Psychology & Psychiatry
Good toothbrushing habits in children linked to mother's wellbeing
A mother's mental health may play a larger role in a child's toothbrushing habits than previously thought.
Jul 27, 2021
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Other
New training program enhances disaster preparedness for healthcare personnel
A new comprehensive course incorporating an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness shows promise for better equipping health professionals in responding to disasters.
Feb 25, 2021
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Immunology
Team discovers how TKI cancer drugs cause inflammatory side effects
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer medicine that can attack specific types of cancer cells and prevent them from multiplying. Although these inhibitors, called TKIs, can be very useful in fighting certain ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound
Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The research, conducted by scientists at Tohoku University in Japan, ...
Jul 20, 2018
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Medications
Reviewing the research on traditional Chinese medicine
The use of traditional Chinese medications is common in East Asian countries. Guidelines for their use should be updated based on research evidence.
Sep 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
A peek into lymph nodes
The vast majority of cancer deaths occur due to the spread of cancer from one organ to another, which can happen either through the blood or the lymphatic system. However, it can be tricky to detect this early enough. Researchers ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Cardiology
Sounding out high blood pressure in diabetics
Blood pressure can significantly drop by applying 20 minutes of ultrasound to the forearm of type II diabetes patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, according to research from Japan's Tohoku University.
Jul 28, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Bringing the 'sticky' back to pancreatic cancer
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Japan's Tohoku University has found that a gene regulator, called BACH1, facilitates the spread of pancreatic cancer to other parts of the body. The scientists, who published their ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells impair blood flow in metastatic lymph nodes
If not caught quickly, cancer cells often spread to other organs in a process called metastasis. Lymph nodes (LNs) are the organs with the highest risk of metastasis. Metastasis in the LNs also influences cancer staging and ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Medical research
New bone-graft biomaterial gives patients a nicer smile and less pain
A new recipe for a bone-graft biomaterial that is supercooled before application should make it easier to meet dental patients' expectation of a good-looking smile while eliminating the pain associated with harvesting bone ...
May 15, 2020
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