Archive: 09/07/2018

Study finds mutation driving deadlier brain tumors and potential therapy to stop it

A poorly understood mutation in the brain cancer glioblastoma (GBM) is now being implicated for the first time as the driver of rare but deadlier cases of the disease, a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine ...

Jul 9, 2018

Roots of leukemia reveal possibility of predicting people at risk

Scientists have discovered that it is possible to identify people at high risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) years before diagnosis. The researchers from Wellcome Sanger Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute ...

Jul 9, 2018

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Vaginal microbiome may influence stress levels of offspring

Exposing newborn mice to vaginal microbes from stressed female mice may transfer the effects of stress to the newborns, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. These changes ...

Jul 9, 2018

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Study finds that babies introduced to solids early slept longer and woke less frequently

A study by King's College London and St George's University of London has found that babies introduced to solid foods early, slept longer, woke less frequently at night and suffered fewer serious sleep problems, than those ...

Jul 9, 2018

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Swimming pools, hot tubs are more likely than lakes to make you sick, studies find

Taking a cool, refreshing dip in a lake or swimming pool is one of summer's enjoyments and sometimes a necessary escape from the stifling heat.

Jul 9, 2018

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Helping your child adjust to college

(HealthDay)—College is a unique stage in a young person's development. But newfound independence coupled with the pressures of classwork and the need to fit in can make this a very emotional time.

Jul 9, 2018

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National school food policies have potential to improve health now and later

Providing free fruits and vegetables and limiting sugary drinks in schools could have positive health effects in both the short- and long-term, finds a new Food-PRICE study led by researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition ...

Jul 9, 2018

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Novel PET imaging method more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis inflammation

A new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method more fully evaluates the extent of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting translocator protein (TSPO) expression in the synovium (joint lining tissue). The study is featured ...

Jul 9, 2018

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Under pressure: The surgeon's conundrum in decision making

In a small study based on conversations with 20 hospital-based surgeons, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found that most report feeling pressure to operate under severe emergency situations, even when they believe the ...

Jul 9, 2018

'Fighting' cancer may detract men from palliative care

Men with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.

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