Archive: 05/12/2017

Blood test could help predict skin cancer's return

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that testing skin cancer patients' blood for tumour DNA could help predict the chances of an aggressive cancer returning.

Dec 5, 2017

Screening has had 'little impact' on falling breast cancer deaths in the Netherlands

Breast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect on breast cancer mortality over the past 24 years, suggests research in The BMJ today.

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Is continuous electronic fetal monitoring useful for all women in labor?

Electronic fetal monitoring is often used during labour to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). In the UK, continuous monitoring is used only for women in ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Air pollution cancels positive health effects of exercise in older adults

Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of exercise in adults over 60, according to a new study led by scientists at Imperial College London and Duke University.

Dec 5, 2017

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Traffic pollution putting unborn babies' health at risk, warn experts

Air pollution from road traffic is having a detrimental impact upon babies' health in London, before they are born, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Dec 5, 2017

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Cold discomfort: Increasing cancer rates and adaptation of living in extreme environments

It is well known that cancer incidence is increasing worldwide, with pockets of human populations and geographical locations seemingly at higher risk than others.

Dec 5, 2017

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Lithium in water associated with slower rate of Alzheimer's disease deaths

Rates of diabetes and obesity, which are important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, also decrease if there is a particular amount of lithium in the water, says the study, published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer's ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Mitochondrial protein in cardiac muscle cells linked to heart failure, study finds

Reducing a protein found in the mitochondria of cardiac muscle cells initiates cardiac dysfunction and heart failure, a finding that could provide insight for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases, a study led by Georgia ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Women who attempt suicide exhibit different protein levels years after the attempt

Women with a history of suicide attempts exhibit different levels of a specific protein in their bloodstream than those with no history of suicide attempts, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Lymph node density predicts thyroid cancer outcomes

(HealthDay)—Lymph node density (LND) can help predict outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery .

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