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High-intensity interval training improves children's health

Many children don't get enough exercise and as a result often have health problems such as being overweight and having high blood pressure.

5 Feb 2020

Magnetically levitated plasma proteins could vastly improve diagnosis of diseases

Researchers at Michigan State University's Precision Health Program have helped develop a fascinating new method for detecting the density of proteins in the blood - a method that could vastly improve the rate at which diseases are detected and diagnosed.

5 Feb 2020

On drug pricing, the President’s numbers are still off

During the 2020 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump zeroed in on prescription drug prices, arguing that his administration is "taking on the big pharmaceutical companies."

5 Feb 2020

Trump on ‘Medicare for All’ and the costs of extending health care to undocumented immigrants

In his 2020 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump attempted to tie a Democratic proposal for health care reform to one of his signature issues: immigration.

5 Feb 2020

Hiden achieve benchmark environmental accreditation

Hiden Isochema is proud to announce that it has been awarded ISO 14001 accreditation for its environmental management system.

From Hiden Isochema 5 Feb 2020

Pediatric obesity treatment improves children's self-esteem and body image

Treating obesity in children and adolescents improves self-esteem and body image, according to an analysis of all relevant studies published to date.

5 Feb 2020

Three key variables linked to higher rural mortality rates in the U.S.

Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of urban dwellers.

5 Feb 2020

Research highlights the benefits of physical activity for older adults

Physically active older adults benefit from reduced risks of early death, breast and prostate cancer, fractures, recurrent falls, functional limitations, cognitive decline, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and depression.

5 Feb 2020

Study sheds new light on genetic relationship between three mood disorders

Researchers shed new light on the genetic relationship between three mood disorders associated with depression--major depression and bipolar disorder types 1 and 2, in a new study in the journal Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier.

5 Feb 2020

Good rehab is hard to find

Pattie Vargas saw with frightening clarity that her son Joel, 25 at the time, had a life-threatening drug problem. He came home one day in 2007 "high as a kite," went to bed and slept four days straight, Vargas, now a 65-year-old resident of Vacaville, California, recalls.

5 Feb 2020

Researchers find seasonal variations in risk of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

Researchers observed seasonal variations in the risk of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy--including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia--in a study of Danish women.

5 Feb 2020

Population‐level study of older adults identifies risk factors for cognitive decline

In older adults with abdominal obesity (excess belly fat), sustained elevations of blood sugar were linked to a higher likelihood of experiencing cognitive decline. In older adults without abdominal obesity, the hormone adiponectin appeared to be a likely risk factor for cognitive decline.

5 Feb 2020

Self‐perception of aging may impact older cancer patients' mortality risk

Self-perception of aging--or attitudes toward one's aging experience--may affect older individuals' risk of dying early after being diagnosed with cancer, according to results from a study published in Cancer Medicine.

5 Feb 2020

Unique neuron that computes like a compass identified

It's 5 p.m. as you leave the parking garage at work, but you realize you have no idea which way to turn to travel home. You know where you are and what street your house is on--it's just that you can't remember how to get there.

5 Feb 2020

Study uncovers higher lung cancer rates in young women across multiple countries

An International Journal of Cancer study that examined lung cancer rates in young adults in 40 countries across five continents uncovered a trend of higher lung cancer rates in women compared with men in recent years.

5 Feb 2020

Elevated mercury levels linked with higher prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer

Higher levels of mercury in the blood were linked with a higher prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer, the most common human malignancy, in a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology.

5 Feb 2020

Cancer patients with dementia less likely to achieve a 'good death'

As the population ages, the number of cancer patients with dementia has increased. A recent study published in Geriatrics & Gerontology International found that cancer patients with dementia were less likely to achieve a "good death" than those without.

5 Feb 2020

Spread of coronavirus extends far beyond Wuhan and other quarantined cities

Infectious disease researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions in Hong Kong, mainland China and France have concluded there is a high probability that the deadly Wuhan coronavirus spread beyond Wuhan and other quarantined cities before Chinese officials were able to put a quarantine in place.

5 Feb 2020

Analysis shows overall survival in lung cancer patients harboring 'niche' mutations

Mutations were observed in all genes studied, except c-MET, DDR2, MAP2K1, and RET.

5 Feb 2020

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

UCLA bioengineers and colleagues at UNC School of Medicine and MIT have further developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage.

5 Feb 2020

Medical News

High-intensity interval training improves children's health

Magnetically levitated plasma proteins could vastly improve diagnosis of diseases

On drug pricing, the President’s numbers are still off

Trump on ‘Medicare for All’ and the costs of extending health care to undocumented immigrants

Hiden achieve benchmark environmental accreditation

Pediatric obesity treatment improves children's self-esteem and body image

Three key variables linked to higher rural mortality rates in the U.S.

Research highlights the benefits of physical activity for older adults

Study sheds new light on genetic relationship between three mood disorders

Good rehab is hard to find

Researchers find seasonal variations in risk of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

Population‐level study of older adults identifies risk factors for cognitive decline

Self‐perception of aging may impact older cancer patients' mortality risk

Unique neuron that computes like a compass identified

Study uncovers higher lung cancer rates in young women across multiple countries

Elevated mercury levels linked with higher prevalence of non-melanoma skin cancer

Cancer patients with dementia less likely to achieve a 'good death'

Spread of coronavirus extends far beyond Wuhan and other quarantined cities

Analysis shows overall survival in lung cancer patients harboring 'niche' mutations

Smart insulin-delivery patch could monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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