Oncology & Cancer
Gut bacteria can aggravate stomach cancers, study finds
Bacteria lurking in human digestive system can assist growth of stomach tumors, say researchers from the University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
Sep 6, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Five ways to take control of your menstrual cycle and improve your sports performance
Menstruation is often seen as a negative experience, with symptoms that can be disruptive to daily life. Participation in sport and physical activity is particularly affected, with 78% of teenage girls reporting they avoid ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Gastroenterology
AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer
In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last five decades. Rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma, or EAC, and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, or ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Medications
Heart attack patients should take aspirin to avoid a new heart attack, stroke and death, research finds
Heart attack patients who do not take daily aspirin have an elevated likelihood of recurrent myocardial infarction, stroke or death compared with those who consistently take the drug, according to research presented at ESC ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their cancer surgery at a hospital that performs a high volume of those surgeries, but still opt ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Long-term use of certain acid reflux drugs linked to higher risk of dementia
People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Health
Why it's bad to always suck your stomach in
Our abdominal muscles are among the hardest-working muscles in the body. They are involved in nearly every move we make, keeping the body stable and balanced, protecting our spine and even ensuring our internal organs stay ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers evidence that fibroblasts may be directly involved in development of gastric cancer
Fibroblast cells play key roles in the repair of damaged tissue and in pathological scarring. Now, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered evidence of their direct involvement in the development ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings from disability weights measurement in China with a focus on the effect of disease burden
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a systematic study that compares the magnitude of health losses to various diseases and injuries worldwide. Disability weights are crucial for quantifying health loss associated with ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Surgery
Study affirms use of robotic approach in challenging gastric GIST resections
Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract that start in the stomach or small intestine. For GISTs that originate in the stomach (gastric GISTs), surgery is the standard ...
Jul 5, 2023
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