Dementia and depression are two prominent clinical entities among the elderly worldwide—the situation in China is no exception. Dementia and depression affect 5.6% and 45.0% of elderly Chinese, respectively.
Jan 11, 2023
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Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a method for identifying functional mutations and their effect on genes relevant to the development of glioblastoma—a malignant brain tumor with a very poor prognosis. The ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance. It is responsible for protecting the muscle-tendon unit under stressful conditions by ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of various methods of preventing bites and controlling ticks that transmit ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Too many women are getting unnecessary mastectomies and other invasive procedures because of a knowledge gap about differences in cancer genes. A new study offers a path to closing the gap.
May 3, 2022
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Women who have difficulty getting pregnant often turn to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but it doesn't always work. Now scientists are taking a new approach to improve the technique by studying the proteins that could help ...
Mar 18, 2015
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New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), identifies the optimum body weight range for adults with type 2 diabetes to minimize their risk of dying from ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Few patients in Canada undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy, despite its safety as a procedure and the positive psychological benefits, states a review article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Nov 7, 2011
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has developed a guideline on the radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastases. It has been published in Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), ...
Feb 8, 2012
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