Cervical screening without a speculum boosts uptake among older patients Offering cervical screening without a speculum increases uptake among older women, new research has found. Jan 3, 2022 0 11
New study could inform treatment and prevent heart attack in diabetic patients A new study by researchers at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Monash University could help inform treatment and prevent serious events like a heart attack or death in diabetic patients at high risk of serious cardiovascular ... Jan 3, 2022 0 88
How understanding neighborhoods can help reduce tobacco use A Penn State researcher testing a new way to assess tobacco use with a neighborhood mapping platform and in-person interviews has found that community engagement is key to addressing risky health behaviors. Jan 3, 2022 0 16
Anthropologists study the energetics of uniquely human subsistence strategies Among our closest living relatives—the great apes—we humans are unique: We have larger brains, reproduce more quickly and have longer life spans. These traits are obviously valuable, but the extra energy required to sustain ... Jan 3, 2022 0 14
Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs Individuals from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual individuals to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs such as ... Jan 3, 2022 0 53
Dutch to reopen schools despite virus cases rising Dutch schools will reopen next week as planned after a longer than usual Christmas holiday, the government announced Monday, despite rising infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. Jan 3, 2022 0 13
Secondary structures in DNA are associated with cancer A new cancer study reports that DNA manifested as knot-like folds and third rungs between DNA's two strands may drive cancer development, and an important regulatory enzyme could be associated with the formation of these ... Jan 3, 2022 0 180
Gene involved in sense of smell could play a role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, bones and lung, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found. The team further ... Jan 3, 2022 0 213
Lymphoma cell metabolism may provide new cancer target Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study ... Jan 3, 2022 0 84
When mom talks, are infants with ASD listening? Motherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddlers. A horse becomes horsie; a dog becomes doggie; parents become mama and dada. The tendency to speak ... Jan 3, 2022 0 155
