(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to malignant brain tumors.
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(University of Liverpool) A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.
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(Tufts University, Health Sciences) New research links overeating and obesity with the brain system implicated in pleasure and addictive behaviors strengthening the argument that obesity could be approached as an addictive disorder. This is the first study to demonstrate that obesity predisposition
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(American Cancer Society) Measuring a woman's bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer
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(Yale University) A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also identified the mechanism by whi
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(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) A study out of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center demonstrates emergency room doctors are correctly identifying patients who are having a heart attack, even when laboratory tests haven't yet confirmed it.
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(BMJ-British Medical Journal) Drug abuse accounts for a third of the deaths behind Scotland's higher mortality rate, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
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(Indiana University) Doctors, including oncologists and other specialists who frequently care for terminal patients, do not routinely receive training in end-of-life conversations. Participation in a program that fosters communication skills can have a positive and lasting effect on the physician's
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