Category: Latest Medical Research Articles
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Rapamycin: The Next Anti-Aging Drug For Longevity?
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Are Your Breast Implants Giving You Cancer?
Over 200 000 breast augmentation procedures are performed every year, with the majority of them being for cosmetic reasons. In fact, patients spent over $1 billion on breast augmentation in 2020, regardless of the pandemic’s effect on aesthetic surgery. As breast augmentation surgery is a popular procedure, there is extra attention paid to the health…
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Kids Who Walk or Bike to School Are More Likely to Continue This as They Age
Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the habit as they age. This is according to a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher. The report further suggests that smarter urban design can help encourage ‘active commuting’ and healthier outcomes. “The walk to school is a wonderful…
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Sleepless? Then You’re At Greater Risk Of Memory Decline and Dementia
Sleepless? You may want to address this problem soonest. The reason is that a new Canadian study has found that older people who suffer from insomnia are at greater risk of developing memory decline and long-term cognitive impairment such as dementia. Postdoc Nathan Cross says a huge longitudinal study shows that psychological disorder is an…
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Hope For Leukemia Patients, Where Other Treatments Have Failed
Two experts from Cleveland Clinic explain how a new cell-based gene therapy is helping patients with certain types of leukemia, with research into potential wider applications continues. As World Leukemia Day approaches on 4 September, experts from global health system Cleveland Clinic are working on new immunotherapy treatments for blood cancers such as leukemia, expanding…
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UFS Nuclear Medicine Unit Successfully Treats Patient with Advanced Stage Prostate Cancer
The University of the Free State (UFS) Department of Nuclear Medicine has announced the successful treatment outcome of a patient with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (MCRPC). This is an advanced stage of prostate cancer. The department used Lutetium 177 PSMA (Lu-177 PSMA) therapy. The case was with an advanced-stage prostate cancer, which had failed first-line…
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Magic Mushrooms May Help Treat Alcohol Addiction
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] According to research published in JAMA Network Open, after the pandemic, alcohol-related deaths among U.S. adults…
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Racial Diversity In Clinical Trials Is A Matter Of Life and Death
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Top 6 Advantages of TAQ Polymerase in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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Dr Priyanka Naidu Speaks Out On Gender Equality In HealthCare
Africa. Today, women make up the majority of students in most South African medical schools. However, when it comes to surgical specialties. These are traditionally still dominated by men. Furthermore, women hold just 25% of senior roles in health institutions. In honor of Women’s Month in South Africa, we spoke with an aspiring female pediatric…