Boosting preschooler’s language experience and skills through parent reminiscing
Language skills are strong predictors of academic, socioemotional and behavioral outcomes when children enter school.
Unveiling brain sex differences with AI
A new study by Stanford Medicine investigators unveils a new artificial intelligence model that was more than 90% successful at determining whether scans of brain activity came from a woman…
Is snoring related to high blood pressure?
Home-based monitoring reveals a strong link between snoring duration and uncontrolled hypertension, highlighting the need for snoring to be considered in hypertension management.
Women reap greater health benefits from exercise than men
Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according…
Selection, optimization, and validation of genetic tests for 10 common diseases
By analyzing millions of small genetic differences across a person's genome, researchers can calculate a polygenic risk score to estimate someone's lifetime odds of developing a certain disease.
Assessing post-PCI optical flow ratio for improved cardiac risk management
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The goal of this study was to examine the prognostic performance of optical flow ratio (OFR) among patients with…
Study discovers link between a breakdown product from excess niacin and heart disease
Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol.
Dietary protein overload linked to increased atherosclerosis risk
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers discovered a molecular mechanism by which excessive dietary protein could increase atherosclerosis risk.
Mapping the genomic landscape of Type 2 diabetes
In the largest genome-wide association study to date on Type 2 diabetes, a team of international researchers, co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst genetic epidemiologist, has located 1,289 genetic…
COVID-19 linked to higher fatigue rates, says study
A study by the CDC and Washington University found COVID-19 significantly increases the risk of developing fatigue and chronic fatigue, with higher incidence rates compared to non-COVID-19 controls.