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'Very Good News' About Localized Prostate Cancer: ProtecT Results MILAN — Men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer can rest assured that whatever their initial choice of therapy — whether surgery, radiation, or active monitoring — all will have a high probability for good long-term outcomes.
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Urine Test Predicts Future Bladder Cancer 12 Years Before Symptoms New research reported at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress described the screening model that focused on 10 key genes covered in the assay. In training and validation cohorts, the urinary comprehensive genomic profiling ...
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COVID Raises Risk for Long-Term GI Complications The diagnoses more common among patients who've had COVID ranged from stomach upset to acute pancreatitis, say the researchers, led by Evan Xu, a data analyst at the Clinical Epidemiology Center, Research and Development Service, the VA St. Louis Health ...
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Will New Guidelines Widen the Gap in Treating Kids' Obesity? Even with extensive efforts from parents, clinicians, educators, and policymakers to limit the excessive weight gain among children, the number of obesity and severe obesity diagnoses keeps rising. Liliana Aguayo, PhD ...
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Mediterranean diet linked with reduced risk of developing dementia "There is a wealth of evidence that eating a healthy, balanced diet can help reduce the risk of cognitive decline. But evidence for specific diets is much less clear cut," Susan Mitchell, head of policy at Alzheimer's Research UK, said in a statement. She ...
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How to Avoid the Dreaded Norovirus Norovirus, the infamous "winter vomiting disease" that has people keeling over on the toilet with a bad case of the runs, is making its seasonal rampage through countries that include the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. Impervious to hand sanitizers and ...
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Ask a Doctor: What to know about Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs Injectable anti-obesity drugs and drugs for diabetes which induce weight loss such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are gaining in popularity among people with excess weight and obesity. Research shows ...
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Study: Long-Term Effects of Acute Pneumococcal Infection Reduce Quality of Life Pneumococcal infections can include the CNS, circulation, invaded organs, lower airway, and the middle ear. The infection can cause severe outcomes and have permanent effects. In the review, investigators detailed the long ...
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Telehealth Is Proving to be a Boon to Cancer and Diabetes Care Although chemotherapy and immunotherapy are typically done in person, follow-up visits and medication and symptom management can be done virtually, says Leah Rosengaus, director of digital health at Stanford Health Care in California, where 44 percent of ...
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Man's Rare Tickborne Illness Was Caused by an Unexpected Bacteria Until now, the bacteria from a lone star tick had not been reported to cause tickborne relapsing fever. Sarah Kuta. Daily Correspondent. March 13, 2023 5:22 p.m.. Lone start tick on green leaf Researchers suspect a 75-year-old Alabama man came down ...
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H3N2 Flu Strain: What to Know About the Deadly Outbreak in India An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) infections has led to two deaths in India. · H3N2 is known to cause more severe illness in young children and older adults.
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Stress Can Affect Your Ability to Think Clearly, Study Finds A new study has found a link between stress and reduced cognitive function. People were 37% more likely to have lower cognitive function when they had elevated stress. The effect occurred in both Black and white individuals, but Black individuals ...
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Getting a Good Night's Sleep Can Boost Your Response to Vaccinations Researchers say healthy sleep habits can boost your body's immune reaction to vaccinations. They say that's because restful sleep helps the body to produce antibodies needed to ward off infections. Experts say there are a number of ways to help insure ...
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Gut Microbiome Plays a Role in CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy Response Increasing evidence from human studies and preclinical experiments suggests that the gut microbiome may modulate the efficacy of T cell-driven cancer immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint blockade. Now, researchers from German Cancer Research Center ( ...
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Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked With Greater Infection Risk Therefore, the researchers were trying to assess if whether chronic insomnia disorder, chronic sleep problems, sleep duration, and circadian preference based on self-report were linked with infection risk and antibiotic use in patients visiting their ...
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A Good Night's Sleep Could Give Your Vaccine a Boost By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to nudge your vaccine to work a little better. The trick is a good night's sleep. Sleep helps the immune system respond to vaccination, ...
