Archive: 23/01/2019

Targeted treatment shrinks deadly pediatric brain tumors

Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cancer treatments because they kill rapidly dividing cells, including tumor cells. But for children—whose tiny bodies are still growing—these treatments can cause lifelong damage. ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Let's talk about marijuana

Marijuana and its active components, THC and CBD, exist in many forms and strengths and can affect people differently.

Jan 23, 2019

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Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women's lives

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for Māori women aged 25–44 and Māori women are more than twice as likely as New Zealand European women to be diagnosed with, and three times more likely to die ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Researchers discover new type of blood vessel in the bones of mice

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across Germany has discovered a new type of blood vessel in mouse bones. In their paper published in the journal Nature Metabolism, the group describes making sample ...

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Sex and gender differences in psychopathology

Cynthia Hartung's recently published article recommends more consistently and systematically considering sex and gender in all aspects of psychopathology research. Hartung, an associate professor and director of the Psychology ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Emergency caesareans put new mothers at higher risk of developing postnatal depression

A new study has revealed first-time mothers who give birth via unplanned caesarean section are 15 percent more likely to experience postnatal depression.

Jan 23, 2019

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UAH nurses give tips for preventing Hepatitis, Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is on the rise in Alabama. In December, the Alabama Department of Public Health sounded the alarm about a Hepatitis A (Hep A) outbreak in Jackson County, the north easternmost county in the state. Hep A is contracted ...

Jan 23, 2019

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All that slipping and sliding on tennis courts prevents injuries: A biomechanics expert explains how

"Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100% sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before, but there aren't ...

Jan 23, 2019

Parents' mental health problems increase the risk of reactive attachment disorder in children

Children's risk of being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) increases if parents are diagnosed with any type of mental health disorder, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry of ...

Jan 23, 2019

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Researchers discover possible way to make resistant melanomas susceptible to immunotherapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a cellular mechanism by which melanomas that fail to respond to checkpoint blockade may be made susceptible to immunotherapies. Led by Ping-Chih Ho of the Lausanne Branch of the ...

Jan 23, 2019

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