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MondayMar 21, 2022 12:25 pm

Serious Mental Disorders Tied to Increased Heart-Disease Risks

A new study has found that individuals who have been diagnosed with mental health conditions such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia have a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease when they are young, in comparison to adults who haven’t been diagnosed with these mental conditions. Schizoaffective disorder is a continuous duration of illness in which an individual experiences major mood episodes, which could be depressive or manic. Individuals with this disorder meet the criteria for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech while bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that causes untempered shifts…

FridayMar 18, 2022 2:58 pm

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Affected Chronic Illnesses

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the health landscape in the United States these past two years, especially when it comes to the management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes. The pandemic has raised the threat of more serious ailments for many individuals with underlying health conditions. This will likely contribute to an increase in mortality for some of the leading causes of death, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Robert Gabbay of the American Diabetes Association stated that most of the issues and conditions that need to be addressed with diabetes had been delayed for a long period, noting…

ThursdayMar 17, 2022 2:14 pm

Study Discovers Link Between Metabolism, the Circadian Rhythm

New research on addiction conducted by scientists from the University of California-Irvine has discovered links between metabolism and the circadian rhythm. The circadian clock relies on various interactions between systems to maintain regular timing and is entwined with metabolism. Environmental and/or genetic changes can distort communication between organs, which modifies the rhythm of various activities. Professor Emiliana Borrelli, the study’s author, stated that the group’s discovery showed a connection between metabolic dysfunction and substance-use disorders. Borrelli, who has specialized in molecular genetics and microbiology, collaborated with the late Professor Paolo Sassone-Corsi on this study. Substance-use disorders affect millions of individuals…

WednesdayMar 16, 2022 1:18 pm

Researchers Give Recommendations on How to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Prediabetes

Prediabetes is a condition that occurs when an individual’s blood sugar levels aren’t high enough to meet the type 2 diabetes threshold but are still higher than normal. Experts believe that when the condition is diagnosed while in its early stages, regular exercise and changes to an individual’s lifestyle may delay or prevent the development of type 2 diabetes as well as the heightened risks the disease poses for kidney failure, stroke, heart disease and nerve damage. However, it is unlikely that people in the United States with prediabetes are being diagnosed and treated in the early stages to prevent…

TuesdayMar 15, 2022 2:18 pm

Study Finds That Gender May Predict Likelihood of Dying from CNS Cancer

A new study has found that young men have a heightened risk of death from central nervous system cancer regardless of the cancer treatment they undergo. Central nervous system cancer is one of the top five cancers diagnosed in young adults. It develops when abnormal cells form in the tissues of an individual’s spinal cord and/or brain. The presence of some genetic syndromes also increases the risk of an individual being diagnosed with a central nervous system tumor. There are different types of spinal cord and brain tumors, including germ cell tumors, meningeal tumors, pineal parenchymal tumors, medulloblastomas, ependymal tumors,…

MondayMar 14, 2022 1:47 pm

Analysis Finds Disparities in Global Treatment Rates for Depression

A recently conducted analysis of various studies has found that the rates of treatment for major depressive disorder are still low across the globe, especially for individuals living in lower-middle income and low-income countries. These findings were published in “PLOS Medicine” by University of Washington’s Modhurima Moitra and University of Queensland’s Alize Ferrari along with several colleagues. In the last few years, global and national initiatives have been making efforts to address the enormous burden caused by major depressive disorder. Despite this, rates of treatment are still low. Analyses that merge results from research on treatments for depression from varying…

FridayMar 11, 2022 12:49 pm

Decisive Actions the Biden Administration Plans to Take to Combat Addiction and the Overdose Crisis

The numbers of individuals succumbing to drug overdoses has increased significantly these last few years, which has left many communities and families devastated. Figures show that between September 2020 and September 2021, more than 104,000 individuals in America died due to drug overdoses. President Joseph Biden recently revealed the actions that his administration would take to address this epidemic caused by addiction, laying out a vision for how the administration would expand harm reduction, evidence-based prevention, supply reduction, recovery and treatment approaches in an attempt to save lives. These decisive actions include: Putting an end to illicit drug trafficking Cross-border…

ThursdayMar 10, 2022 11:49 am

Studies Find That Digital Health Tech Is Effective in Combating Chronic Illnesses

A study coauthored by Stanford Healthcare and Included Health that was looking into the efficacy of digital tools in managing chronic ailments has found that telehealth services have had a net positive impact on patients with hypertension. While digital health may be relatively new, the coronavirus pandemic was a game-changer for the field. With millions of people in locked-down areas and hospitals filling with coronavirus patients, a lot of people could not receive in-person medical care. However, thanks to digital tools such as phone calls and video calls, people battling chronic ailments were still able to stay up-to-date with their treatments.…

WednesdayMar 09, 2022 12:54 pm

Researchers Discover Disordered Alcohol Use Leads to Poor Functional Brain Connectivity

A recently published study has found that modified neural activity patterns may compromise the ability of some individuals to interpret facial expressions. The researchers found that individuals predisposed to alcohol problems and heavy drinking may have altered signaling patterns in regions of the brain that process social situations and emotions. In their report, the researchers explained that differences in brain connectivity could help forecast future alcohol use for an individual as well as offer the basis for new interventions for the prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorder. The risk of developing alcohol use problems has been linked to a…

TuesdayMar 08, 2022 3:25 pm

National Brain Tumor Society, Yale Collaborate to Form DNA Damage Response Consortium

The National Brain Tumor Society and Yale University have partnered to conduct research on response mechanisms for DNA damage in an attempt to find new treatments for brain tumor patients. The National Brain Tumor Society is the biggest not-for-profit organization focused on brain cancer in the United States. The initiative, called the DNA Damage Response Consortium, will be led by Professor Ranjit Bindra of the School of Medicine at Yale University. Bindra is the scientific director of the Chênevert Brain Tumor Center, in addition to being a professor of therapeutic radiology. In an interview, Bindra explained that the damage response…