Health
Vaping no boost to quit rates in smokers, study suggests
People who vape and smoke cigarettes are no more likely to drop the nicotine habit than those who just smoke, a new study suggests.
Nov 20, 2018
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Promoting health through waka ama (outrigger canoe)
Waka ama (outrigger canoe) is one of the fastest growing sports in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now Massey University researchers have joined advocates who increasingly see the activity as a vehicle for hauora (health) promotion. ...
Oct 29, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Wanting to live a 'normal-perfect' life is making women unhealthy
These days, the health of a woman seems to be less about the absence of illness and more about being someone who works on their body and mind in order to meet modern society's expectations of looks and abilities.
Jul 9, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
MGMT promoter methylation associated with improved survival for patients with WHO Grade II Gliomas
Further exploration into the endpoints of the NRG Oncology/RTOG 0424 trial resulted in the discovery that MGMT promoter methylation is an independent prognostic biomarker of high-risk, low-grade glioma treated with temozolomide ...
Jul 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic biomarker linked to improved survival for patients with certain brain tumors
A DNA-level biomarker (MGMT promoter methylation) can be used to help predict survival outcomes in patients with high-risk, low-grade gliomas, according to a new study conducted through the NRG Oncology/RTOG collaborative ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bragging and modesty
Young people today react to bragging in the same way as previous generations, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Dayton.
May 7, 2018
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Addiction
Revellers ready for festival drug checks, study finds
A study of the attitudes and behaviours of young people at music festivals found that a majority were in favour of drug checking, and would reconsider taking a drug if they were aware of its contents.
Jan 19, 2018
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Health
LGBQ* women's sexual desire particularly impacted by social and cultural pressures
Women's sexual desire is influenced by a host of factors, but one factor is often left out by researchers and clinicians. University of Kentucky researchers homed in on that missing piece—the influence of social and cultural ...
Dec 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deadly plague slowing down in Madagascar: authorities
A plague outbreak that has claimed 128 lives in Madagascar has slowed down, health authorities on the island nation said Tuesday, citing a decline in the numbers of the infected and dying.
Oct 31, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Alterations in gene regulation make gastric cancer cells less visible to the immune system
Gastric cancer cells are helped to evade the immune system by alterations in gene regulation, according to new work by A*STAR researchers. This mechanism might apply to a wide range of cancers, and could be exploited to improve ...
Oct 19, 2017
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