Archive: 24/04/2015

Significant increase in major depression reported during recent recession

The recent Great Recession was accompanied by a significant and sustained increase in major depression in U.S. adults, according to a Loyola study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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Penis transplant offers hope to victims of botched circumcisions

In the deep of winter high in the mountains of South Africa's Eastern Cape, teenage boys clad only in blankets, with white clay painted on their faces, undergo agonizing traditional circumcisions. Hundreds have died as a ...

Apr 24, 2015

Self-reported health predicts survival in breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For older women with breast cancer, low self-rated health (SRH) and limited walking ability predict worse all-cause survival at five and 10 years, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal ...

Apr 24, 2015

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Radial access cuts vascular complications in angiography

(HealthDay)—Women undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have a higher rate of vascular complications than men, which are significantly reduced with radial access, according to a study ...

Apr 24, 2015

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Research indicates our skin color is evolutionary gateway to vitamin D

All over the world, millions of people see skin color as a symbol of superiority or inferiority, whether they are conscious of it or not. Others see humanity's array of skin tones, from white to ocher to black, as a positive ...

Apr 24, 2015

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Late-life transition like Bruce Jenner's full of challenges, rewards, experts say

(HealthDay)—Patricia Harrington is many things: a woman in her 60s, a successful physicist and radiation oncology programmer, and currently the intake coordinator for the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Apr 24, 2015

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New insight into how brain makes memories

Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighboring neuron.

Apr 24, 2015

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Discount food and restaurants stand out as major factors in the obesity epidemic

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The proportion of US adults who are obese – defined as a body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight – of at least 30, has risen ...

Apr 24, 2015

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DBT dramatically improves cancer detection rate in dense breast tissue

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases the rate of cancer detection in women with dense breast tissue by as much as 67%, according to new research from the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Apr 24, 2015

Scientists discover genetic cause of deadly rare disease 'dyskeratosis congenita'

Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the researchers used the latest genetic sequencing methods to study 31 children with the disease and discovered a defect in the biological process known as deadenylation. ...

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