Archive: 11/01/2017

Study first to connect stress-associated brain activity with cardiovascular risk

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISSMS) investigators has linked, for the first time in humans, activity in a stress-sensitive structure within the brain to ...

Jan 11, 2017

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Parathyroid hormone linked to arterial stiffness in T1DM

(HealthDay)—In individuals with type 1 diabetes, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is associated with arterial stiffness, even after adjustment for multiple confounding variables, according to research published online Jan. 6 in ...

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Complications in one-third undergoing total laryngectomy

(HealthDay)—About one-third of patients undergoing total laryngectomy (TL) have complications and 13.9 percent are readmitted within 30 days, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Cancer.

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Achieving LDL-particle targets deemed cost-effective

(HealthDay)—Achieving targets of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), as measured by LDL particle number (LDL-P) compared with LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), is cost-effective, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of ...

Jan 11, 2017

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Protecting ankles, feet from winter's assaults

(HealthDay)—From broken bones to frostbite, you're at extra risk for foot and ankle injuries during winter. But you can protect yourself, according to a surgeon who specializes in podiatry.

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Oliver Smithies, 2007 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, dies (Update)

Genetics researcher Oliver Smithies, who won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2007, has died at age 91.

Jan 11, 2017

'Chemo brain' lasts for months in many breast cancer survivors

(HealthDay)—"Chemo brain"—the mental fog common after breast cancer treatment—can persist for six months, new research shows.

Jan 11, 2017

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Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity

More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a "western diet" - foods consisting high ...

Jan 11, 2017

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Cost, technology issues are barriers to real-time cancer patient symptom reporting

Capturing real-time reports of cancer patients' symptoms between doctor's visits has proven health benefits, but technology and cost barriers are getting in the way of widespread adoption of the practice, reports a University ...

Jan 11, 2017

Vet research identifies new target for taming Ebola

Viruses and their hosts are in a eternal game of one-upmanship. If a host cell evolves a way to stop a virus from spreading, the virus will look for a new path. And so on and so forth.

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