Most women know about breast cancer risk factors, but fewer act on them
According to a new survey, most U.S. women understood breast cancer risk factors, but only a minority were taking action to help lower their risk.
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Examining political differences in perceptions of vaccine safety and effectiveness
Vaccine perceptions can influence acceptance and uptake. Dr. Dror Walter, with the Department of Communication at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and colleagues examined these perceptions using data from a national probability ...
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Researchers call for investing in hospital nursing workforce to address health impacts of extreme heat
Hospitals should make nurse staffing and supportive nurse work environments a core part of extreme heat emergency preparedness, according to a new editorial from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research ...
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C. diff carriers without symptoms fuel most transmission in cancer wards, model finds
In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital cancer units. They found that most new infections were introduced by patients who were infected ...
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Brain responses to heartbeat are altered in patients with iRBD
Isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a condition characterized by strong physical reactions to vivid, often violent dreams, is one of the earliest warning signs of brain changes seen in Parkinson's disease or dementia ...
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New imaging method links cells' spatial organization to cancer outcomes
Tumors are not made up of cancer cells alone. They also contain immune cells and other support cells that interact within a complex ecosystem known as the tumor microenvironment. A doctoral thesis by Linglong Huang at the ...
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Sardinian village may be a new longevity hotspot
A terracotta-tiled village in the mountains of Sardinia may offer researchers a rare opportunity to uncover the secrets of exceptional longevity.
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AI tool designed and integrated into hospital workflows to classify skin lesions
Skin cancer is a global health challenge, with nearly 1.5 million new cases diagnosed in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. In response, the University of Alicante (UA) and the Sant Joan d'Alacant University ...
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Cigarette smoke may prime lung stem cells for different types of lung cancer
Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reprogram different populations of lung stem cells, which maintain and repair lung tissue, in ways that make them vulnerable to specific cancer-causing gene alterations and ultimately ...
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Baby teeth reveal higher toxicant levels in children with autism
A pilot study by The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center found elevated levels of toxicants in the primary teeth of children with autism compared with those of children without autism, including compounds ...
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