Archive: 01/03/2019

The sneaky way estrogen drives brain metastasis in non-estrogen-dependent breast cancers

Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and are especially likely to go the brain in younger women. Researchers have tested various hypotheses to explain this danger. One ...

Mar 1, 2019

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Researchers search for solutions to 'invisible threat' that affects cancer care workers

Chemotherapy drugs are lifesaving to cancer patients, but these toxic drugs are hazardous to the health care workers who come into contact with them. Despite the risks, many health care workers do not use recommended personal ...

Mar 1, 2019

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Research shows link between rise of European populism and vaccine hesitancy

There is a significant association between the rise of populism across Europe and the level of mistrust around vaccines, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London.

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Frailty may be a new screening criterion for fitness for an operation

Frailty, a decline in function and resistance to short-term stress that typically occurs in old age, is linked to more complications after an operation among adults of all ages, according to researchers of a large new study ...

Mar 1, 2019

New app designed to 'hook' together users' digital lives

SFU adjunct professor Luc Beaudoin has created strategies for better sleep and improving memory function. His latest venture tackles another cognitive efficiency of sorts—connecting everything we do online. He has launched ...

Mar 1, 2019

Breast milk microbiome contains yeast and fungi: Do these benefit the infant?

Investigators have now shown that the breast milk microbiome contains fungi. Multiple previous studies had found bacteria in breast milk. Certain fungi and bacteria have been shown to be important probiotics for infant health. ...

Mar 1, 2019

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Lifestyle changes can lower your breast cancer risk

(HealthDay)—While genetics, such as carrying BRCA gene mutations, play a role in who is more likely to get breast cancer, everyday lifestyle factors are involved, too.

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An antiviral gel may prevent genital herpes in women

In a paper recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers examined the effect of vaginal tenofovir 1 percent gel use on the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2. The study was conducted ...

Mar 1, 2019

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High-fat diet and age alter gut microbes and immune response, causing inflamed state in heart failure

Growing older and a high-fat diet enriched with omega 6 fatty acids are major contributors to health risks ranging from diabetes to heart failure. How these two factors regulate the immune response is not well-understood.

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Is your hand pain arthritis, carpal tunnel or something else?

(HealthDay)—You use your hands nearly every minute of the day, so any time they hurt it's important to find out why.

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