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The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now To be a newborn in the year 2023—and, almost certainly, every year that follows—means emerging into a world where the coronavirus is ubiquitous. Babies might not meet the virus in the first week or month of life, but soon enough, SARS-CoV-2 will find ...
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Higher Risk of Developing Glaucoma Linked to Faster Rates of GCIPL Thinning A faster rate of ganglion cell/inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thinning was associated with a higher risk of developing perimetric glaucoma in eyes with suspected glaucoma in new research. 1.
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Bird flu discovered in Eaton County To protect other flocks in Michigan, the premises is currently under quarantine, and the birds were depopulated to prevent disease spread. The flock contained approximately 15 chickens. HPAI is a highly contagious virus that can ...
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Scientists study how maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects child's brain development The researchers hope to understand how the infection interacts with other factors relevant to brain development, including genomic risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, maternal stress and social determinants of health. The team will study whether the ...
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Host immune system forms small lesions in the intestines in response to bacterial infection Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness and is less deadly but naturally infects both mice ...
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Kinetics of successive SARS-CoV-2 infections Viral kinetics provides a unique opportunity to understand the impact of the initial infection on subsequent infections and translate these findings into public health/medical guidance. The impact of the variant type and vaccination on viral kinetics ...
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How Tech and Its Disparities Impact Diabetes Distress In a Feb. 25 morning session at the ATTD 2023 annual conference, experts gathered to address a difficult yet critical topic – diabetes distress, self-harm, and how technology can potentially limit the mental health impact of daily diabetes management.
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Using Bile Salt Hydrolases to Restrict C difficile Colonization The study, published today in Nature Microbiology, examined the diversity of BSHs in the gut commensals Lactobacillaceae, a class of bacteria commonly used as probiotics. The dysregulation of BSH activity and bile acid (BA) ...
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Genetic study of endometriosis reveals clues to better treatment A hand is stretched out, holding a graphic image of a genetic sequence against a. The researchers say more detailed genetic data could speed up the process of diagnosing endometriosis. Image: Adobe.
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The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness and is less deadly, but naturally infects both mice ...
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Controlling avian influenza A One Health approach to surveillance and control of avian influenza needs high level commitment and substantial investment. In particular, eliminating vulnerable bird populations would be costly for the poultry sector and damaging to human food supply.
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Novel Genes That May Increase Risk for Schizophrenia Identified Summary: A new study has identified two novel genes associated with schizophrenia, and a third new gene linked to an increased risk of autism and schizophrenia. Source: Mount Sinai Health System. Researchers have identified two previously unknown genes ...
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Study reveals the shared genetic basis for endometriosis and other pain conditions Dr Sally Mortlock and Professor Grant Montgomery from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience collaborated with University of Oxford researchers and 24 teams across the world to compare the DNA code of more than 60,000 women with endometriosis and 700,000 ...
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Dim lights before bedtime to reduce risk of gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common pregnancy complication with significant health risks for both mother and offspring; Gestational diabetes is rising fast and is now 7.8% of all births in U.S.; Mother with gestational diabetes has increased risk ...
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Two Novel Genes Identified That Potentially Increase Schizophrenia Risk A multi-center study, led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has identified two previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia as well as a third gene that carries heightened risk for both schizophrenia and autism.
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Study Reveals New Understanding of How Androgen Therapy Affects Breast Tissue Molecular changes observed in the breast tissue of transgender men undergoing androgen therapy may signal the potential for also using the hormone to prevent or treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer. The findings were published by Raths et al ...
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Endometriosis patients say medicine has a long way to go in their treatment BELTON, Texas — Anita Hancock is a mom of three out of Belton. For the last few years, she has been living with chronic pain throughout her body. After visiting dozens of doctors who were unable to help, she finally found a specialist who confirmed ...
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These 2 diets could reduce your Alzheimer's risk The MIND diet, which was developed in 2015 by Rush researchers, combines both the Mediterranean diet and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and has a particular focus on brain health. People are recommended to eat dark, leafy greens ...
