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AI can Boost Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients

AI can Boost Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now instantly translate complex clinical data into an optimal plan of attack which can help cancer patients start their radiation therapy sooner...

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Patients With Harmless Cancers are Over Diagnosed

Patients With Harmless Cancers are Over Diagnosed

Patients are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers that will do them no harm if left undetected or untreated in Australia. They are exposed to unnecessary surgeries and chemotherapy due to overdiagnosis, according to a new study published online in the Medical Journal of Australia ....

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Diet & Nutrition News »

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Walnuts can Keep Older People's Mind Sharper

Walnuts can Keep Older People's Mind Sharper

Regularly adding some walnuts to older people's diet can keep memory problems at bay, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ....

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Ketogenic Diet Works Best in Small Doses: Study

Ketogenic Diet Works Best in Small Doses: Study

A ketogenic diet was found to produce health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found in a study of mice. A keto diet provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates....

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Drug News »

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Human Body-on-chip Systems Improve Drug Testing

Human Body-on-chip Systems Improve Drug Testing

New comprehensive multi-organ-on-a-Chip (Organ Chip) platform helps in effective in-vitro-to-in-vivo translation (IVIVT) of human drug pharmacology....

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New Aspects of Tauopathy May Aid to Design Effective Drugs

New Aspects of Tauopathy May Aid to Design Effective Drugs

Addition of phosphate groups or hyper phosphorylation induces protein dysfunction and accumulation. This could cause cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published in Acta Neuropathologica journal ....

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Blood Pressure Drug Tied to Lower Risk of Gout

Blood Pressure Drug Tied to Lower Risk of Gout

Amlodipine, an antihypertensive drug can decrease the long-term gout risk compared to lisinopril and chlorthalidone, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Hypertension ....

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Research News »

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Discovery For New Treatment For Rare Blood Disease Just Steps Away

Discovery For New Treatment For Rare Blood Disease Just Steps Away

Discovery that could unlock new ways to treat a rare blood disease has been innovated. ...

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Algae Helps Improve Gastrointestinal Health

Algae Helps Improve Gastrointestinal Health

Algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was found to improve human gastrointestinal issues associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) such as diarrhea, gas and bloating....

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New Research Explores Why Women Have to be Likeable, and Men Don't

New Research Explores Why Women Have to be Likeable, and Men Don't

Likeability was found to be a key and influencing factor in interactions between women, men and women, stated study published in The Economic Journal. Whereas likeability was not a influencing factor in all-male interactions. The researchers ...

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Women Health News »

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Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy: New Findings

Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy: New Findings

During pregnancy, drinking alcohol was found to lead to poorer cognitive functioning in children, stated a new study. The University of Bristol research published today [29...

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Organ Donation News »

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Kidney Paired Donation is an Excellent Option for Transplant Candidates, Says Study

Kidney Paired Donation is an Excellent Option for Transplant Candidates, Says Study

A national kidney paired donation program is a safe and effective way to treat patients with incompatible living donors, revealed study. In kidney paired donation,...

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Bird Flu News »

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Odisha: Bird Flu Detected, Culling Ordered

Odisha: Bird Flu Detected, Culling Ordered

After bird flu was detected at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), the Odisha government ordered the culling of poultry. OUAT on Monday confirmed...

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Tropical Disease News »

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Six Coronaviruses Identified: Which One Will Spread Next?

Six Coronaviruses Identified: Which One Will Spread Next?

As a new variant of coronavirus spreads panic keeping governments and health experts on their toes from China to India, researchers have been stressing for long on the fact that distinguishing new viruses in animals and promptly determining their potential to infect people is a key way to reduce global health threats. ...

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Plant Virus Inspires design of new Vaccine against Malaria

Plant Virus Inspires design of new Vaccine against Malaria

Novel, second-generation, plant virus based malarial vaccine candidate could provide protection from Plasmodium falciparum malaria, according to a study that appears in the upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ....

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AIDS/HIV News »

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STI/HIV Sexual Risk Linked To Brain

STI/HIV Sexual Risk Linked To Brain

High rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase the risk of HIV in young adult women in the United States....

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News on IT in Healthcare »

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AI-based Blood Test Predicts Neurodegenerative Disease Progression

AI-based Blood Test Predicts Neurodegenerative Disease Progression

AI analysis of blood samples could help forecast and explain disease progression of neurodegenerative disorders....

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Child Health News »

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Being Heavier Than Your Twin can Make You Perform Well at School

Being Heavier Than Your Twin can Make You Perform Well at School

Weighing more than your twin at birth can boost your overall performance at school, reports a new study. The findings, from researchers at Georgetown University, appear in Child Development , a journal of the Society for Research in Child ...

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Kids to Bear the Burden of Adverse Health Effects from Climate Change

Kids to Bear the Burden of Adverse Health Effects from Climate Change

Increased temperatures due to climate change will negatively affect the health of humanity, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation ....

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Environmental Health »

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Heart-stopping Impacts Of Air Pollution

Heart-stopping Impacts Of Air Pollution

Risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) increases several folds from short-term exposure to low concentrations of delicate particulate matter PM2.5....

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Heart Disease News »

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Blood Clot Linked to Rapid Aortic Aneurysm Growth

Blood Clot Linked to Rapid Aortic Aneurysm Growth

In people with abdominal aortic aneurysms, the presence of blood clot was linked to a more rapid, potentially dangerous growth in the aneurysm, according to a major study published in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the findings could help ...

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Nanoparticle Destroys Plaques Causing Heart Attacks

Nanoparticle Destroys Plaques Causing Heart Attacks

Portions of plaques that cause heart attacks are now eaten away by a nanoparticle invented by scientists....

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Respiratory Disease News »

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Cough, Shortness of Breath may be Early Warning Signs of Lung Cancer

Cough, Shortness of Breath may be Early Warning Signs of Lung Cancer

Don't take common respiratory symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath very lightly, because coughing continuously and feeling breathless can be a red flag for lung cancer....

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Cystic Fibrosis: New Treatment can Kill Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection

Cystic Fibrosis: New Treatment can Kill Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection

Novel treatment completely kills a bacterial infection that can be deadly to cystic fibrosis patients and other chronic lung conditions like bronchiectasis, reports a new study....

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Obesity News »

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Vital Methods for Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Identified

Vital Methods for Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Identified

Building healthy dietary, self-monitoring and psychological coping strategies are the vital keys for successful weight loss maintenance, according to a study published in the journal Obesity ....

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Anti-Aging News »

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Nose Job: Cosmetic Nose Surgery can Make You Look Younger

Nose Job: Cosmetic Nose Surgery can Make You Look Younger

Undergoing a cosmetic nose surgery (rhinoplasty or nose job) can make you look younger, reports a new study....

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Weight Loss »

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Bariatric Surgery Improves Breathing Issues

Bariatric Surgery Improves Breathing Issues

In obese patients, weight loss or bariatric surgery was found to reverse some of the negative effects of obesity on the respiratory system, according to a study published in the journal Radiology. Obesity is a public health epidemic that ...

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Weight Loss Surgery may Lower Heart Failure, Early Death Risk

Weight Loss Surgery may Lower Heart Failure, Early Death Risk

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, may reduce the risk of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in BJS ( British Journal of ...

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Bariatric Surgery may Decrease Colorectal Cancer Risk

Bariatric Surgery may Decrease Colorectal Cancer Risk

People who underwent bariatric surgery had a more than 35 percent decline in the risk of developing colorectal cancer than obese individuals who had no surgery. The findings of the study are published in the BJS ....

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