Autistic people face a fourteen-year deficit in life expectancy
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according…
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair lowers mortality and hospitalizations in high-risk patients
Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair significantly improved clinical outcomes in high-risk patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, according to results…
H-ISDN shows no significant benefit in broader heart failure population
In patients with heart failure, hydralazine with isosorbide dinitrate did not significantly improve the incidence of death or…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
Why living to 100 may depend on far more than diet and exercise
From diet and exercise to social ties and genetics, researchers examined why the habits linked to healthier aging…
Sunlight, blood sugar and diabetes: a new study finds an intriguing connection
From winter UVA levels to long-term sun-seeking habits, a large UK Biobank study explores how different patterns of…
Tea, berries and dark chocolate featured in a diet linked to lower Parkinson’s risk
From tea and berries to dark chocolate, researchers tracked how a flavonoid-rich dietary pattern relates to Parkinson’s disease…
Hospital intervention reduces stillbirths and newborn deaths in Africa
A combination of training, quality improvement and leadership support in hospitals across four countries in sub-Saharan Africa is…
China faces rising lung cancer deaths driven by aging population
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death both globally and in China, accounting for roughly 40%…
Emergency diagnoses of medical conditions predict worse patient survival
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk…
Scientists compared 51 longevity studies to see which aging biomarkers respond most reliably
A large-scale comparison of human longevity studies reveals why some epigenetic clocks detect biological changes far more consistently…
These simple fitness tests revealed which older adults had the lowest death risk
Simple tests of balance, mobility, strength, and aerobic fitness revealed striking differences in survival across more than 13,000…