Health
Any way you slice it, nutrition studies are controversial
For every study that warns against the health perils of coffee, there's another that points to Java as the key to longevity.
Jan 30, 2019
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Medical research
Precision medicine: Statistical model can calculate potential success of new drugs
The aim of "precision medicine" is to devise individualised treatment strategies and therapies. Statistical methods play an important role in predicting the efficacy of drugs from clinical study data, based on patient characteristics. ...
Nov 7, 2018
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Surgery
Opioid use often persists in workers' compensation claimants
(HealthDay)—Many patients in a workers' compensation cohort have persistent opioid use, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
Cannabis compound may help curb frequency of epileptic seizures
A naturally occurring compound found in cannabis may help to curb the frequency of epileptic seizures, suggests a review of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Mar 6, 2018
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Medical research
Eye melanoma, media hype, and genomic medicine
Melanoma of the eye presents a case study in the value of diagnosing by phenotype (symptoms and physical presentation) versus assessing risk genotype – a discussion that may impact ongoing efforts to sequence gazillions ...
Sep 2, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Calculating leukemia progression
A new computational study published in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications has shown how mutations that give rise to drug resistance occur in a form of cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia ...
Aug 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Systems-wide genetic study of blood pressure regulation in the Framingham Heart Study
A genetic investigation of individuals in the Framingham Heart Study may prove useful to identify novel targets for the prevention or treatment of high blood pressure. The study, which takes a close look at networks of blood ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may increase risk of having child with autism
Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Neighborhood features could prevent obesity
Living in a neighborhood that supports a healthy lifestyle can make a measurable difference in preventing obesity, according to a longitudinal study recently published in the journal Obesity.
Jun 4, 2013
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Health
Aggressive behavior linked specifically to secondhand smoke exposure in childhood
Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history ...
May 21, 2013
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