Medical research
Review outlines methods to estimate life expectancy
Five key methods have been explored by Leicester researchers to calculate life expectancy and the life years lost due to disease and illness.
Jul 20, 2022
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News tagged with epidemiology
Health
Shift work increases the severity of strokes later in life
As most Americans wind down for bed, 15 million people are just clocking into work. These hospital workers, emergency responders, factory operators and others are among the 20 percent of the world's population who do shift ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Improving research on diet and dementia
Anyone searching the internet for brain healthy foods will find no shortage of stories making dietary recommendations. Some of those stories point to observational studies that have suggested a link between the lower or greater ...
Jul 4, 2022
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Health
Current chemical risk assessment system is not up to par, researchers say
How much is an "acceptable dose" of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) suggests ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds that accurate diagnostic mammography outcomes vary by racial and ethnic groups
A multi-institutional study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and colleagues has found that diagnostic mammography results varied across racial and ethnic groups, with the rate of diagnostic accuracy ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Health
Social stress can speed up immune system aging
As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This aging of the immune system, called immunosenescence, may be an important part of such age-related health problems as cancer and cardiovascular disease, ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review shines a light on the overlooked virus, hepatitis D
Viral hepatitis is a serious health condition that affects the liver. While hepatitis B and C viruses are commonly targeted by public health measures aiming to reduce the disease burden, there is another, less commonly known ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Medications
Researchers find that aspirin alters colorectal cancer evolution
Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably. Scientists have known that taking aspirin can help protect against the development of colorectal cancer—cancer afflicting the colon or rectum—but the exact reason ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Medical research
Research needed to understand impact of low-dose radiation
Multidisciplinary research is needed to improve understanding of the impact of low doses of radiation on human health, according to a report published online June 2 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Immunology
Research sheds light on crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever disease process
Army scientists determined that the body's own natural immune response contributes to disease severity in mice infected with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which causes a widespread tick-borne viral infection ...
May 20, 2022
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