Archive: 01/02/2017

Study provides new evidence that exercise is not key to weight control

An international study led by Loyola University Chicago is providing compelling new evidence that exercise is not the key to controlling weight.

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Research says teens, young adults explore differently

The adolescent and college years are often regarded as periods of exploration—when teens and young adults begin to make decisions on their own for the first time.

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Shape of prostate and compartments within may serve as cancer indicators

Preliminary computerized imaging reveals the shape of the prostate and a compartment within the gland—called the transitional zone—consistently differ in men with prostate cancer than those without the disease, according ...

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Eating the placenta after childbirth—researchers explore perceptions of health benefits and risks

Placentophagy—maternal consumption of the placenta—has become increasingly prevalent in the past decade among women seeking to promote health and healing during the postpartum period. But how much do clinicians or patients ...

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Potential new drug class hits multiple cancer cell targets, boosting efficacy and safety

MYC is a regulator gene. It controls the expression of other genes and codes transcription factors or proteins involved in many fundamental cellular processes. It's also among the most frequently altered genes found in cancer, ...

Feb 1, 2017

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New type of PET imaging identifies primary and metastatic prostate cancer

In the featured article from the February 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers document the first-in-human application of a new imaging agent to help find prostate cancer in both early and advanced stages ...

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Nearly 100 mentally ill patients died in S.Africa fiasco

At least 94 mentally ill patients died after South African authorities moved them last year from hospital to unlicensed health facilities that were compared to "concentration camps", a government investigation revealed Wednesday.

Feb 1, 2017

Habitual e-cigarette use associated with risk factors linked to increased cardiovascular risk

In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Holly R. Middlekauff, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined whether habitual users of electronic cigarettes ...

Feb 1, 2017

Targeting Parkinson's-linked protein could neutralize two of the disease's causes

Researchers report they have discovered how two problem proteins known to cause Parkinson's disease are chemically linked, suggesting that someday, both could be neutralized by a single drug designed to target the link. A ...

Feb 1, 2017

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Food insecurity: A threat to the developmental and psychosocial health of children

Household food insecurity (FI) (without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, even for a temporary period), is associated with children's behavioral, academic and emotional problems beginning ...

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