Cancer survivors who consumed higher amounts of ultraprocessed foods as part of their diet had a significantly increased risk of both all-cause and cancer-specific death, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &…
Category: 6. Health
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Nitrates in drinking water and meat linked to dementia, but vegetables offset risk
Danish researchers have found that dietary nitrate from vegetables may lower dementia risk. However, they linked the same nutrient found in drinking water and in animal foods to a higher risk.
The study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia followed over…
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Scientists identify mutation behind resistance to new schizophrenia treatments-Xinhua
CANBERRA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Researchers in Australia have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to newer schizophrenia treatments.
The study, published in Genomic Psychiatry, reveals that an…
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Dr. Roizen: Beating opioid use disorder – TelegraphHerald.com
- Dr. Roizen: Beating opioid use disorder TelegraphHerald.com
- Opioid Awareness and Prevention Hillsboro School District
- Let’s talk about . . . opioid use disorder Canadian Healthcare Network
- 5 highly effective yet addictive opioid painkillers The…
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‘Shout if you’re hurting and get the help you need’ – The Irish Times
I had a jab today, oh boy. I have a jab every four weeks. Lanreotide is a drug you may not be familiar with, but it’s designed to quell neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) secreting hormones into my system. You might not be familiar with why anything…
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Scientists in Australia uncover how lung cancer cells’ “personal lives” predict treatment response-Xinhua
SYDNEY, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Scientists in Australia have mapped the “neighborhoods” of lung cancer cells and found that cell metabolism plays a key role in determining how patients respond to immunotherapy.
Researchers from the University of…
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How walking in Hong Kong is helping with cancer recovery and mental health
In a city obsessed with efficiency, optimisation and results, walking has rarely been focused on as a health intervention. Yet across Hong Kong, a quiet reframing is taking place. Increasingly, it is being described not as light exercise or…
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Ride Cincinnati grant funds research on immune activating wafer for glioblastoma treatment
A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers has received a $40,000 Ride Cincinnati grant to study a delayed release preparation, or wafer, of an immunostimulatory molecule to stimulate the central…
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Poop From Young Donors Reverses Age-Related Decline in The Guts of Older Mice : ScienceAlert
Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem cell function.
After receiving a fecal microbiota transplant from younger mice, one aspect of age-related decline in…
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