Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss
People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition.
Feb 21, 2013
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Surgery
Black patients more likely to be advised against brain tumor surgery
Black patients are significantly more likely to receive a recommendation against surgical resection of glioblastoma, meningioma, pituitary adenoma, and vestibular schwannoma than White patients, according to a study published ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Detroit holds record for highest lung cancer mortality rates
Compared with other cities, Detroit has one of the highest mortality rates in the United States for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Based on data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting reg. physical activity
Postmenopausal women who in the past four years had undertaken regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised ...
Aug 11, 2014
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Health
Behavior of people faced with health-care choices is not influenced by 'framing effect,' study finds
The behavior of consumers who are faced with making decisions about their health is not significantly influenced by the way health messages are worded or framed, according to a large, new study by researchers at the University ...
Dec 7, 2011
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Health
Does moderate wine consumption improve lung function?
A research team from the Netherlands assessed the impact of wine and resveratrol (a natural polyphenol found in high quantities in red wine) on lung function. It also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol ...
Mar 8, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests exercise benefit for localised prostate cancer
Moderate physical activity appears to reduce death rates among men diagnosed with prostate cancer that hasn't spread, according to a 15-year study by Swedish researchers
Dec 19, 2014
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Cardiology
USDA study hints at possible links between soil characteristics and stroke risk
"A big part of our Agricultural Research Service culture is cross-talking with outside researchers," says ARS soil and water scientist Patrick Hunt. "Partnerships are what we do."
Aug 23, 2013
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Health
Moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with fewer hospitalizations
A study of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of IRCCS Neuromed (Pozzilli, Italy), in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Boston), finds that people ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor
In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely—some didn't recognize their owners, and the animals' sleep patterns had changed.
May 1, 2023
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