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How to avoid information overload
Being able to go online offers a wealth of knowledge, keeps you connected to loved ones and makes all sorts of transactions more convenient. But there's a downside.
Jul 3, 2019
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How does your diet stack up?
(HealthDay)—Ever wonder how your diet habits—good or bad—compare to others?
Jun 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Volume overload present in patients on peritoneal dialysis
Volume overload is present before the start of peritoneal dialysis (PD), and is associated with risk of death, according to a study published online May 23 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
May 24, 2019
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Study finds new measure for stress in overtrained athletes
With many recreational triathletes and runners ramping up their training in hopes of getting a personal best this summer, a new measure of stress in the body demonstrates that more isn't better when it comes to endurance ...
Jun 27, 2018
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Cardiology
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test that can be used in developing countries, according to the results of the INCA-Peru study presented today at EuroCMR 2017. The scan is ...
May 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
How doctors can bridge the cultural divide to reach Latina breast cancer patients
A new study shows language barriers and cultural differences disadvantage some patients, but it records no significant inequities in how doctors provide information.
Apr 11, 2017
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Medical research
New insights into the regulation of cellular iron
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel pathway that regulates cellular iron, which could lead to new therapies for patients with either an overload or deficiency of iron.
Mar 31, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery may help patients beat deadly pneumonia
Researchers have found that a hormone responsible for controlling iron metabolism helps fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia, and that discovery may offer a simple way to help vulnerable patients.
Mar 28, 2017
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Drug-like peptides show promise in treating two blood diseases
New research suggests that synthetic peptides called minihepcidins may potentially treat two serious genetic blood diseases in children and adults. Although those diseases, beta-thalassemia and polycythemia vera, have opposite ...
May 6, 2016
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MRI effectively measures hemochromatosis iron burden
(HealthDay)—Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accurate and safe tool for the detection of low levels of iron overload in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis, according to a letter to the editor published online ...
Oct 3, 2015
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