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Lung cancer screening in primary care is feasible, study suggests

The benefits of routine lung cancer screenings have been hotly debated in the medical community. After reviewing a national trial published in 2011, the US Preventive Services Task Force introduced a recommendation for systematic low-dose CT lung cancer screenings for people at high risk.

12 May 2020

Platelets can intensify inflammatory processes, study shows

Platelets not only play a key role in blood clotting, but can also significantly intensify inflammatory processes.

12 May 2020

Water fluoridation not linked to increased risk of osteosarcoma, study shows

The Journal of Dental Research published today the results of a study that demonstrated that community water fluoridation is not associated with increased risk of osteosarcoma.

12 May 2020

UCF researchers win $200,000 to develop cough drops for controlling COVID-19 spread

A team of University of Central Florida researchers is looking at changing people's saliva to help manage the spread of COVID-19 as the nation gets ready to go back to work and school.

12 May 2020

Fasting-mimicking diet plus vitamin C could be effective at treating some cancer types

Scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan have found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C.

12 May 2020

Study provides further insights into the relationship between smoking and COVID-19

A Canadian study available on the preprint server medRxiv* shows that current smokers are slightly more likely than never smokers to test positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but cautions about the possibility of reverse causality where smokers actually quit to avoid the disease.

12 May 2020

New discovery may contribute to early identification of aggressive breast tumors

Immune system cells in the blood of breast cancer patients undergo alterations early in the disease course, according to a study published in the journal Clinical & Translational Immunology.

12 May 2020

The number of people with osteoarthritis worldwide is on the rise

The prevalence and incidence of osteoarthritis represent a growing burden worldwide that is only expected to increase, according to an analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017.

12 May 2020

COVID-19 may contribute to exponential growth of Parkinson's disease in future

Parkinson's disease (PD) is expected to reach over 14 million cases worldwide by 2040. As longevity increases, so does the number of persons living with PD.

12 May 2020

SARS-CoV-2 cell entry affinity varies across different host species

A new study from India, currently available on the preprint server bioRxiv*, estimated the probability and readiness of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to infect cells of different animal species – and revealed many of them that could act as disease carriers.

12 May 2020

Estonians eat less fiber than recommended, study confirms

For normal gut and body function, the diet should contain sufficient amounts of (at least 25 - 35 grams of) various (a variety of )dietary fibers. Fibers are a type of carbohydrates forming a big group of molecules of very different structures and sizes that have different functions in our body.

12 May 2020

AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to false positives and false negatives

Machine learning and AI are highly unstable in medical image reconstruction, and may lead to false positives and false negatives, a new study suggests.

12 May 2020

Eating one meal high in saturated fat may hinder our ability to focus

Fatty food may feel like a friend during these troubled times, but new research suggests that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hinder our ability to concentrate - not great news for people whose diets have gone south while they're working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 May 2020

Child burn survivors are more troubled by psychological scars than physical wounds

Children and young adult burn survivors are more troubled by staring, bullying, and uncomfortable questions than the actual physical discomfort and memories of their accidents, according to research that was selected to be presented at the American Burn Association's Annual Meeting and published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research.

12 May 2020

Repetitive head impacts for NFL players lead to increased risk of premature death

A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University shows that an increase in repetitive head impacts for NFL players leads to an increased risk of premature death.

12 May 2020

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Lung cancer screening in primary care is feasible, study suggests

Platelets can intensify inflammatory processes, study shows

Water fluoridation not linked to increased risk of osteosarcoma, study shows

UCF researchers win $200,000 to develop cough drops for controlling COVID-19 spread

Fasting-mimicking diet plus vitamin C could be effective at treating some cancer types

Study provides further insights into the relationship between smoking and COVID-19

New discovery may contribute to early identification of aggressive breast tumors

The number of people with osteoarthritis worldwide is on the rise

COVID-19 may contribute to exponential growth of Parkinson's disease in future

SARS-CoV-2 cell entry affinity varies across different host species

Estonians eat less fiber than recommended, study confirms

AI techniques in medical imaging may lead to false positives and false negatives

Eating one meal high in saturated fat may hinder our ability to focus

Child burn survivors are more troubled by psychological scars than physical wounds

Repetitive head impacts for NFL players lead to increased risk of premature death

Biomechanical footwear reduces pain associated with knee osteoarthritis

Personalized therapeutic approach can improve bone healing process, prevent complications

Rotavirus vaccination leads to a decrease in hospitalizations and deaths of children

Scientists discover a new way for T cells to attack diseased cells

Woman's genetic make-up may play a role in weight gain from birth control

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