Humans have spread a contagious form of cancer around the world. Researchers reported on Tuesday that the cancer, which invades mussels, has spread across the Equator. Originating in one species in the Northern Hemisphere, the cancer has ...
Being physically fit may sharpen the memory and lower our risk of dementia, even if we do not start exercising until we are middle-aged or older, according to two stirring new studies of the interplay between exercise, aging, aerobic fitness and forgetting.
Scientists using advanced DNA sequencing technology have documented a previously unidentified strain of HIV under the group that is responsible for the vast majority of human infections. The previous strain in that group was documented in 2000. The latest ...
Requests for diagnoses of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from peers on a major social media platform have recently skyrocketed. Many requests have been for second opinions, according to a research letter published online November 5 in JAMA.
In men, elevated levels of two hormones -- insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and free testosterone -- were linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer. At the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference, Ruth Travis, DPhil, of the Nuffield Department of Population Health, ...
Doctors have for the first time tested a powerful gene-editing technique in people with cancer. The test, meant to assess only safety, was the first step toward the ultimate goal of editing genes to help a patient's own immune system to attack cancer. The editing ...
Doctors who receive gifts and payments from opioid manufacturers are more likely to prescribe higher amounts of opioid painkillers than their colleagues within a year, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found. The study, published recently in the ...
(CNN) Only children may be at a higher risk for obesity than children who have siblings, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children -- called "singletons" by researchers -- and found ...
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The HIV test came back positive and the patient, full of fear and denial, took to the STD forum on the popular social media site Reddit. "I'm really scared ...
Why some of us have sculpted, toned and visible muscles and some of us carry a little more flab depends on a lot of factors. Part of it is how and how much you work out, explains Todd Schroeder, Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy at University ...
By Elizabeth Heubeck HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may do more than shrink one's waistline: New research suggests it lowers the chances of breast cancer among women with genes ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Heart disease among American Indians in three regions has declined with each generation over the past 25 years and fewer men are dying from cardiovascular events in that span, according to ...
The discovery of the UM171 molecule, by Dr. Guy Sauvageau and Anne Marinier, made headlines in 2014 following an article in Science. Hailed by some as a revolution, even a miracle, in the field of blood stem cell transplantation, the UM171 molecule is ...
A new public health alert was issued as 6 people have died, 332 have been hospitalized and 533 cases have been diagnosed. Find out where. By Tom Davis, Patch Staff. Nov 6, 2019 8:46 am ET ...
By Elizabeth Heubeck HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) --Weight-loss surgery may do more than shrink one's waistline: New research suggests it lowers the chances of breast cancer among women with genes that make them ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Toddlers who spend loads of time looking at tablets, smartphones or TVs may be changing their brains, and not for the better. A new study using brain scans showed that the white matter in the brains of children ...
Shortages are being reported in some areas for the higher-dose influenza vaccine given to people over the age of 65. Flu illnesses are already showing up in some parts of the country, in particular the southern and southeastern regions. Manufacturers have ...
Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan passed away at the age 66 last month, in her home in Greensboro, North Carolina. She had suffered from acute brain inflammation, or encephalitis, in 2016, and since then had been dealing with associated complications such ...
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials estimate that millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to abuse and other physical and psychological harm suffered early in life. In a report released Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Toddlers who spend loads of time looking at tablets, smartphones or TVs may be changing their brains, and not for the better. A new study using brain scans showed that ...
The shots are being offered after a Somerset County ShopRite deli worker was found to be working while he or she was infected. By Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff. Nov 5, 2019 3:08 pm ET. Reply. 0. Free hepatitis A vaccinations are being offered after a deli ...
This year alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that 268,600 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. and that 42,260 Americans will die from it. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer.
The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but it's too soon to know if it will improve survival, doctors reported Wednesday. The doctors were able to take ...
A record-breaking 44,000 people have been infected with mosquito-borne dengue in Pakistan this year, a senior health official said Wednesday, as increased outbreaks linked to rising temperatures and erratic rainfall ravage other parts of Asia. Dr. Rana ...
New Jersey health officials are working to alert customers of a ShopRite in Somerville about a case of hepatitis A confirmed in one of the store's employees. The employee is described as a "food handler," and consumers who purchased items from the in-store ...
