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Sit less, move more. Or stand more. Or sleep more. Replacing 30 minutes of sitting a day with equal time standing or even sleeping could improve obesity markers like body weight and waist circumference, according to a new cross-sectional study investigating the impact of movement behavior on cardiometabolic health.  The findings suggest that, while higher-intensity […]

In a recent study published in Communications Biology, researchers investigated how spouses influence each other’s sleep patterns and circadian preferences, using data from large-scale studies, including the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank and 23andMe.  Study: Correlations in sleeping patterns and circadian preference between spouses. Image Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com Background  Insufficient and disturbed sleep, including insomnia and short sleep […]

Artificial intelligence can distinguish overlapping inflammatory conditions with total accuracy, according to a new study presented (abstract 2040) on November 14 at the 2023 annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Texas pediatricians faced a conundrum during the pandemic. Endemic typhus, a flea-borne tropical infection common to the region, is nearly indistinguishable from multisystem […]

University of Queensland research has shown a link between parental stress stemming from financial hardship and exacerbated asthma symptoms in children. Dr K M Shahunja from UQ’s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health led a study that analyzed the data of more than 3,900 children collected over 14 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. […]

ANAHEIM, California — A specially formulated toothpaste (INT301, Intrommune Therapeutics) met its safety endpoints as an oral immunotherapy to help adults with peanut allergy reduce their reaction risk, according to findings of a phase 1 study. The 48-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolled 32 adults aged 18–55 with peanut allergy to receive in a 3:1 […]

Regenstrief Institute, the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) are hosting a mini-summit at the AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium to address how informatics can help resolve health issues caused by climate change. The event will bring together national and international experts […]

PHILADELPHIA — Giving the SGLT-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin (Farxiga) to patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and impaired left ventricular systolic function but no diabetes or chronic heart failure significantly improved a composite of cardiovascular outcomes, a European registry-based randomized trial suggests. In presenting these results from the DAPA-MI trial, Stefan James, MD, of Uppsala University […]

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can be associated to depression and anxiety. Dr. Sabine Krabbe, a neuroscientist at DZNE’s Bonn site, is receiving 1.2 million US dollars from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to understand the mechanisms involved in the onset of these syndromes. To this end, she aims to examine the function of the […]

TOPLINE: A combination of tocilizumab (Actemra) and 8 weeks of tapering prednisone was effective for inducing and maintaining disease remission in adults with giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODOLOGY: In a single-center, single-arm, open-label pilot study, 30 adults (mean age, 73.7 years) with GCA received 162 mg of tocilizumab as a subcutaneous injection once a week for […]

In this interview conducted at SLAS EU 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, we spoke to Mark Abbott, the Managing Director of Peak Proteins, about protein science and its significance in drug discovery.  Please can you introduce yourself and tell us what inspired your career in protein and cell science? I am Mark Abbott, the Managing Director of […]