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20-May-2025

Study links residual inflammation in psoriasis patients to obesity and fatty liver disease

New research shows that in patients with psoriasis, even though their skin responds well to treatment with biologics, inflammation can linger, leading to broader health implications such as obesity and cardiovascular and fatty liver disease. The findings of the study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID), published by Elsevier, could lead to more targeted and effective treatments that address the systemic aspects of psoriasis, beyond just the skin.

Journal: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain, National Psoriasis Foundation, Psoriasisförbundet

20-May-2025

Majority of youth overdose deaths from 2018 to 2022 were driven by fentanyl alone

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Fatal drug overdoses among youth aged 15 to 24 in the United States involving synthetic opioids alone—not mixed with other substances—soared by 168 percent over the five-year time period of 2018 to 2022, a new study shows. Publishing online May 20 in the journal Pediatrics, the work also found that youth overdose rates and drug combinations varied significantly across age, sex and race/ethnicity.

Journal: PEDIATRICS
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

19-May-2025

Research spotlight: Gender differences in primary care physician earnings and outcomes

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, and Nicholas E. Daley, AB, of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are co-authors of a paper published in JAMA Health Forum, “Gender Differences in Primary Care Physician Earnings and Outcomes Under Medicare Advantage Value-Based Payment.”

Journal: JAMA Health Forum
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

19-May-2025

Controlling these 8 risk factors may eliminate early death risk for those with high blood pressure

Tulane University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Controlling blood pressure is not the only way to treat hypertension. A new study identified eight associated risk factors. Each risk factor addressed was associated with a 13% lower risk of premature death. Patients who addressed at least four of these risk factors had no greater risk of an early death than those without high blood pressure.

Journal: Precision Clinical Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences

19-May-2025

Brain health score identified as key predictor of stroke risk among women

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with a higher McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) – a score that measures physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional factors – have a lower risk of experiencing a stroke or other cerebrovascular event reducing blood flow to the brain, according to a new study conducted by experts from Mass General Brigham. The results are published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Journal: Neurology
Funder: Lavine Brain Health Innovation Fund, American Heart Association, NIH/National Institutes of Health, MGH McCance Center for Brain Health, Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation, NIH/National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute