African-Americans at higher risk for cancer-associated VTE, study finds
African-Americans are at higher risk for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with patients from other races. V...
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Showing posts with label Health News. Show all posts
Sleep fragmentation linked to migraine risk a day later
Nearly half of all patients who suffer migraines report sleep disturbance as a trigger for their headaches. But the relationship betwee...
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Study sheds light on the origins of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7
New research has shed light on the origins of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) and demonstrates effective new therapeutic pathways ...
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Novel drug from Amazon rainforest tree sap evaluated for treatment of chronic idiopathic diarrhea in non-HIV patients
A drug purified and developed from the sap of a tree in the Amazon rainforest is now being studied for the treatment of chronic idiopat...
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Study reveals long-term cognitive changes and clinical outcomes in psychotic disorders
A new study has shown that relative to participants without a psychotic disorder, those diagnosed with a disorder were consistently impa...
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Houston Methodist scientist proposes new combination treatment for Ewing sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive tumor that commonly affects bones in adolescents and young adults, is diagnosed in about 225 American chil...
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The sympathetic nervous system can modulate action of defense cells in autoimmune disease
The results of a study conducted in Brazil suggest that the sympathetic nervous system - the part of the autonomous nervous system that...
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Immunotherapy: A promising new alternative to cancer therapies
Sophie Lucas, a researcher at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) de Duve Institute, studies the immune responses that cancer patient...
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Human hearts and polluted air
Deepwater Horizon well site, Louisiana. Air pollution is injurious to our lungs and our blood vessels, according to many previous studi...
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Type of upper airway bacteria could influence asthma severity
A child with asthma uses an inhaler. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed a correlation between ...
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E-cigarettes have long-term adverse effects on health
A new study has revealed that the use of electronic cigarettes is associated with a raised risk of developing chronic lung diseases such...
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Poorest countries have high levels of both obesity and malnutrition
Malnutrition involves consuming nutrients that are either too much or not enough in a way that it causes health problems. The health issu...
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Evolutionarily novel genes found to be expressed in tumors
A team of scientists from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) studied the evolutionary ages of human genes and...
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Novel and targeted cellular product causes cell death in non-Hodgkin lymphoma models
Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have found that a treatment based on a novel cellular product programmed to del...
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Getting closer to personalized medicine for patients with atrial fibrillation
Patients with atrial fibrillation, the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia, are closer to accessing personalized medicine. This is the cla...
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Cancer patients in Southern Italy have higher concentration of toxic metals in their blood
Toxic environmental agents, to which anyone is involuntarily exposed, represent non-negligible risk for human health and, therefore, en...
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Alterations in environmental factors may contribute to endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the U.S. and the fourth most common cancer among women. In addition...
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Researchers identify rare genetic disorder
A team of South Australian researchers has cracked a rare gene variant for a disorder that sees a normal healthy child start to lose mu...
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Heart-healthy diets can reduce risk of stroke, heart disease
Reducing dietary cholesterol by focusing on an overall heart-healthy dietary pattern that replaces saturated fats with polyunsaturated ...
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E-cigarette use linked to increased risk of chronic lung diseases
E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or c...
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