Archive: 02/07/2019

Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes

Antidepressants reduce deaths by more than a third in patients with diabetes and depression, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Jul 2, 2019

Mortality rates are still rising in the UK—and everyone is ignoring how many more people are dying

When the UK's annual mid-year population estimates were released in late June 2019, much of the media coverage focused on the fact that the population had risen, but growth rates had stalled. The Express newspaper reported ...

Jul 2, 2019

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Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe'

Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, warranting life support and admission to an intensive care unit. A complex journey toward recovery begins, sometimes involving daily life-and-death ...

Jul 2, 2019

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Startup helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers

University of Michigan startup InheRET Inc. has launched an online program that helps identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers without a visit to the doctor.

Jul 2, 2019

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Ebola case reported not far from South Sudan border

Authorities have confirmed an Ebola case not far from Congo's border with South Sudan, a country with a weak health care system after years of civil war that is vulnerable to the potential spread of the deadly disease.

Jul 2, 2019

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Mechanism behind low cancer occurrence in bats signals potential treatment strategies for humans

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered a potential mechanism behind cancer suppression in bats that may lead to future therapies for human cancers. The research shows that bat cells accumulate less toxic ...

Jul 2, 2019

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What do we really know about vaping?

Numerous surveys reveal a widespread view among the public—including smokers who want to quit—that e-cigarettes aren't a whole lot better for you than their combustible predecessors. An often fraught debate about how ...

Jul 2, 2019

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Bringing commonsense cannabis education to the masses

When Kent Hutchison's 70-year-old mother traveled to Colorado in 2014 to explore using marijuana to ease her chronic pain, she got different—often contradictory—advice from every dispensary she visited.

Jul 2, 2019

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Blood-flow-restricted training: A new way to boost muscle performance

Strapping a band tightly around your limbs to reduce blood flow while training may seem like an odd way to boost athletic performance, but our latest study suggests that it does just that.

Jul 2, 2019

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Why it matters that more athletes are talking about their mental health

The great basketball writer Jackie MacMullan recently stood at the front of a hotel ballroom in Tampa taking questions after collecting a career achievement award from the Association for Women in Sports Media.

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