Archive: 14/08/2018

Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines

For the first time, Mount Sinai researchers have identified a way to make large numbers of immune cells that can help prevent cancer reoccurrence, according to a study published in August in Cell Reports.

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Poor sleep triggers viral loneliness and social rejection

Poor sleep can literally kill your social life. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact in ...

Aug 14, 2018

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Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests

Medically underserved women in the Southeast diagnosed with breast cancer or ovarian cancer missed out on genetic testing that could have helped them and their relatives make important decisions about their health, according ...

Aug 14, 2018

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Innovative triple pill significantly lowers blood pressure, study finds

A new low dose three in one pill to treat hypertension could transform the way high blood pressure is treated around the world.

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Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice

Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer, a new study from the Francis Crick Institute shows.

Aug 14, 2018

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Johns Hopkins experts create opioid prescribing guidelines for 20 common surgical procedures

A Johns Hopkins expert panel of health care providers and patients have announced what is, to their knowledge, the nation's first set of operation-specific opioid prescribing guidelines. The guidelines are based on the premise ...

Aug 14, 2018

Ebola death toll in DR Congo at 41—new drug in use

Raging conflict is hampering efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO chief warned Tuesday, urging a ceasefire to stop the virus from transmitting freely.

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Here's a mental health workout that's as simple as ABC

While we take physical workouts very seriously, there is much less said about the "workouts" that help us remain mentally agile and healthy. But just as with physical health, there are simple and practical ways that can help ...

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Eight and nine-year-olds experience poor body image as hormone levels rise

Dr. Elizabeth Hughes, the lead author and a research fellow from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne, said the study explored a link between hormones and body satisfaction in young ...

Aug 14, 2018

One antiplatelet drug after heart valve replacement

Current treatment guidelines say patients who undergo minimally invasive aortic heart valve replacements should receive two antiplatelet drugs to reduce the risk of dangerous blood clots.

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Archive: 14/08/2018

Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines

Poor sleep triggers viral loneliness and social rejection

Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests

Innovative triple pill significantly lowers blood pressure, study finds

Chemicals found in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice

Johns Hopkins experts create opioid prescribing guidelines for 20 common surgical procedures

Ebola death toll in DR Congo at 41—new drug in use

Here's a mental health workout that's as simple as ABC

Eight and nine-year-olds experience poor body image as hormone levels rise

One antiplatelet drug after heart valve replacement

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