Archive: 16/12/2019

How to prevent 'wine teeth' this holiday

Why do some people's teeth stain after drinking red wine, and how can you prevent it during the holidays?

Dec 16, 2019

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Clarity, honesty matter most in critical care talks with patients

High-stakes conversations with patients and families about critical issues call for doctors to consider how their words are interpreted, Stanford researchers and experts say.

Dec 16, 2019

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Free tool simplifies cancer research

Every cell contains a vast number of proteins, each of which has a specific function, for example, as a receptor for another molecule or an enzyme that catalyzes chemical reactions. Disorders of such mechanisms can seriously ...

Dec 16, 2019

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CRISPR provides hope of sickle cell cure

Thanks to the 'cut and paste' gene editing technique CRISPR, scientists are homing in on a cure for sickle cell disease—a genetic blood disorder—while other research is looking at how to expand the potential of CRISPR-based ...

Dec 16, 2019

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Heart-healthy diets are naturally low in dietary cholesterol and can help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke

Reducing dietary cholesterol by focusing on an overall heart-healthy dietary pattern that replaces saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats remains good advice for keeping artery-clogging LDL cholesterol levels healthy. Such ...

Dec 16, 2019

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Researchers look at post menopause as key factor in endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the U.S. and the fourth most common cancer among women. In addition, endometrial cancer incidence rates are on the rise in the western world, suggesting that ...

Dec 16, 2019

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Asthma severity linked to microbiome of upper airway

A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests there is a link between bacteria that live in the upper airway and the severity of asthma symptoms among children with mild to moderate asthma.

Dec 16, 2019

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Patients rally in Ecuador for legal use of medical cannabis

Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer.

Dec 16, 2019

Study examines causes of death in US breast cancer survivors

Survival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related causes. Researchers recently conducted the largest population-based ...

Dec 16, 2019

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Black teens face racial discrimination multiple times daily, suffer depressive symptoms as a result

Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, most frequently online, which can lead to negative mental health effects, according to a Rutgers researcher.

Dec 16, 2019

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