Archive: 07/01/2019

How does solid stress from brain tumors cause neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction?

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has demonstrated, for the first time, how solid stress—the physical forces exerted by the solid components of a tumor—impacts the tissue surrounding brain tumors ...

Jan 7, 2019

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Racial differences in Alzheimer's disease unveiled

African-Americans may be twice as likely as Caucasian Americans to develop Alzheimer's disease, but nobody knows why because studies investigating the underlying causes of illness have historically drawn from a nearly all-white ...

Jan 7, 2019

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Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV

Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new Yale-led study finds.

Jan 7, 2019

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New approach may curb treatment-related skin fibrosis in cancer patients

A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to potentially curb skin fibrosis—a common side effect of radiotherapy affecting quality of life of cancer survivors.

Jan 7, 2019

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Symptom-assessment questionnaire should improve understanding, treatment of menopause

A new questionnaire being developed through a collaboration between the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Midlife Women's Health Center and the North American Menopause Society is designed to improve knowledge of the extent ...

Jan 7, 2019

Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US

Suicides and drug overdoses kill American adults at twice the rate today as they did just 17 years ago, and opioids are a key contributor to that rise, according to a new review and analysis by a University of Michigan team.

Jan 7, 2019

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Implicit attitudes can change over the long term

Data from more than 4 million tests completed between 2004 and 2016 show that Americans' attitudes toward certain social groups are becoming less biased over time, according to research published in Psychological Science, ...

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Researchers say auditory testing can identify children for autism screening

A noninvasive hearing test may assist with early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, according to research published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

Jan 7, 2019