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ZMYND8 protein can suppress metastasis-linked genes in prostate cancer

Although it reads like European license plate number, a protein known as ZMYND8 has demonstrated its ability to block metastasis-linked genes in prostate cancer, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

28 Jul 2016

Wearable sensor system could help detect lactate levels in perspiration

It may be clammy and inconvenient, but human sweat has at least one positive characteristic - it can give insight to what's happening inside your body.

28 Jul 2016

OSA patients face elevated risk of perioperative complications

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) face an elevated risk of perioperative complications; the risk is even higher if the diagnosis has not been made before surgery.

28 Jul 2016

Exposure to road and rail traffic noise increases risk of heart attack

Your risk of heart attack increases with the amount of traffic noise to which you are exposed.

28 Jul 2016

Few people aware of health benefits of mushrooms, reveals national survey

Relatively few people are aware of the health benefits of mushrooms, according to a new national survey by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers.

28 Jul 2016

Study shows patients with skin of color less likely to survive melanoma

Because Caucasians have a higher skin cancer risk than the general population, people with skin of color may believe that they don't need to be concerned about this disease — but new research reveals this to be a dangerous misconception.

28 Jul 2016

Moderately high TSH concentrations in infants linked to neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age

Babies born with moderately high concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone have a higher risk of poor educational and development outcomes at school age, a world-first University of Sydney study reveals.

28 Jul 2016

Creative material languages can act as bridge to communicate with autistic children, say researchers

Researchers at the University of Kent are arguing that creativity and intermedial languages can be used as a bridge to communicate with autistic children.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers develop new test for early detection of patients' resistance to leukemia treatment

Australian researchers have made a world-first breakthrough in the early detection of patients' resistance to a common treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

28 Jul 2016

CATCH program identified as excellent example of evidence-based physical activity intervention

In a paper published today in a special physical activity series of The Lancet, the Coordinated Approach to Child Health program developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was identified as an excellent example of an evidence-based physical activity intervention that has been successfully scaled up to affect population health.

28 Jul 2016

Discovery of pain paradox paves way to new methods of pain control

A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in other parts of the body, potentially paving the way to new methods of pain control.

28 Jul 2016

Exposure to deep space radiation could be cause for cardiovascular problems in Apollo astronauts

Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular problems that are thought to be caused by their exposure to deep space radiation, according to a Florida State University researcher.

28 Jul 2016

Updated AAN guidelines state closure not recommended for individuals with stroke and heart defect

An updated recommendation from the American Academy of Neurology states that catheter-based closure should not be routinely recommended for people who have had a stroke and also have a heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a channel between the top two chambers in the heart.

28 Jul 2016

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ZMYND8 protein can suppress metastasis-linked genes in prostate cancer

Wearable sensor system could help detect lactate levels in perspiration

OSA patients face elevated risk of perioperative complications

Exposure to road and rail traffic noise increases risk of heart attack

Few people aware of health benefits of mushrooms, reveals national survey

Study shows patients with skin of color less likely to survive melanoma

Moderately high TSH concentrations in infants linked to neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age

Creative material languages can act as bridge to communicate with autistic children, say researchers

Researchers develop new test for early detection of patients' resistance to leukemia treatment

CATCH program identified as excellent example of evidence-based physical activity intervention

Discovery of pain paradox paves way to new methods of pain control

Exposure to deep space radiation could be cause for cardiovascular problems in Apollo astronauts

Updated AAN guidelines state closure not recommended for individuals with stroke and heart defect

Smoking-related deficits in brain dopamine return to normal after quitting, study reports

Exercising for one hour daily offsets ill effects of sedentary lifestyle

Eczema can increase patients' risk of developing several other health conditions

Psoriasis treatments may help improve cardiovascular symptoms by reducing skin inflammation

Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections can be potential health threat to travelers

Introduction of CT lung screening for high-risk individuals could decrease cancer-related deaths

Study explores ethnic differences in physical activity among kidney transplant patients

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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