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Call for people to complete and return bowel cancer screening kits People in South Leeds who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening home test kit are being urged to complete the test. Dr Faisel Baig. GP and the NHS region's Medical Director for Primary Care Dr Faisel Baig says just a tiny sample detects signs of ...
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How lifestyle choices in midlife can reduce dementia risk She says there are some simple steps people can take in their 40s and 50s which may help to reduce cognitive decline as you age. Dr Mansberg is the author of the bestselling book, The M Word ...
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Researchers discover a new way to help prevent secondary breast cancer in the lung Researchers funded by us, have found how breast cancer cells can be triggered to form secondary tumours in the lungs. They found that a protein called PDGF-C plays an important role in 'waking up' inactive breast cancer cells that have spread there.
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Injectable peptide rapidly reduces intracranial pressure Patients with Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) could be treated with an injectable peptide used for type 2 diabetes, a Phase II trial has found. According to the study results, brain pressure was significantly reduced within two and half hours ...
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Dissociation between Daily Physical Activity and Physical Capacity in COPD Patients Clinical questionnaires, blood analysis, lung function tests, and low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans to evaluate lung density and airway wall thickness were all part of the baseline assessment. While a Yale Physical ...
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Nationwide Study Suggests Children's Mental Health During Pandemic Linked to Family Financial Situation Young girl attending an online class. Credit: Shutterstock. Financial disruption as a result of pandemic containment policies in the United States adversely influenced children's mental health, according to a new study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...
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Exposing tumours to bacteria converts immune cells to cancer killers New research on inflammation could lead to better treatments to improve outcomes for people with advanced or previously untreatable cancers. Microscopic image of a tumour. When exposed to bacteria, neutrophils (red) began attacking cancer cells (green) ...
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Largest-ever endometriosis genetic study reveals treatment clues IMB researchers have contributed to the largest ever genetic study of endometriosis, finding new data about the variants that increase risk of the disease. The study found genetic risk factors for endometriosis are also associated with other chronic ...
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Long-term fasting improves heart-related outcomes for at-risk COVID-19 patients "We already know that regular fasting over long periods of time can lead to overall health improvements. Here we found that it may also lead to better outcomes in COVID-19 patients who required a cardiac catheterization ...
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What Do We Actually Know About Covid-19? Not Enough Despite the success of a global effort to decode the SARS-CoV-2 virus and create vaccines and treatments to combat it, there remains uncertainty about how the virus will behave, the path of its mutations and Covid-19's long-term effects.
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Digital Rectal Exam Fails as Screening Tool for Prostate Cancer Digital rectal examination (DRE) is neither helpful nor useful as a solitary prostate cancer screening tool in middle-aged men, say investigators reporting the PROBASE study. The study compared risk-adapted screening measures in men who had ...
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Heartbeat May Shape Our Perception of Time, Study Shows The study provides more evidence, after an era of research focusing on the brain, that "there is no single part of the brain or body that keeps time — it's all a network," she said, adding, "The brain controls the heart, and the heart, in turn, impacts the ...
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Off-label Ozempic for rapid weight loss may result in facial sagging, drooping Taking Ozempic off-label may result in a side effect coined the "Ozempic face drop," according to Konstantin Vasyukevich, MD, a private facial plastic surgeon in New York. "This is the decrease in facial volume leading to sagging and drooping of the ...
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4 adverse events hospitals are addressing with technology Close to 25 percent of patients admitted to hospitals may experience an adverse event that could lead to complications with their condition, medication mishaps or even death, according to data from Harvard Medical School in Boston, but technology may ...
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Noninvasive electromyometrial imaging of human uterine maturation during term labor Electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) was recently developed to image the three-dimensional (3D) uterine electrical activation during contractions noninvasively and accurately in sheep. Herein we describe the development and application of a human EMMI ...
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Children infected with Omicron more likely to have repeat ER visits: Canadian study A new study of more than 1,400 Canadian children who contracted COVID-19 has found that fever and cough were associated more heavily with Omicron and Delta variants, but that serious outcomes like hospitalization and being moved to the intensive care ...
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