Archive: 05/05/2015

Women's use of talc powder may be tied to ovarian cancer

Deane Berg's doctor called her in the day after Christmas 2006 to give her the crushing news. She'd had her ovaries removed, the pathology results were back, and the information could not have been much worse. Berg had stage ...

May 5, 2015

USPSTF: Not enough data on E-cigarettes as cessation aid

(HealthDay)—There's not enough data to decide whether or not electronic cigarettes can help smokers quit, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

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Fetal/Infant death risk lowest at 37 weeks in twin pregnancies

(HealthDay)—For twin pregnancies, fetal/infant death risk seems to be minimized at 37 weeks' gestation, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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Risk of all cancers, specific cancers up in infertile men

(HealthDay)—Infertile men have increased risk of all cancers and some individual cancers, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Urology.

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IBM's Watson extends cancer insights to 14 new centers

IBM on Tuesday said 14 US cancer treatment centers would join a partnership to get personalized care treatment plans from the company's Watson supercomputer.

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Thoughts drive dieting plans but feelings drive dieting behavior, study finds

A majority of American adults say they've tried dieting to lose weight at some point in their lives, and at any given time, about one-third of the adult population say they're currently dieting.

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Ebola end in sight as weekly infections drop to single figures

The two African countries still battling Ebola have both recorded weekly infections in single figures for the first time since the peak of the epidemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

May 5, 2015

3D models of neuronal networks reveal organizational principles of sensory cortex

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (Germany), VU University Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (USA) succeed in reconstructing the neuronal networks that ...

May 5, 2015

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Popular electric brain stimulation method detrimental to IQ scores

Using a weak electric current in an attempt to boost brainpower or treat conditions has become popular among scientists and do-it-yourselfers, but a new University of North Carolina School of Medicine study shows that using ...

May 5, 2015

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Molecular link found between high glucose, metabolic disease

Scientists at Johns Hopkins say they've discovered a cause-and-effect link between chronic high blood sugar and disruption of mitochondria, the powerhouses that create the metabolic energy that runs living cells. The discovery, ...

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