Archive: 09/10/2018

Researchers explore variations in employment outcomes for people with disabilities

A team of disability researchers has authored a new article that explores the underlying factors for the substantial geographic variation in employment rates among people with disabilities in the U.S. Their findings are ...

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Study uncovers 'sextortion' prevalence in teens

According to the United States Department of Justice, "sextortion" is labeled as the most important and fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, with more minor victims per offender than all other child sexual exploitation ...

Oct 9, 2018

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Future breast imaging and biopsy are not eliminated after mastectomy

The proportion of breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast conservation therapy, yet opt for mastectomy, is increasing, for reasons that include the desire to eliminate future screening and/or biopsy of the remaining ...

Oct 9, 2018

In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates

More than 3 million women in the United States give birth each year. But obstetricians have differing opinions about when women should begin pushing during labor and whether the timing of pushing increases the likelihood ...

Oct 9, 2018

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Memory 'brainwaves' look the same in sleep and wakefulness

Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham has shown.

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Hey home exercisers, sometimes gym classes offer added benefits

(HealthDay)—There's nothing like the convenience of working out at home or going for a walk on your schedule.

Oct 9, 2018

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Weight-loss surgery may raise gallstone risk, study finds

(HealthDay)—The quick weight loss that occurs after bariatric surgery seems to have an unintended consequence—a greater risk of gallstones, a new study suggests.

Oct 9, 2018

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Four myths about breast cancer debunked

(HealthDay)—There are four common myths about breast cancer that can affect prevention and treatment of the most common type of cancer in American women, an oncologist says.

Oct 9, 2018

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Charting genetic differences in breast can improve care for underserved populations

A study comparing DNA and RNA data from Nigerian breast cancer patients to patients in a United States database found that certain aggressive molecular features were far more prevalent in tumors from Nigerian women than in ...

Oct 9, 2018

Mechanism of resistance to novel targeted therapy for ovarian cancer identified

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in the ARID1A gene. The study, published in Nature Communications, suggests that inhibition ...

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