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Black, Hispanic people may have greater risk of second hemorrhagic stroke than whites

Black and Hispanic people may be more likely to have another intracerebral hemorrhage or a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, than white people, according to a study published in the June 6, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Jun 2018

Understanding cancer heterogeneity may help avoid harmful effects of chemotherapy

"Understanding cancer heterogeneity could further reduce chemo use," says cancer research expert Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University. "Further study of cases that can successfully be treated with hormone- and immunotherapy, and how to identify them, will unlock this potential."

7 Jun 2018

Lower sleep efficiency in people with diabetes and prediabetes associated with poorer cognitive function

A study published in the journal Acta Diabetologica reports that people with diabetes and prediabetes who have lower sleep efficiency – a measure of how much time in bed is actually spent sleeping – have poorer cognitive function than those with better sleep efficiency.

7 Jun 2018

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks linked to drug addiction behaviors

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with drug addiction behaviors, according to a systematic review of more than 100 published neuroimaging studies by experts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published Wednesday, June 6 in the journal Neuron.

7 Jun 2018

Coffee intake algorithm predicts peak alertness

United States Army researchers have developed a unique algorithm that can predict the right amount of coffee which can produce peak alertness. The algorithm takes into account several features including sleep schedules of individuals and calculates the amount of coffee that they need. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Sleep Research.

7 Jun 2018

Teetotallers take more sick days than drinkers

According to a new study from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, people who do not drink alcohol are just as likely to miss work due to sickness as heavy drinkers. The study results appeared in the latest issue of the journal Addiction.

7 Jun 2018

PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men

Some parts of Australia show an increase in uptake of pills that can prevent contracting HIV but also a sharp drop in condom use among men having sex with men. This was found in a major study and is cause for concern.

7 Jun 2018

NCI selects Arizona State University to lead new cancer research

Arizona State University has been awarded more than $8.5 million over five years from the National Cancer Institute to establish the Arizona Cancer and Evolution Center.

6 Jun 2018

Bioengineers compile recommendations to reduce head injuries in rugby union

Bioengineers have compiled a set of recommendations that could significantly reduce concussions and other head injuries in rugby union, having assessed how head impacts and movement vary based on the position on the body where tackles are made.

6 Jun 2018

Overload of zinc in muscles leads to cachexia in cancer patients

It's estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia - a debilitating muscle-wasting syndrome that affects an estimated 80 percent of advanced cancer patients. Cachexia is linked to reduced tolerance for cancer therapy, poor quality of life, and accelerated death, but there are no effective treatments and its cause is still largely unknown.

6 Jun 2018

KFU medical departments seek to find treatments for hereditary syndromes

Newest results were showcased at the International Myology School in Moscow on 16th - 19th May 2018. KFU was represented by Junior Research Associate Mikhail Mavlikeev.

6 Jun 2018

Mangos found to be more effective in reducing symptoms of constipation

Next time you suffer from constipation, you may want to consider grabbing a mango instead of reaching for a fiber supplement, suggests a new Texas A & M University pilot study published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

6 Jun 2018

Study findings may lead to new approaches for treating inflammatory diseases

In the body, the immune system often begins its response to various attackers in the same way: the body activates immune cells, so-called phagocytes, which migrate to sites of inflammation caused by, for example, foreign pathogens or damaged tissue.

6 Jun 2018

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

New technologies have been likened, famously, to magic. At first, even the few who understand how they work have a tendency to sit back and marvel. Soon, flaws and limitations are detected and the invention process begins again, resulting, almost always, in improvements.

6 Jun 2018

Doctors' attire does matter to patients, study finds

Physicians may want to dig a little deeper into their closets, or grab their white coats on the way out of the operating room, if they want patients to view them favorably, according to the largest-ever study of patient preferences for doctors' attire.

6 Jun 2018

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Black, Hispanic people may have greater risk of second hemorrhagic stroke than whites

Understanding cancer heterogeneity may help avoid harmful effects of chemotherapy

Lower sleep efficiency in people with diabetes and prediabetes associated with poorer cognitive function

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks linked to drug addiction behaviors

Coffee intake algorithm predicts peak alertness

Teetotallers take more sick days than drinkers

PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men

NCI selects Arizona State University to lead new cancer research

Bioengineers compile recommendations to reduce head injuries in rugby union

Overload of zinc in muscles leads to cachexia in cancer patients

KFU medical departments seek to find treatments for hereditary syndromes

Mangos found to be more effective in reducing symptoms of constipation

Study findings may lead to new approaches for treating inflammatory diseases

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

Doctors' attire does matter to patients, study finds

'Saving appearance responses' particularly common in people with Alzheimer's disease

New cell-based technologies could help improve understanding of muscle-wasting disease

Depression in type-1 diabetes patients linked with higher levels of inflammatory protein

Researchers identify less-invasive treatment option for patients with ARDS

Boosting electrical activity in the eye may lead to new treatments for painful dry eye

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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