Health
Mediterranean diet boosts beneficial bacteria
Here's another reason to eat a Mediterranean-type diet: It's good for your gut.
Apr 25, 2018
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Diabetes
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce cardiovascular death in Type 2 diabetes
July 16, 2014 – Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death and disability among people with Type 2 diabetes. In fact, at least 65 percent of people with diabetes die from some form of heart disease or stroke, ...
Jul 16, 2014
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Medical research
Research shows it may be time to abandon dreaded digital rectal exam
The dreaded finger exam to check for prostate cancer used to be a mainstay of check-ups for older men. With its value now in question, some doctors share the risks and benefits with their patients and let them decide. So, ...
Sep 6, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists identify malfunctioning brain cells as potential target for Alzheimer's treatment
For the first time, scientists have identified a rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains that can serve as a target for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Dec 10, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find novel way to induce pancreatic cancer cell death
Pancreatic cancer, most frequently pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is the most lethal and aggressive of all cancers. Unfortunately, there are not many effective therapies available other than surgery, and that is ...
Apr 10, 2017
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Medical research
Mobile bedside bioprinter can heal wounds
Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient's own cells can be wheeled right to the bedside to treat large wounds or burns by printing skin, layer by layer, to begin the healing process. That day is not far off.
Feb 28, 2019
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Cardiology
Intensive blood pressure can reduce risk of harm to heart muscle
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has shown that aggressive lowering of blood pressure in people with hypertension reduced the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). This condition, the ...
May 22, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation may decrease impact of migraine
Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Unfortunately, many patients with migraine discontinue medications due to ineffectiveness or side ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers find evidence that diet can alter the microbiome to affect breast cancer risk
When people think of microbiome, they typically think about the gut, but there's also a breast microbiome, and the role it plays in breast health and breast cancer isn't thoroughly understood. A microbiome is the collection ...
Jun 3, 2021
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Pediatrics
Researchers suggest ways to reduce head impacts in youth football
The high head impact and concussion rates in football are of increasing concern, especially for younger players.
Dec 21, 2018
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