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EL PASO, Texas (Aug. 15, 2024) — Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake a new study that could lead to improved nicotine cessation treatments for women. The work is supported by a new $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

UTEP awarded $2.5 M NIH grant to study nicotine dependence in women

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a program that will support Native American communities to lead public health research to address overdose, substance use, and pain, including related factors such as mental health and wellness. Despite the inherent strengths in Tribal communities, and driven in part by social determinants of health, Native American communities face unique health disparities related to the opioid crisis. For instance, in recent years, overdose death rates have been highest among American Indian and Alaska Native people. Research prioritized by Native communities is essential for enhancing effective, culturally grounded public health interventions and promoting positive health outcomes.

NIH launches program to advance research led by Native American communities on substance use and pain

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a five-year, $12.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, for an extensive program of basic and translational research on the biology of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common form of lymphoma. The investigator-initiated Program Project...

NIH grant will support fundamental lymphoma research

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The Biden-Harris administration announced $150 million in research grants for the Cancer Moonshot initiative. Specifically, the funding will support eight research teams developing innovative ways to better surgically remove tumors. “For the nearly two million Americans who are newly diagnosed with solid tumor cancers each year, surgical removal is often...

Biden Directs $150M in Research Grants to Cancer Moonshot

In this analysis of patients with cystoid macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion and initial good visual acuity, the majority of participants received intravitreal therapy and maintained good visual acuity over follow-up period of two years. Photo: NIH. Click image to enlarge. A recent analysis of patients with retinal...

Study Finds Most RVO Patients with Good Initial Vision Maintain It

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The study showed that instead of being a gradual process, characteristics of aging come in rapid and strong bursts at two points in our lives.

Humans age more dramatically at 2 specific ages, study finds

Strokes are caused by limited blood flow to the brain. Described as a cardiovascular disease, strokes result from a clogged or blocked blood vessel that leads to a lack of oxygen. Around 800,000 individuals have a stroke each year in the United States. The most common type of stroke is referred to as ischemic, which occurs when blood is occluded from a clot or narrow blood vessel. If the brain has low blood exposure, it limits the oxygen and nutrients the brain needs. As a result, brain cells begin to die, and a stroke occurs.

Strokes Have a Lasting Effect on Immune Cells

Although the overall use of benzodiazepines does not appear to increase the risk of dementia, long-term use is associated with a reduction in the volume of critical brain areas, such as the hippocampus and the amygdala, according to new research published in BMC Medicine. This finding supports current medical guidelines that caution against prolonged benzodiazepine use.

Long-term benzodiazepine use linked to shrinkage in two brain regions

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Supplements are often taken to improve health and fill nutritional gaps, but not all are as beneficial as they seem. Some supplements, particularly when taken in excess or without proper guidance, can have unintended negative effects. For example, certain supplements can unknowingly contribute to high blood pressure and increase the risk of cardiovascular events.

4 Worst Supplements That Could Actually Lead To High Blood Pressure And Cardiovascular Events: Licorice Root & More

Early-in-life exposure to a common toxic chemical found in some foods and in breastmilk may disrupt healthy bacteria in the gut and increase a person’s risk for developing various diseases later in life, according to a new animal study. The findings, published Aug. 14 in the journal Environmental Health...

Early exposure to toxic TCDF messes with gut bacteria later in life, finds study in mice

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A team led by CUNY Graduate Center biologists has produced a genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria that may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the tick-borne ailment. Weigang Qiu, a professor of Biology at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College, and an international team...

Scientists map DNA of Lyme disease bacteria

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The progress of a human being through life might be thought of as a mostly gradual succession of changes from the ovum to the grave.
But if you wake up one morning, look in the mirror, and wonder when you suddenly grew so much older, you may not be imagining things.



					
			

According to new research into the molecular changes associated with aging, humans experience two drastic lurches forward, one at the average age of 44 and the other at the average age of 60.
"We're not just changing gradually over time; there are some really dramatic changes," says geneticist Michael Snyder of Stanford...

Study Finds Humans Age Faster at 2 Sharp Peaks – Here's When to Expect Them

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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) may help protect cognitive functions and lead to brain benefits that could last for years, a recent study finds.

Cognitive benefits from high intensity interval training may last for years

A recent study conducted by a team of researchers from Stanford Medicine and published in the journal Nature Aging, presents groundbreaking findings on the aging process, indicating that the human body experiences significant fluctuations in the levels of various molecules and microorganisms during the ages of 40 and 60, rather than a gradual decline.

Researchers Find Human Body Ages Significantly Around 40s And 60s

Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur who once had his son’s plasma infused with his blood in an attempt to extend his own life, recently spent $25,000 on stem cell injections intended to rejuvenate his middle-aged joints. Suggested Reading. Johnson, 46, has gained increasing prominence due to his highly publicized...

The anti-aging tech guy is now shooting $25,000 worth of stem cells into his knees. Here's why

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As actor, George Stanford Brown is best known for his role as Officer Terry Webster on the iconic TV crime series, The Rookies, which originally aired on ABC from 1972 to 1976. He later switched career gears and became a director of TV shows like Hill Street Blues and much more. He recently turned 81 years old, and this is his story.

A Look Back at the Life and Career of Acclaimed Actor/Director George Stanford Brown, Now, 81

Adults in white-collar jobs in Canada with high job strain and for whom significant efforts are met with low rewards (such as low salary or recognition) may face a 97% increased risk for developing the irregular heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation, or AFib or AF, compared to workers not exposed to these work stressors.

Work-related stress may increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm

Scientists at Northwestern University say they've invented a goo — yes, a goo — that could open the door to regenerating human knee cartilage, a finding that could eventually lead to new clinical ways to rebuild knee joints and avoid invasive and expensive knee replacement surgeries. Cartilage is...

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Regenerate Knee Cartilage

Cognitive function in adults with Parkinson’s disease either remains stable or progressively declines over time, according to a four-year follow-up study that also found that early problems with several tasks related to visual processing and spatial reasoning were among predictors of eventual cognitive impairments. Among Parkinson’s patients with cognitive...

Researchers find predictors of cognitive impairments over time

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024. MINNEAPOLIS – People 60 and older with untreated high blood pressure may have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared to both people who have been or are being treated for high blood pressure as well as people without the chronic condition. The new research, a meta-analysis, is published in the August 14, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These results do not prove that untreated high blood pressure causes Alzheimer’s disease, they only show an association.

Do people with high blood pressure have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

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Mind the Gap: NIH awards UMass researcher $1.9 million to study closing cellular gaps

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Yubing Sun, associate professor of mechanical and industrial...

Mind the Gap: NIH awards UMass researcher $1.9 million to study closing cellular gaps

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