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Low-level laser therapy offers immediate pain relief for Burning Mouth Syndrome patients

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:33
New study suggests that low-level laser therapy (PBM) offers immediate pain relief for Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) patients. Over 10 weeks, 30 participants experienced a significant drop in pain scores after each treatment.

Study: 20,000 men may have missed prostate cancer diagnosis due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:30
Prostate cancer diagnoses in 20,000 men could have been missed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford.

Glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with Type 1 Diabetes

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:14
A new study led by researchers at McLean Hospital (a member of Mass General Brigham) and Washington State University used advances in digital testing to demonstrate that naturally occurring glucose fluctuations impact cognitive function in people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

New compounds show potential to mimic benefits of exercise

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:07
Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise.

Peer coaching effective in controlling high blood pressure in young Black patients

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:52
For younger Black patients living in rural parts of the Southeastern United States, peer coaching is more effective than traditional clinical care in controlling high blood pressure, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

Overweight primary school girls more likely to seek doctor's help for musculoskeletal problems

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:38
Primary school girls between the ages of 4 and 11 with a body mass index (BMI) considered overweight or obese are more likely to see a family doctor (GP) at least once about musculoskeletal problems than their healthy weight peers, suggests research, focused on one area of London and published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

COVID-19 vaccine associated with reduced risk of cardiac and clot-related complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:35
The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart.

ADSC-Exos enhance healing process of diabetic wounds, study finds

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:12
The increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide has led to a rise in diabetic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers, which are challenging to treat and can result in amputation.

Opportunistic atrial fibrillation screening key to preventing strokes

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:08
People at risk should be tested for atrial fibrillation every time they attend a health appointment, according to results of the AFFECT-EU project, which is holding its final event today in Brussels, Belgium.

Bacteria commonly found in the body play a significant role in causing stomach cancer

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:00
A new study has discovered that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which usually does not pose problems for healthy people, plays a significant role in causing stomach cancer, the fifth most common cancer in the world.

Dosing software accelerates antibiotic effects in ICU patients treated for sepsis

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:52
University of Queensland researchers have used dosing software to accelerate the effects of antibiotics in patients being treated for sepsis in Intensive Care Units.

Clinical trial aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with 'inoperable' pancreatic tumors

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:30
A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer previously considered inoperable.

Study reveals safety and acceptability of very low calorie diets in teenagers with obesity

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:24
Short-term very low calorie diets are safe for teenagers living with moderate to severe obesity when closely monitored by an experienced dietitian, new research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024), has found.

New study reveals key differences in Parkinson’s disease progression using real-world data

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:18
The differences in the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD) between real-world and research populations.

Non-invasive blood test shows 83% sensitivity in detecting colorectal cancer, offering hope for early diagnosis

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 09:48
The performance of a blood-based testing method that uses cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to screen for colorectal cancer.

Unlocking quinoa's power: Beyond nutrition to drug development

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 09:08
Existing data on the bioactive constituents of quinoa and their health benefits.

How is climate change influencing the spread of vector-borne diseases?

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 07:37
The impact of climate change, weather, and other anthropogenic factors on vector-borne illness spread globally.

Arrayjet’s ArrayPlex platform selected by Immunome for use in its discovery of targeted cancer therapies

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 07:08
Immunome signs deal to use Arrayjet platform in its in-house screening operations.

Breast Cancer Now funds researchers to investigate targeted radiotherapy for metastatic breast cancer in the brain

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 06:21
Researchers are trialing a new type of targeted radiotherapy to treat secondary breast cancer tumors in the brain, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

Global health burden of neurological conditions is much greater than previously understood, study reveals

Rss Feed - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 06:16
Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and ageing of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors.

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