Health
Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease?
With the rise of fad diets, "superfoods", and a growing range of dietary supplement choices, it's sometimes hard to know what to eat.
Aug 1, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Guidelines updated for radiotherapy after prostatectomy
(HealthDay)—Clinical guidelines on adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy have been updated, according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology and the American Urological Association.
May 31, 2019
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Medical research
Study finds direct oxidative stress damage shortens telomeres
The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress on cells—pollution, diesel exhaust, smoking and obesity—also are associated with shorter telomeres, the protective tips on the ends of the chromosomal shoelace.
May 14, 2019
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Medical research
Novel nanoparticle enhances radiation tumor killing
Radiation kills tumors by creating oxygen free radicals that damage the tumor DNA. However, the lack of oxygen in the center of tumors blocks the production of free radicals, inhibiting radiation killing. NIBIB researchers ...
May 2, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
ASTRO and AUA update joint clinical guidance for radiation therapy after prostatectomy
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) today announced updates to their joint clinical guideline on adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy in patients ...
May 1, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Improved procedure for cancer-related erectile dysfunction
Melbourne surgeons have modified a minimally invasive technique to help men regain erectile function lost after prostate cancer surgery. The surgery had a 71 per cent success rate with two participants achieving their first ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Research recommends graduated return to work after prostatectomy
New UBC research cautions men recovering from a radical prostatectomy to take it easy when returning to work.
Apr 3, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers find oxidative stress plays a role in telling fruit flies when to sleep
A team of researchers at Oxford University has found that oxidative stress plays a role in determining when fruit flies go to sleep. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes their study of fruit ...
Oncology & Cancer
Solving the 'Catch-22' of rectal cancer
Today's standard procedure to treat rectal cancer includes radical surgery to remove the tumour along with the rectum and its encasing tissue (called mesorectum). After the surgery, the specimen is analysed in the pathology ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Hormonal treatment may trigger depression in men with prostate cancer
Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to suffer from depression than men who don't receive this treatment. This leads researchers to suggest that patients receiving ...
Mar 18, 2019
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