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From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers

IWMI researchers comment on the importance of preserving Colombo's wetland ecosystem as the city becomes more vulnerable to flooding.

The post From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).




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India's Growing Heart Transplant Requirements: Fresh Insights

In India around 50,000 people require medlinkheart transplants/medlink annually, but merely 0.2 percent are fortunate enough to receive suitable donors, say experts.




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Higher Mortality Rates in Heart Transplant Patients from Low-Income Groups

Compared to those from non-distressed communities, patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities had a 10% higher relative risk of graft failure




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Conscious Kidney Transplant: A 'Cool' Medical Breakthrough

John Nicholas, a 28-year-old from Chicago, underwent a groundbreaking medlinkkidney transplant/medlink while fully conscious. The surgery, performed




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Heart-in-a-Box: A Breakthrough in Heart Transplantation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points" liHeart-in-a-box reduces primary graft dysfunction from 28% to 11%/li liAllows longer transportation




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Fight Against Organ Rejection: What's Next?

medlinkOrgan transplantation/medlink represents a significant medical breakthrough, but one of the most significant challenges remains the body's immune system rejecting the transplanted organ.




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Genetic Insights Into Androgenetic Alopecia

Scientists in /medlink Bonn pinpoint uncommon genetic mutations linked to male-pattern hair loss. From receding hairlines to the iconic horseshoe baldness




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Genomics Project Improves Global Diversity in Population Health Insight

An international collaboration aims to enhance global health by investigating the impact of genomic and environmental diversity on variations in disease risk observed worldwide (!--ref1--).




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Is Stem Cell Therapy a Breakthrough for Reversing Osteoarthritis?

Researchers in Australia have identified a previously unknown population of stem cells fibroblast growth factor 18 (FGF18) stimulated Gremlin 1 cells,




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Genomic Insights into Women's Aging

Genomic analysis indicates that inherited DNA may affect how women's cells handle chromosomal changes with age, specifically mLOX, as per a study by researchers




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Genetic Variants Heighten Risk of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Accessory conduction pathways in the heart, associated with medlinkWolff-Parkinson-White syndrome/medlink, can lead to rhythm disturbances uncovered




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Sweet Danger: High Blood Sugar Levels can Trigger Blood Clots

People with diabetes, beware: Prolonged hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can increase your risk of developing thrombosis (blood clots).




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Male Infertility: Fresh Insights

A novel genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility has been discovered by Newcastle University scientists. This breakthrough




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Warm Nights Raise the Death Risk from Heart Disease in Older Men

Warmer than usual summer nights may lead to an increase in heart disease-related deaths in men aged in their early 60s, suggests new research published in the online journal iBMJ Open/i.




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Taller Than an Average Man: May Have High Risk of Testicular Cancer

Research has shown that taller men have a higher risk of testicular cancer than an average man. A survey says that in an year, around 2,300 men are being affected by the cancer in the United Kingdom.




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Men in the U.S. Dying at 2-3 Times Higher Rate from Overdose Than Women

A recent study looked at information about people who died from medlinkdrug overdoses/medlink in the United States between 2020 and 2021. The study




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Insights into Low Sperm Production in Men

Recent research has provided insights into potential disruptions in the sperm formation process, offering an explanation for insufficient sperm production




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Testosterone's Protective Role Against Type 2 Diabetes in Younger Overweight Men

medlinkTestosterone/medlink seems to provide protection against developing medlinktype 2 diabetes/medlink in overweight or obese men under the




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Investigating Echovirus 11: Twin Case Highlights Genetic Link

Recent case in Italy involving newly born twins infected with Echovirus 11 in France since the summer of 2022 reveals a close genetic relationship to




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Europe Records Higher Number of West Nile Virus Infections

In Europe in 2022, around 1,300 locally acquired human cases of medlinkWest Nile virus/medlink infection have been recorded (!--ref1--). They




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Cancer Drugs Exhibiting Their Malaria-Fighting Properties

Using cancer drugs in malaria treatment can speed up the discovery process of new life-saving therapies for malaria, which is becoming increasingly drug-resistant.




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Growing Monkeypox Outbreak in Indonesia Prompts Heightened Alert

Indonesia's Health Ministry has heightened its vigilance regarding medlinkmonkeypox/medlink as the number of confirmed cases has risen to 14 since the initial detection on October 13.




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Insights into a Malarial Parasite - Plasmodium Falciparum's Genetic Arsenal

New 'copy-paste' mechanism in genetics have been identified by researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in a malaria parasite




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Combatting Malaria Transmission Through Blood Safety

Malaria transmission through blood transfusion poses fatal risks, especially for vulnerable populations like medlinkcancer/medlink patients, due to




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South Africa on High Alert After 5 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed

South Africa is on high alert after a May medlinkmonkeypox/medlink outbreak (!--ref1--), with five confirmed cases and one death. Phaahla




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Can High Doses of Drug Rosuvastatin Cause Kidney Damage?

