Archive: 02/03/2018

Gastric bypass surgery can give better control for diabetes and obesity than lifestyle modification

Gastric bypass surgery can give better control for diabetes and obesity than lifestyle modificationIn a randomized clinical trial comparing two treatments, both groups of participants report significant weight loss, better ...

Mar 2, 2018

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New wearable tech from Western may hold big benefits for people with Parkinson's

A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western University researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson's disease.

Mar 2, 2018

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Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy

Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and long-term use may leave us drug resistant and vulnerable to infection.

Mar 2, 2018

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Worst of bad US flu season finally over as illnesses decline

The worst of the nation's nasty flu season is finally over.

Mar 2, 2018

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Science Says: Why Europe still has so many measles outbreaks

While parts of the world have all but banished measles, Europe is still getting hit with large outbreaks where some people don't get vaccinated.

Mar 2, 2018

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US makes Cuba embassy cuts permanent after 'health attacks'

Citing mysterious "health attacks" in Havana, the United States said Friday it is making permanent its withdrawal of 60 percent of its diplomats from Cuba, extending an action that has hurt the island nation's economy and ...

Mar 2, 2018

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New method identifies splicing biomarkers for liver cancer

Because liver cancer is particularly diverse, genetically, and prone to relapse, identifying biomarkers that can predict disease progression is a critical goal in the fight against it.

Mar 2, 2018

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Study shows improving pediatric asthma care is possible

Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition and a leading cause of pediatric hospital admissions.

Mar 2, 2018

Virus-like particle could lead to new cancer vaccine

Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer immune responses in the body and potentially be used as a new vaccine for the treatment of cancer.

Mar 2, 2018

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Scientists discover how extremophiles flourish in stressful environments

Thousands of molecules of ribonucleic acid make salt-loving microbes known as "extremophiles" highly resistant to the phenomenon oxidative stress - the uncontrollable production of unstable forms of oxygen called "free radicals," ...

Mar 2, 2018

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