WILEY Each year in the United States, nearly 50,000 women are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a non-invasive breast condition that cannot spread. New research published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, indicates that many women with DCIS experience confusion and distress about their diagnosis and treatment. In situ...
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Sexual assault, sexual harassment linked to higher long-term hypertension risk in women
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2022 — Women who have experienced sexual assault, workplace sexual harassment or both are at higher long-term risk of developing hypertension than women who have no history of these types of trauma, according to new research published today in the Journal of...
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High BMI in upper teens a risk factor for severe COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: JOSEFINA ROBERTSON AND MARIA ÅBERG, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. CREDIT: PHOTO BY MARTA LASKOWSKI AND JOHAN WINGBORG Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, University of Gothenburg researchers show in a register study....
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Daily activities like washing dishes reduced heart disease risk in senior women
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: DAILY LIFE MOVEMENT INCLUDES ALL ACTIVITY DONE WHILE MOVING ON ONE’S FEET DURING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HOUSEWORK, GARDENING, COOKING AND SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES. CREDIT: HERBERT WERTHEIM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN LONGEVITY SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not...
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Obesity may increase end-stage kidney disease risk in women with type 2 diabetes
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON—Obesity may negatively affect kidneys function in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetic nephropathy, or the deterioration of kidney function in people with diabetes, is caused by high blood pressure and high blood sugar....
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Bone marrow transplant: What is the impact of chemotherapy on the brain?
by Institut du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute) Fig. 1: HSCT causes the accumulation of brain parenchymal donor macrophages that become resident and surveillant. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01691-9 More than 50,000 bone marrow-derived stem cell transplants are performed worldwide each year to treat a wide range of conditions, including brain diseases. Before the cells are transplanted, the...
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Researchers target Parkinson’s disease with kurarinone and sEH inhibitor
by Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis This is Sophora flavescens. A compound from this plant reduce neuroinflammation in an animal model with Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia/CC0 Public Domain A natural product from the dried root of a pea-family plant, potentially combined with an enzyme inhibitor discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of...
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Evidence grows for vaping’s role in gum disease
by New York University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A series of new studies by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry highlights how e-cigarettes alter oral health and may be contributing to gum disease. The latest, published in mBio, finds that e-cigarette users have a unique oral microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms—that is less healthy...
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Does our life flash before our eyes during death?
by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory recall and meditation. Now, a study on these findings published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience brings new insight into a possible...
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Researchers find COVID-19 virus causing testicular damage and atrophy
by The University of Hong Kong Figure 1. Intranasal inoculation of SARS-CoV-2 causes acute testicular damage in golden Syrian hamsters A. Schema of intranasal challenge of male Syrian hamsters at 8–10 weeks of age. The animals were randomly divided into groups and intranasally challenged by SARS-CoV-2 HK-13 strain at a dose of 10, 102, 103 and...