Women face more barriers to cardiac rehabilitation than men
Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) improves health outcomes and well-being and can reduce death and re-hospitalization rates by 20%.
New method for multiancestry polygenic prediction holds promise for reducing health care disparities
A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Cancer Institute has developed a new algorithm for genetic risk-scoring for major diseases across…
Kombucha tea shows promise in lowering blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetics
A recent clinical trial conducted at Georgetown University Hospital suggests that kombucha tea may hold potential as an anti-hyperglycemic agent, reducing fasting blood glucose levels in adult patients with type…
Wearable glucose monitors reveal patterns in blood sugar management in people with diabetes
A new Dartmouth study in the journal Science Advances suggests that how well people with diabetes manage their blood sugar depends on their experience with the condition and their overall…
Breast cancer patients treated with alpelisib have elevated rates of high blood sugar
New research has uncovered elevated rates of high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, among patients with breast cancer who are treated with the oral medication alpelisib.
Wearable devices show who may need more help managing diabetes
A new study suggests that how well people with diabetes manage their blood sugar depends on their experience with the condition and their overall success in controlling their glucose levels,…
Research uncovers a link between antiviral drug for COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 mutations
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the University of Liverpool, the University of Cape Town and UKHSA have uncovered a link between an…
New AI model improves accuracy of tumor removal in breast cancer surgery
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools have received a lot of attention recently, with the majority of discussions focusing on proper use.
Do environmental and occupational factors influence semen quality?
New research sheds light on how environmental and occupational factors impact male fertility, revealing that proximity to power lines may enhance semen quality while living near chemical factories could be…
Radiation therapy combined with two types of immunotherapy could be effective against cold tumors
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered that radiation therapy combined with two types of immunotherapy-;one that boosts T cells, and another that boosts dendritic cells-;can control tumors in preclinical…