Archive: 06/04/2017

Urine test may be able to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome

A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators raises the possibility of identifying children with Down syndrome who may also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without the need for expensive and inconvenient ...

Apr 6, 2017

Are your muscles genetically prepared to run a marathon?

For a few years, running has been fashionable. But there is a great difference between the physical demands of running a few kilometres and doing a marathon. Now Spanish researchers have concluded that genetics plays an essential ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Are men with a family history of prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance?

Active surveillance—careful monitoring to determine if or when a cancer warrants treatment—is an increasingly prevalent choice for prostate cancer, but it's unclear if the strategy is appropriate for men with a family ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Cognitive decline after surgery tied to brain's own immune cells

After undergoing surgery, elderly patients often experience cloudy thinking that can last for weeks or even months. At one time researchers thought this cognitive decline might be caused by anesthesia, but mounting evidence ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Tumor necrosis factor found to directly regulate blood pressure

Investigators at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research have discovered a surprising new role for tumor necrosis factor (TNF): namely, that it is a major regulator of small blood vessel function, the key determinant of ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Scientists show how cells react to injury from open-heart surgery

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigators have learned how cardiac muscle cells react to a certain type of injury that can be caused by open-heart surgery. The findings point to a new potential way to help these hearts recover ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Expanding waistlines and metabolic syndrome: Researchers warn of new 'silent killer'

For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University make the case that metabolic syndrome—a ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Solving medical 'cold cases' through genetics

Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years. Thanks to this discovery, the researcher developed ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Falls now the most common type of major trauma in England and Wales report reveals

Falls from a standing height are now the most common cause of major trauma, the first national report on major injury in older people has revealed.

Apr 6, 2017

Male cancer awareness

Cancer of the prostate is the most common cancer in men. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age and is quite rare in men under 50. One in eight men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Prostate cancer ...

Apr 6, 2017

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Archive: 06/04/2017

Urine test may be able to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome

Are your muscles genetically prepared to run a marathon?

Are men with a family history of prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance?

Cognitive decline after surgery tied to brain's own immune cells

Tumor necrosis factor found to directly regulate blood pressure

Scientists show how cells react to injury from open-heart surgery

Expanding waistlines and metabolic syndrome: Researchers warn of new 'silent killer'

Solving medical 'cold cases' through genetics

Falls now the most common type of major trauma in England and Wales report reveals

Male cancer awareness

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