Safer, Swifter, Smaller Scar: New Brain Surgery Approach Targets Difficult Tumors at Skull Base
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New endoscopic neurosurgery approach does not require a large craniotomy, so the result is a smaller scar. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Tumors arising in the base of the skull are among the m…
Myopathic Patients Exhibit Eye White Structure Abnormalities
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Researchers provide an innovative approach to understanding ocular pathologies by visualizing the fiber structure of the sclera, the outermost eye layerTokyo, Japan – Eye diseases are extremely prevalent worldwide, with recent estimates suggesting that one-third of the global population suffers fr…
Mindfulness Training Enhances Opioid Addiction Treatment
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Supplementing standard opioid addiction treatment with Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) — an intervention that incorporates mindfulness training, savoring skills, and cognitive reappraisal — cuts program dropout rates by 59 percent and relapses by 42 percent, according to Rutgers-l…
FIFA World Cup Ends with Win for Argentina and COVID-19, New Research Finds
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Media release from January 18, 2024 The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended with a tight win for Argentina over France on penalties, but it was also a triumph for SARS-CoV-2 with a significant jump in the number of cases, some of which York University researchers say could have been prevented. New re…
Falls by Seniors Represent Serious Health Concern
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About 1-in-4 Americans age 65 and older reports falling every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, And the fall death rate is increasing, the CDC says. Photo by Greta Hoffman/Pexels NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) -- For seniors, life can change in the bl…
Therapeutic Advances in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Philip Brown, academic rheumatology trainee12, Arthur G Pratt, academic rheumatologist12, Kimme L Hyrich, academic rheumatologist341Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK2National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle Biomedical Resea…
Genetic Study Points to Oxytocin as Possible Treatment for Obesity and Postnatal Depression
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Obesity and postnatal depression are significant global health problems. Postnatal depression affects more than one in 10 women within a year of giving birth and is linked to an increased risk of suicide, which accounts for as many as one in five maternal deaths in high income countries. Meanwhile,…
Is Your DNA Making You Gain Weight? New Genetics Research Sheds Light
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Researchers have linked a genetic variant that deactivates the SMIM1 gene to increased obesity risk. The findings could lead to new obesity treatments and help reduce related stigma.Researchers have discovered a new cause of why people who lack a specific blood group are genetically predisposed to …
Infectious H5N1 Influenza Virus in Raw Milk Rapidly Declines with Heat Treatment, Study Shows
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declined with heat treatment in laboratory research conducted by scientists at the National Instit…
New Technology Allows Researchers to Precisely, Flexibly Modulate Brain
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Human brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, involve damage in more than one region of the brain, requiring technology that could precisely and flexibly address…