How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
It's not always patience and luck that get patients off the organ transplant waiting list and into the operating room.
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How hurricanes affect hospitalizations and deaths among older adults using electricity-dependent medical devices
New research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that older adults who rely on electricity-dependent medical devices—such as ventilators, respirators and dialysis machines—may face substantial health ...
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Do women with postpartum psychosis receive adequate medical care?
Women with postpartum psychosis are making repeated pleas for help before receiving a diagnosis, with the first Australian study of their help-seeking experiences finding that participants contacted health services a median ...
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Can drinking tea help protect against cardiovascular disease?
In a Journal of Internal Medicine study, people who drank tea had a lower risk of vascular disease than non-tea drinkers.
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Dream and mind-wandering reports could offer hints about mental health
Dreams and mind-wandering have long fascinated psychologists and researchers studying the human mind. This is partly because these experiences offer glimpses into people's inner lives, emotions, past experiences and desires.
Nutritional supplement may help ease 'brain fog' after breast cancer treatment
A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a nutritional supplement containing oxaloacetate, a molecule naturally found in the body that helps cells produce energy, may ...
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Cranberry juice may be a boon for oral hygiene
Boil them, mash them, simmer them in a sauce. Whether they're sweetening a salad, garnishing a cocktail or brightening up home decor, cranberries are an iconic ingredient in holiday festivities. UIC College of Dentistry researcher ...
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Measuring Parkinson's motor symptoms more objectively with 3D movement tracking
When clinicians evaluate someone with Parkinson's disease, they typically ask patients to perform a series of movements, like making a fist, rotating their forearms or walking across a room. They'll then assign a score from ...
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Motor neurons activate unexpected defense to clear ALS-linked protein before it clumps
ALS is a disease in which, in most cases, a protein forms aggregates in neurons, leading to the rapid loss of motor control and death. A Nagoya University research team has discovered in human neuron cell cultures and mice ...
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Immune mechanism discovery could help predict which early breast cancers will spread
Immune cells that normally protect the body from infection can also drive the progression of some early breast cancers, McGill University researchers have found.
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