Health
What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough?
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn how important it is that your thyroid functions properly.
Jan 16, 2023
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Biomedical technology
New simple method to diagnose adrenal insufficiency to improve the health of those affected
A study into the use of an at-home test that uses saliva rather than blood to diagnose adrenal insufficiency, which has been developed by scientists at the University of Sheffield and tested in Sheffield endocrine patients ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Cardiology
Refining how doctors assess hypertension risk
The team from Hudson Institute of Medical Research established that in around one in seven Australians with hypertension the cause was primary aldosteronism (PA), a condition which usually goes undiagnosed and untreated.
Dec 7, 2022
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Medical research
New study offers insight into the development of human triple negative breast cancers
Basal-like breast cancers, also known as triple-negative cancers, are an aggressive breast cancer subtype with poor treatment options. The cells of origin for luminal (cells that line the surface of the breast duct) and basal ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Examining how hormonal birth control may affect the adolescent brain
Reproductive health experts consider hormonal contraceptives good choices for adolescents because they're safe and highly effective at preventing pregnancy, but one aspect of their effect on the teenage body remains a mystery—whether ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Medications
New drug can successfully treat patients typically resistant to high blood pressure treatment
A new drug called Baxdrostat has been shown to significantly reduce high blood pressure (hypertension) in patients who may not respond to current treatments for the condition, according to results from a phase II trial led ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Medications
Can you get addicted to melatonin?
Can you be addicted to chocolate? What about Pilates or checking your email? Although many of us use the word "addiction" fairly casually, from a medical perspective it requires meeting very specific criteria, and melatonin ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Mild thyroid disorders can cause severe heart problems
It has been known for more than 200 years that severe thyrotoxicosis may lead to cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), one of the major reasons for sudden cardiac death. However, the risk associated with mild hyperthyroidism ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Health
Problems conceiving are not just about women. Male infertility is behind one in three IVF cycles
For the first time, IVF clinics in Australia and New Zealand have reported data about the scale and range of male fertility problems in couples who have IVF. New data released by the Australia and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction ...
Oct 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
First report from metastatic prostate cancer research project highlights patient perspectives
Despite having lived with five different cancers over the last two decades—prostate, thyroid, kidney, appendix, and skin—Joel Nowak doesn't consider himself a "survivor." Rather, as a self-described "cancer thriver," ...
Aug 22, 2022
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