New research based on patient health records on lowering high cholesterol suggests that rosuvastatin can harm the kidneys, especially at high doses of the medicine.




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Hypertension: More People Suffer From High Blood Pressure Than Expected

A new study has found that 1 in 8 people aged 40 to 75 years had increased blood pressure (hypertension) in the evening that would be missed by a daytime GP appointment.




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High Blood Pressure Speeds up Mental Decline

Hypertensive (high blood pressure) patients face a faster deterioration of their ability to think, make decisions and remember information than those




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Partnering With Community Health Workers Controls High Blood Pressure

Patients with hypertension paired with a community health worker (CHW) through their primary care practice were more than three and a half times as likely




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Hypertension Alert: Excess Weight Increases High Blood Pressure Risk in Kids

Being overweight and obese can put kids at higher risk for high blood pressure (hypertension), reveals a new study. A Kaiser Permanente study of more




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High Blood Pressure in Children May Continue Till Adulthood

The most common type of high blood pressure in kids and adolescents that does not occur due to an underlying medical condition may tend to maintain high




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Uncovering the Causes and Cure for Common Type of High Blood Pressure

A gene variant that is associated with the cause of medlinkhypertension/medlink or medlinkhigh blood pressure/medlink has been discovered by researchers (!--ref1--).




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Blood Pressure Monitoring Goes High-Tech With Smart Wearables

The revolution in technology is empowering individuals to monitor and manage their blood pressure more effectively, bringing significant advancements in medlinkblood pressure control/medlink.




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High Blood Pressure Alert: 25% of Indian Adults at Risk

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), hypertension or medlinkhigh blood pressure affects/medlink at least one in four adults in India (!--ref1--).




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Sodium-Based Treatments for High Blood Pressure

A group of researchers has uncovered a method for forecasting individuals likely to respond positively to blood pressure treatments aimed at reducing body medlinksodium levels/medlink.




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Sleep Deprivation Linked to High Blood Pressure

Getting less than seven hours of sleep is linked to an increased likelihood of developing high blood pressure in the long run. b medlinkSleeping/medlink




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Kidney Damage in 50% of High Blood Pressure Cases

Roughly 50% of those diagnosed with medlinkhigh blood pressure/medlink (BP), or hypertension, face the risk of long-term kidney damage, potentially




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Impact of High BP, Diabetes, and Obesity on Early Mortality

Metabolic risk factors like high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and high medlinkbody mass index/medlink (BMI) are contributing to poor health




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Reducing High Blood Pressure: The Impact of Low-Sodium Salt

Excessive sodium intake and insufficient potassium levels significantly contribute to medlinkhigh blood pressure/medlink in Indonesia, leading to




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Incidence of Chronic High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Doubled in US

The number of individuals who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during medlinkpregnancy/medlink doubled between 2008 and 2021




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Brain Mechanisms Links Sleep Apnea and High Blood Pressure

Nearly 40 million adults in the United States suffer from medlinksleep apnea/medlink, with over 30 million relying on continuous positive airway pressure




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AIDS Survivors with Pets Feel Less Lonely, Isolated Through 2 Pandemics

Living with pet dogs can help HIV/AIDS survivors to fight against loneliness and isolation during both COVID and AIDS pandemics. The findings of the study are published in the journal iAnimals/i.




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Are we on the Right Track to End AIDS by 2030

UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi revealed that the goal to end AIDS by 2030 is "badly off track". "We must address these challenges that




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Beauty Salon-Driven Initiative Boosts PrEP Awareness in Fight Against AIDS

In African American and other Black cisgender women, a beauty salon-centered approach enhanced understanding and awareness of medlinkHIV/AIDS/medlink




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New Study Links HIV Drug Abacavir to Higher Cardiovascular Risk

Current or previous use of the medlinkantiretroviral drug/medlink (ARV) abacavir was linked to an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events




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AIDS Response Caught in a Debt Trap: Global Health at Risk

The ongoing debt crisis in the Global South is severely undermining efforts to combat the medlinkAIDS/medlink epidemic, as per a recent report. Nations




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Mothers be Alert! Risk of HIV Transfer Through Breast Milk

Scientists have assessed the HIV reservoir present in the breast milk cells of two women living with HIV (WLWH) who had been undergoing effective long-term treatment.




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Scratching the Surface: New Insights into Itch

Have you ever had an itch on your nose or, even worse, in an unreachable spot on your back that drives you crazy? Now, picture an itch that never fades, no matter how much you scratch.