Archive: 05/10/2020

Underreported and overlooked: Study shows severity of childhood obesity in Guam

More than 27 percent of children living on Guam between the ages of 2 and 8 were found to be obese or overweight, according to a study from the University of Guam's Children's Healthy Living Program. The findings were published ...

Oct 5, 2020

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Study shows social media policies can curb HPV vaccine misinformation

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease and the primary cause of several cancers. Recent estimates indicate that 70-90 percent of HPV-related cancers may be prevented through vaccination. ...

Oct 5, 2020

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Study finds a common nutritional supplement might boost cancer immunotherapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a mechanism by which the tumor's harsh internal environment sabotages T lymphocytes, leading cellular agents of the anticancer immune response. Reported in Nature Immunology, the ...

Oct 5, 2020

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Women more likely to embrace behaviors aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19

Women are more likely than are men to follow guidelines outlined by medical experts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, new research finds.

Oct 5, 2020

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Millimetre-precision drug delivery to the brain

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method for concentrating and releasing drugs in the brain with pinpoint accuracy. This could make it possible in the future to deliver psychiatric and cancer drugs and other medications ...

Oct 5, 2020

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New study finds largest population increase among US adult ecigarette users is in younger adults

A new study from the American Cancer Society assessed trends between 2014 and 2018 in the prevalence of e-cigarette use and population count of e-cigarette users, according to combustible cigarette smoking histories, in younger ...

Oct 5, 2020

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A promising breath-test for cancer

The global quest to use a person's breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage testing for cancer and other diseases has taken a leap forward.

Oct 5, 2020

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Diagnosing COVID-19 in just 30 minutes

The year 2020 can be summarized simply by one word—COVID-19—as it was the force that froze the entire world. For more than eight months so far, movement between nations has been paralyzed all because there are no means ...

Oct 5, 2020

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Location, location, location: New research on glycogen storage

When a group of cyclists set off to climb Mount Etna on the 3rd stage of Giro d'Italia today, they will have definitely eaten large amounts of carbohydrates in the form of pasta, rice or potatoes within the past few days. ...

Oct 5, 2020

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Reactions to perceived broken promises lead to workplace stress for police officers

Negative feelings resulting from perceived broken promises from employers within UK police forces are a major cause of workplace stress, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.

Oct 5, 2020

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