Earlier weight gain prevention and management needed NICM HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY New study findings suggest that weight gain after breast cancer is a greater problem than previously thought. The first national survey on weight after breast cancer in Australia, published in BMC Cancer journal, found close to two-thirds (63.7%) of women reported...
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Contact Lenses, Skin Patches, Tatoo Inks Exposed to UV Change Color to Warn of Exposure
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2020 MEDGADGET EDITORS MATERIALS Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light can lead to the development of skin cancers, so limiting how much time one spends under the Sun’s rays and using sunscreen when necessary is critically important. Currently, there are few tools available that notify users of their UV exposure, especially those that are...
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YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ARE 3X MORE LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE
FABIENNE LANDRY-MCGILL “Having a chronic illness like diabetes adds complexity to this stage in a very challenging way.” The risks of psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts are substantially higher for young people from 15 to 25 years old with type 1 diabetes, a new study shows. Researchers looked at the risk of psychiatric disorders in...
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Discovery sheds new light on how cells move
When we cut our skin, groups of cells rush en masse to the site to heal the wound. But the complicated mechanics of this collective cell movement — which are facilitated by rearrangements between each cell and its neighbors — have made it challenging for researchers to decipher what’s actually driving it. “If we can...
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Novel artificial intelligence algorithm helps detect brain tumor
By Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells that grow in the brain. In 2016 alone, there were 330,000 incident cases of brain cancer and 227,000 related-deaths worldwide. Early detection is crucial to improve patient prognosis, and thanks to a team of researchers, they developed a new imaging...
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Health: Vegetarian diet linked with lower risk of urinary tract infections
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS vegetarian diet may be associated with a lower risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), a study in Scientific Reports suggests. UTIs are usually caused by gut bacteria, such as E. coli, which enter the urinary tract through the urethra and affect the kidneys and bladder. Previous research has shown that meat is a...
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Heart health: Are women getting incorrect treatment?
Recent research suggests that ignoring sex-specific risk factors of heart disease has resulted in women having a higher risk of dying from heart failure than men. Differences between men and women may mean that the latter do not receive the right treatment for heart conditions. A review published in Nature Medicine reveals an alarming failure...
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Vitamin D supplementation linked to potential improvements in blood pressure in children
by University of Pittsburgh Overweight and obese vitamin D-deficient children who took a relatively high dose of vitamin D every day for six months had lower blood pressure and improved insulin sensitivity than their peers who took a lower dose, according to the results of a UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh clinical trial reported in...
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First treatment for pain using human stem cells a success
by University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have used human stem cells to make pain-killing neurons that provide lasting relief in mice, without side effects, in a single treatment. The next step is to perform extensive safety tests in rodents and pigs, and then move to human patients suffering chronic pain within...
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While promoting diseases like cancer, these enzymes also cannibalize each other
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Like motley bandits, certain enzymes implicated in cancer and other diseases also annihilate each other. A new study reveals details of their mutual foils in the hopes that these behaviors can be leveraged to fight the enzymes’ disease potential. The bandits are cathepsins, enzymes that normally dispose of unneeded protein in...