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Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of the long-term care facilities.

25 Jan 2024

UCL's neuro research to be supported by e-money venture Science Card

A UCL research team developing an artificial fiber technology to accelerate neurodegenerative disease clinical trials will be one of the first studies supported by e-money venture Science Card.

25 Jan 2024

NHS health checks linked to reduced risk of heart, brain, kidney, and liver diseases

A study analyzing UK Biobank data found that individuals who underwent the NHS health evaluation had a lower long-term risk of various diseases and mortality compared to those who did not participate in the assessment.

24 Jan 2024

Study looks at ways to more accurately predict when migraine attack will occur

Migraine is often underdiagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enough as well as find strategies to prevent attacks.

24 Jan 2024

Study lays the groundwork for improving end-of-life care

A Rutgers Health analysis of millions of Medicare records has laid the groundwork for improving end-of-life care by demonstrating that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life.

24 Jan 2024

Beyond the scale: B.A.S.I.C.S. checklist takes a holistic view of health

For decades, the number on a scale has been a key factor in deciding whether a person is healthy or not. But weight alone doesn't paint a complete picture of one's health.

24 Jan 2024

Tulane scientists uncover key player in COVID's cell attachment

When SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replicating.

24 Jan 2024

Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

The retina is said to provide a window into a person's systemic health. In a new study published January 24th in Science Translational Medicine, physician-researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard combined retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future.

24 Jan 2024

Researchers uncover a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21.

24 Jan 2024

Brain study unlocks secrets of strong drug memories

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories that drive ill-advised actions.

24 Jan 2024

Preparing to hang up the car keys as we age

Lewis Morgenstern has made up his mind. When he turns 65 in four years, he's going to sign an advance directive for driving.

24 Jan 2024

What are the capabilities of a commercially available p-tau217 immunoassay to identify Alzheimer disease pathophysiology?

Researchers determined the utility of a novel and commercially available immunoassay for plasma phosphorylated tau 217 to detect Alzheimer's Disease pathology and evaluate reference ranges for abnormal amyloid β and longitudinal change across three selected cohorts.

24 Jan 2024

New technique helps track the brain's "off switches"

For decades, scientists have studied the intricate activity patterns in human and animal brains by observing when different groups of brain cells turn on.

23 Jan 2024

What’s indoor air quality like in long-term care facilities during wildfires? Worse than you’d think.

Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows into southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley, it blankets Boise-area residents in dirty air.

23 Jan 2024

From gut to brain: How diet can influence Alzheimer's and Parkinson's outcomes

Diet modification and alterations in the intestinal microbial population could impact the disease course of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

23 Jan 2024

Posterior cortical atrophy predicts Alzheimer's, study finds

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

22 Jan 2024

NHS Health Check linked to lower disease rates and mortality, study shows

Attending an NHS Health Check appointment -; a preventative screening programme offered for free in the UK -; is associated with both a decreased risk of dying and a decreased risk of several diseases, including dementia and liver cirrhosis.

22 Jan 2024

Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's offer little benefit, raise safety concerns

Researchers performed a meta-analysis of randomized trial studies that compared the use of amyloid-reducing monoclonal antibodies (MABs) in patients with Alzheimer's dementia at a dose consistent with that used in Phase 3 or FDA approval trials with the use of a placebo.

22 Jan 2024

Thinning brain tissue predicts dementia up to a decade before symptoms

A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported.

22 Jan 2024

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets.

22 Jan 2024