Cardiovascular disease risk may increase with cannabis use disorder

A new study found that adults with cannabis use disorder were about 60% more likely to experience cardiovascular problems. Experts say the findings underline the importance of understanding the mechanisms at play when it comes to cannabis use disorder and cardiovascular disease. With cannabis legalization widespread, experts say it’s crucial for people to consult with their doctors to make sure […]

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Low-income communities face dual barriers to maternity care access: Study

Research led by Peiyin Hung has dug deeper into the challenges surrounding maternity care access that the health services policy and management assistant professor has been unveiling through her recent research. Adding to her dozen-plus publications on the topic in the past few years, Hung’s most recent paper appeared in The Milbank Quarterly where the authors described the dual barriers […]

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New Insight Into Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia and CVD

TOPLINE: There is an extensive genetic overlap between schizophrenia and smoking, but there are also schizophrenia genes that may protect against obesity, illustrating the bidirectional effects of shared loci across cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, results of new research suggest. METHODOLOGY: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have detected several loci associated with CVD risk factors, including body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip […]

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Advancement of potential gene therapy could offer new hope for children with Batten disease

Reviewed A new study shows that delivery of gene therapy to correct the gene mutations that cause CLN2 disease, or Batten disease, directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has potential therapeutic effects. The study, conducted in nonhuman primates, is published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy. CLN2 disease is a fatal, childhood autosomal recessive disorder cause by mutations in […]

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Research suggests pharmacist-led intervention can improve medication adherence among Latinos with type 2 diabetes

UCLA-led research suggests that diabetes control can significantly improve for Latinos when a pharmacist implements an intervention that addresses these patients’ barriers to medication adherence. In this pharmacist-led intervention, pharmacists reviewed the patients’ lab results, vital signs, and barriers to adherence. They then used this information to design a personally-tailored intervention to boost medication adherence and optimize the treatment regimen. […]

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Fatty liver disease susceptibility: study identifies interaction between estrogen receptor and genetic variant in women

In a recent article published in Nature Medicine, researchers pursued evidence of whether the interaction between the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) p.I148M variant and the female sex at the genetic and molecular level explains why premenopausal women remain protected against fatty liver disease (FLD) while a rapidly progressive disease ensues in some peri- and postmenopausal women. Study: Interaction between estrogen receptor-α […]

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Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates

Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers—more than double the previous estimate. The study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology, also found that smoking meant that the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age, putting it at […]

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