer therapy-related cardiovascu...Full Article
Two Popular Diabetes Drugs Outperformed Others In Large Clinical Trial
In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers found that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed the best ...Full Article
Integrating Genetic Testing in Electronic Health Records Saves Time, Penn Study Finds
Making it possible to directly order and work with the results of genetic testing through patients’ electronic health records – instead of through third-party portals – result...Full Article
Study Shows That New Genetic Biomarker Could Be Key to Early Detection--and a Less Costly, More Convenient Test for Patients
Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have created a blood test that uses a technology made commonly available during the COVID-19 pandemic to detect the most common form of liver...Full Article
Video Gaming May Be Associated With Better Cognitive Performance In Children
A study of nearly 2,000 children found that those who reported playing video games for three hours per day or more performed better on cognitive skills tests involving impulse...Full Article
Statewide Pandemic Restrictions Not Related To Psychological Distress
Despite concerns that stay-at-home orders and other government efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic would cause lasting harm to people’s mental ...Full Article
Texting May Help Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes
Each year, billions of dollars are spent transferring residents from nursing homes to hospitals. Now, a research team at the University of Missouri is examining how a common f...Full Article
How to Resume Marathon Training After Long COVID
For some, the promise of autumn brings pumpkin spice lattes and apple picking. But for runners, it often means the height of marathon training season. While there's nothing li...Full Article
New Drug Expands Treatment Opportunities For Rheumatoid Arthritis
In its final Phase III clinical trial, a new drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis has proved to be at least as effective as the current "gold standard" treatment for this au...Full Article