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Despite popularity of fish oil omega-3 supplements, big knowledge gaps remain Chances are, you or someone you know takes fish oil capsules with hopes of preventing heart disease - the leading cause of death. Made from omega-3 fatty acids, which the body cannot make on its own, they are among the most common type of dietary supplement used by U.S...
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NIH-funded study focused on original virus strain, unvaccinated participants during pandemic Infection from COVID-19 appeared to significantly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death for up to three years among unvaccinated people early in the pandemic when the original SARS-CoV-2 virus strain emerged, according to a National...
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A new solution to an old problem makes breath analysis in real time possible The breath we exhale can tell us a lot about our respiratory and metabolic health – like whether we have asthma or if we might be developing kidney disease or need to better manage a case of COPD. But the breath is famously hard to study, especially in real time....
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A scientific team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD). The blood test analyzes 32 proteins that scientists determined accurately predicted an adult with an increased...
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Could next-generation gene editing mean a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF)? There's been a lot of advancement on the disease in the last decade, but there are still those living with the disease who get no relief from current treatments - especially those for whom health disparities already exist. Paul McCray, M.D., professor of pediatrics, and...
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NIH study finds lung function remained stable or improved in adults after transplant So-called low-intensity blood stem cell transplants, which use milder conditioning agents than standard stem cell transplants, do not appear to damage the lungs and may help improve lung function in some patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a three...
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NIH-supported study suggests novel biomarkers that distinguish the condition from other ailments are needed A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found that routine lab tests may not be useful in making a long COVID diagnosis for people who have symptoms of the condition. The study, part of NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance...
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Early studies show unusual approach might speed response times and save lives When you look to the sky these days, you never know what you might see — a bird, a plane, a shooting star, or…a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator (AED)? That’s right: A medical drone. A team of NHLBI-funded researchers is testing drones to deliver AEDs...
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NIH-funded analysis of health record data shows severe reinfections often follow severe first infections What: Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time a person...
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Longest running study of HIV survivors is marking its 40th anniversary this year. In the 1980s, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was often viewed as a death sentence. With no treatments available and little understanding of the virus or the disease, hundreds of thousands of people in the United States ultimately lost their lives and...
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Could also lessen likelihood of errors in measuring oxygen levels in Black patients Each year at least 1.7 million adults in the United States and millions more worldwide develop sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. The condition, which can be difficult to detect and...