Excess Mortality Observed for Older Adults With BP Below 130/80 mm Hg
Mortality risk lower for SBPs of 150 to 159 mm Hg versus 130 to 139 mm Hg for nonfrail, frail elderly
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Month: March 2020
Bereavement Tied to Higher Melanoma-Related Mortality
Authors suggest delayed diagnosis may result from lack of partner to notice skin changes
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Genetic Mutations ID’d in Breast Cancer After Menopause
3.55 percent of unselected postmenopausal women with breast cancer have pathogenic variants
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Infant Sleep Problems Affect Mental Health Through Childhood
Persistent severe sleep problems during first year linked to emotional disorders, anxiety at age 10
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Median Incubation Period Estimated at 5.1 Days for COVID-19
Overall, 101 of 10,000 cases will develop symptoms after 14 days of active monitoring or quarantine
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Asthma, COPD Linked to Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk for rheumatoid arthritis up after adjustment for covariates, including smoking pack-years/status
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Leanness, Tallness in School-Aged Girls Linked to Risk for Endometriosis
Inverse link found for childhood BMI with endometriosis; positive link found for height with endometriosis
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Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Complications Increasing
In 2016, 1.8 percent of global population had DRLECs, which increased from 1990 estimates
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Anticholinergic Burden Tied to Adverse Effects in Middle Age
Identification of at-risk populations varies by scale used, which could impact clinical practice
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Seattle-area nursing home unable to test 65 workers with COVID-19 symptoms
By Andrew Hay and Deborah Bloom SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle-area nursing home at the...
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FDA warns companies selling products that claim to treat coronavirus disease
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission...
Read MoreAlbania halts schools, Italy flights, ferries over coronavirus
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania reported its first coronavirus infections on Monday – two men who returned from Italy and four family members of one of them – prompting the government to shut down...
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Italy locks down millions as its coronavirus deaths jump
By James Mackenzie and Crispian Balmer MILAN (Reuters) – Italy ordered a virtual lockdown...
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Italy extends coronavirus lockdown to whole country as new cases surge
By Crispian Balmer, Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – The whole of Italy will...
Read MoreNew brand-name HIV-prevention pill not worth the added cost: study
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A cheaper HIV prevention pill is going on sale soon in the U.S., but the price drop won’t help as many people if doctors instead prescribe a newer, more expensive brand-name drug,...
Read MoreMultifunctional Protein Conjugates with Built-in Adjuvant (Adjuvant-Protein-Antigen) as Cancer Vaccines Boost Potent Immune Responses.
Many cancer vaccines are not successful in clinical trials, mainly due to the challenges associated with breaking immune tolerance. Herein, we report a new strategy using an adjuvant-protein-antigen (three-in-one protein...
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Virus-induced Gene Silencing in Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae).
Many members of the family Gesneriaceae are cultivated as ornamental plants, including Cape...
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Neferine and lianzixin extracts have protective effects on undifferentiated caffeine-damaged PC12 cells.
The embryos of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn seeds, lianzixin, are used in China as food and traditional...
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Lateral pharyngoplasty techniques for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a comparative experimental stress test of two different techniques.
To show the different effects of expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (ESP) and barbed reposition...
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Serum Clara cell secretory protein (CC-16) in non-smoking patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
This study aimed to determine the association between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea...
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