June 16, 2022
From 2000-2019 overall life expectancy in the United States increased by 2.3 years, but the increase was not consistent among racial and ethnic groups and by geographic area. In addition, most of these gains were prior to 2010. This is according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health that examined trends in life expectancy at the county level. The study was led by researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Seattle, in collaboration with researchers from NIH and published on June 16th in The Lancet.
June 16, 2022
Purdue is again partnering with the Franciscan Health Lafayette Breast Center in an effort to increase the University’s mammogram screening rate. Since the implementation of the no-cost screening mammogram program, which supports the physical health pillar of the Healthy Boiler Program, screening rates for mammograms increased from 39% in 2014 to 70% in 2019. Screening rates fell to 67% in 2020, but then increased to 68% in 2021.
No-cost preventive screening mammogram campaign to take place in mid-July
June 15, 2022
A large clinical trial of people living with HIV has found that treating anal precancerous growths known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, or HSIL, reduces the chance that anal cancer will develop by more than half. Results from the Anal Cancer/HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study were published June 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.
n people with HIV, treating precancerous anal lesions cuts risk of anal cancer by more than half
June 15, 2022
Hyowon “Hugh” Lee, a Purdue University associate professor of biomedical engineering, has created a magnetically controlled medical device to remove blood accumulating in the brain during a stroke. The research was published in Nature Communications.
Microrobot device removes brain hemorrhages due to strokes or aneurysms
June 15, 2022
A new study describes the short- and long-term neurological symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and identifies a new group of COVID-19 long-haulers with advanced motor and cognitive symptoms.
COVID-19 on the brain: Neurological symptoms persist in majority of long-haulers
June 15, 2022
IN A NEW REPORT ON CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) charts significant progress made in recent years to address differences in cancer treatment and outcomes, but notes that significant disparities persist and require continued attention. The AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022 was released June 8, accompanied by a congressional briefing that shared notable findings from the report and related stories of cancer survivors who faced higher risks of cancer diagnosis or death linked to their race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, community or economic status.
June 15, 2022
Fluctuating temperatures and other changes, such as more severe weather events and rising sea levels, may affect people’s environments in ways that, in turn, harm their health and well-being. At the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), research seeks to better understand how climate change-related environmental factors may affect people’s health. NIEHS has funded grants exploring the health effects of climate change for more than a decade. NIEHS is also leading a new Climate Change and Health Initiative to coordinate solutions-focused research throughout the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with an aim to reduce health consequences associated with evolving climate conditions and extreme weather events.
June 14, 2022
Valproic acid -- a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder -- can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a study reveals one reason why: valproic acid (VPA) puts some cells of the developing nervous system into senescence, a kind of halted state that keeps them from growing and dividing correctly.
Study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects
June 13, 2022
In a large, prospective study, the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are common human-made chemicals found in water, soil, air and food, were associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure among middle-aged women. The study found women in the highest one-third concentrations of all seven PFAS examined had a 71% increased risk of developing high blood pressure.
Forever chemicals linked to hypertension in middle-aged women
June 13, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a new study.
Older adults more likely to have multiple health ailments than prior generations
