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New Insights Identify Cause and Treatments for Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

New Insights Identify Cause and Treatments for Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

Potential environmental risk factors and novel targets for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer have been identified, according to a new study....

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Novel Fingerprint Test can Detect the Presence of Drugs Without Drawing Blood

Novel Fingerprint Test can Detect the Presence of Drugs Without Drawing Blood

New advanced fingerprint technology can tell whether a person has used heroin even if they wash their hands and could help police identify drug users and dealers. The findings of...

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Common Drugs which Treat Asthma, Arthritis Raise Your Diabetes Risk

Common Drugs which Treat Asthma, Arthritis Raise Your Diabetes Risk

Just one week of taking the class of anti-inflammatories which are used to treat asthma and arthritis can up your risk of diabetes, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are presented at the Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference....

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Baclofen, Common Muscle Relaxant Linked to Severe Confusion

Baclofen, Common Muscle Relaxant Linked to Severe Confusion

In patients with kidney disease, baclofen a common muscle relaxant was found to cause severe confusion, stated new study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute. Their results are being published in ...

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Scientists Are Developing Maps for the Transmission Risk of the Zika Virus

Scientists Are Developing Maps for the Transmission Risk of the Zika Virus

Researchers from Goethe University and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research in Frankfurt were able to generate reliable maps for the transmission risk of the Zika virus in South America....

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Measuring WBC Function Offers Better Insights To Treat Sepsis Patients

Measuring WBC Function Offers Better Insights To Treat Sepsis Patients

New technology developed by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital along with colleagues at MIT enables measurement of the activation and function of white blood cells from a small aliquot of blood from patients with sepsis. The results and clinical implications are detailed in Nature Biomedical Engineering ....

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Nearly 77 Million Europeans Will Suffer Sight Loss by 2050: Study

Nearly 77 Million Europeans Will Suffer Sight Loss by 2050: Study

Number of people with the leading cause of blindness will increase by 10million in Europe by 2050 because people are living longer, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology ....

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Retinal Imaging Technology Helps Detect Alzheimer's Early

Retinal Imaging Technology Helps Detect Alzheimer's Early

Retinal hyperspectral imaging (rHSI) is the new teechnology that helps in detecting Alzheimer's disease early, reveals a new study. ...

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Women Health News »

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Hypertension During Pregnancy can Put Mother at Risk of Heart Disease Later

Hypertension During Pregnancy can Put Mother at Risk of Heart Disease Later

Women who have preeclampsia (gestational hypertension) in at least one pregnancy will have higher cardiovascular risk later in life, which could persist even into their 60s, reveals a new study....

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Low Levels of Liver Decompensation in Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis

Low Levels of Liver Decompensation in Pregnant Women With Cirrhosis

Pregnant women with cirrhosis were found to have reduced levels of liver decompensation within a year of delivery, stated data from a new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver ...

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Urinary Incontinence: Simple, Easy Options That Don’t Require Surgery Revealed

Urinary Incontinence: Simple, Easy Options That Don’t Require Surgery Revealed

A female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon has revealed simple, easy, and effective urinary incontinence treatment options that don’t require surgery. A common myth about urinary incontinence (the loss of bladder control or ...

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Diabetes News »

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India Launches Interactive AI-powered App for Diabetes

India Launches Interactive AI-powered App for Diabetes

Eddii virtual health buddy app is the new AI-powered interactive app that has been launched India for diabetes patients. Eddii app can recognize unhealthy patterns and help you change them....

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Cholesterol News »

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Cholesterol Levels in American Adults Declining

Cholesterol Levels in American Adults Declining

Since the implementation of the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol, cholesterol levels in American adults are declining. The study is published today in the Journal of the ...

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Child Health News »

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Late Talkers More Likely to Have Severe, Frequent Temper Tantrums

Late Talkers More Likely to Have Severe, Frequent Temper Tantrums

Language delay in toddlers (late talkers) were found to have severe and frequent temper tantrums. Certain kinds of frequent or severe tantrums can indicate risk for later mental...

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Newborn Baby Hiccups may be the Key to Brain Development

Newborn Baby Hiccups may be the Key to Brain Development

Frequent hiccups in a newborn baby may provide afferent input to the developing brain, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology ....

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Babies Exposed to TNFi or Tofacitinib in Utero Experience Very Few Serious Infections: Study

Babies Exposed to TNFi or Tofacitinib in Utero Experience Very Few Serious Infections: Study

Very few serious infections were identified in infants born to mothers with chronic inflammatory diseases who used non-TNFi biologics or tofacitinib during pregnancy, revealed findings are being presented this week at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting ...

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Exposure to Fetal Nicotine Harms Breathing

Exposure to Fetal Nicotine Harms Breathing

Nicotine exposure during development inhibits the function of neurons controlling the tongue, found research published in eNeuro. This impairment may be a factor in sudden infant death syndrome in humans. The hypoglossal nerve activates ...

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Heart Disease News »

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Poor Sleep May Up Heart Disease Risk

Poor Sleep May Up Heart Disease Risk

Sleeping less than five hours can put you at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Also, due to poor sleep, there is an increase in your biological aging, reveals a new study....

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Biomarker Blood Test Could Identify Risky Heart Patients

Biomarker Blood Test Could Identify Risky Heart Patients

Blood test for protein biomarkers could help identify patients who are at high risk of heart diseases, according to a new study published in Circulation ....

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Human Heart Cells Alter in Space: Here's How

Human Heart Cells Alter in Space: Here's How

Heart cells are altered during spaceflight. However, they return to normal within 10 days on Earth. Exposure to microgravity alters the expression of thousands of genes, reveals a new study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. ...

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Link Between Middle-aged Muscle Mass and Future Heart Disease Risk

Link Between Middle-aged Muscle Mass and Future Heart Disease Risk

The amount of lean muscle in middle age was associated with their future risk of heart disease, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health....

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E-cigarettes Take Serious Toll on Heart Health

E-cigarettes Take Serious Toll on Heart Health

E-cigarette was found to take a serious toll on heart health, revealed new research that will be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2019 -- November...

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Respiratory Disease News »

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Pneumonia Decreases by 35% in Children: World Pneumonia Day

Pneumonia Decreases by 35% in Children: World Pneumonia Day

Every year, 12th November is observed as World Pneumonia Day. On this occasion, researchers have found that severe pneumonia has decreased by 35 percent in children who have received a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria. ...

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Obesity News »

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Tied to Obesity During Pregnancy

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Tied to Obesity During Pregnancy

Low levels of vitamin B12 impairs fat metabolism, which could increase the risk of obesity during pregnancy, reports a new study. The findings of the study are presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference....

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Medical Gadgets »

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Flexible Electrode Could Replace Stiff Nerve-stimulating Implant

Flexible Electrode Could Replace Stiff Nerve-stimulating Implant

Injectable flexible electrode or "injectrode" could reduce the cost of neuromodulation therapy, increase its reliability and make it much less invasive, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineers and their collaborators. The paper is published online in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials ....

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