Depression affects more than 300 million people globally. A new study finds that being active may help cut down on depressive episodes. Simply going for a walk, doing yoga, or other simple physical activities may help your mental health. Depression can ...
Any amount of regular running is associated with staving off a premature death, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers from Australia's Victoria University and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, was based on data ...
Teens and young adults with atypical anorexia nervosa can have normal body weights and still be dangerously ill, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California-San Francisco.
The obesity epidemic is going south. More than seven in 10 American adults ages 20 and up are either overweight or obese, according to the CDC. And Southern states top WalletHub's 2019 Fattest States in America report released on Tuesday. The rankings ...
As every parent knows, kids spend their early years exploring the world with their mouths, gumming every germ-riddled object within reach and sampling their ever-sticky fingers. If left to their own devices, it seems likely they would taste-test door knobs and ...
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — There has been an increase in Hepatitis A cases in New Jersey this year. Now comes a warning from state health officials that an employee who handled food at a local ShopRite was infected and may have exposed customers.
U.S. health officials estimate that millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to abuse and other physical and psychological harm suffered early in life. In a report released Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tried to ...
It's probably best that the speaker talked after the meal. The meal was served at the recent Innovations in Food and Agriculture conference here in St. Louis. The speaker was Dr. Robert Tauxe, the head of the food-poisoning division of the Centers for Disease ...
Increased levels of physical activity can significantly reduce the odds of depression, even among people who are genetically predisposed to the condition, according to a new study from Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
ITASCA, Ill. — Only children may be at a higher risk for obesity than children who have siblings, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children — called "singletons" by researchers ...
(CNN) — Only children may be at a higher risk for obesity than children who have siblings, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children — called "singletons" by researchers — and ...
Only children may be at a higher risk for obesity than children who have siblings, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children — called "singletons" by researchers — and found they ...
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Voters in Summit County are being asked about a county-wide tax on products that contain nicotine as they head to the polls or drop off their ballot on Tuesday. If approved, the measure would impose a $4-per-pack sales tax ...
NEW YORK — Only children may be at a higher risk for obesity than children who have siblings, according to a new study published Wednesday. The study looked at the eating habits and body weight of only children — called "singletons" by researchers ...
It's a startling headline: "U.S. Government pays out millions to flu shot victims killed or paralyzed by Influenza vaccine." The article posted on the website "Vaccine Impact," claims the government is paying "victims," implying this must show that illnesses and ...
For many patients with type 1 diabetes, testing doesn't begin until their symptoms land them in the emergency room. But researchers at the University of Virginia are trying to see if a genetic test can determine if someone is more likely to develop the disease.
With a rise in the number of obese children and adolescents worldwide, American pediatricians have recommended the accessibility of weight loss surgery for severely obese kids and teens. Weight loss surgery is a medical procedure which has been ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Getting more exercise could help ward off depression, even if you have a genetic risk for it, new research shows. For the study, researchers analyzed data from nearly 8,000 people and found that those with a ...
For generations, the members of a family in Colombia have gotten early-onset Alzheimer's disease. How one woman has resisted it could lead to future therapies, researchers say. "People in this large family get Alzheimer's like clockwork at age 45-50," says ...
A new wearable 'bike helmet' style brain scanner, that allows natural movement during scanning, has been used in a study with young children for the first time. This marks an important step towards improving our understanding of brain development in ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're an obese heart patient, weight-loss surgery might be good medicine for you. New research suggests it significantly reduces the risk of heart failure and fatal heart attack in this vulnerable group.
Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the nation, and its occurrence in youth with type 2 diabetestype 2 diabetes is rapidly rising. Medical treatments are only partially effective. However, in a new study published online in Diabetes ...
Figuring out how to get more people to get an annual flu shot is a pernicious problem in the United States. Most interventions targeting patients' thoughts and feelings have met with little success. But patients aren't the only way to increase vaccination rate; ...
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine, today (Nov. 5) announced the launch of a first-in-the-U.S. clinical trial using deep brain stimulation for patients suffering from treatment-resistant opioid use disorder. Funded ...
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