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- Increased Fitness Could Cut Prostate Cancer Riskhttps://reachmd.com/news/increased-fitness-could-cut-prostate-cancer-risk/2457080/Men who improve their fitness could be reducing their risk of getting prostate cancer in the process, according to Swedish research led by a now Australia-based researcher. The team say there is little research on how your fitness over time impacts your prostate cancer risk, so they
- Household Food Waste Reduced Through Whole-Family Food Literacy Interventionhttps://reachmd.com/news/household-food-waste-reduced-through-whole-family-food-literacy-intervention/2457077/Food waste is a global issue, with the estimated value of wasted food totaling $230 billion CAD in 2023. In Canada, estimates suggest half of the food wasted occurs at the household level, which roughly equals $1,000 CAD per family per year. A recent
- Immune Response, Not Acute Viral Infections, Responsible for Neurological Damage, McMaster Researchers Discoverhttps://reachmd.com/news/immune-response-not-acute-viral-infections-responsible-for-neurological-damage-mcmaster-researchers-discover/2457090/For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers from McMaster University have now discovered that it’s the immune system’s response
- Going Viral: New Models Show How Human Behavior Influences Pandemic Trendshttps://reachmd.com/news/going-viral-new-models-show-how-human-behavior-influences-pandemic-trends/2457091/“Modeling is just a way of representing relationships in the world,” said Tse Yang Lim, who led the study and is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "We use mathematical equations to understand
- American Academy of Dermatology Issues Updated Guidelines for the Management of Acnehttps://reachmd.com/news/american-academy-of-dermatology-issues-updated-guidelines-for-the-management-of-acne/2457069/Both newly approved and well-established treatments recommended ROSEMONT, Ill. (Jan. 31, 2024) — Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States, affecting nearly 50 million Americans each year, with sy
- University of Houston Expert Warns Red Light Myopia Therapy Can Injure Retinahttps://reachmd.com/news/university-of-houston-expert-warns-red-light-myopia-therapy-can-injure-retina/2457019/A University of Houston optometry researcher is warning against the use of low-level red light (LLRL) therapy as a method to control myopia, or nearsightedness, especially in children. Over the last few years, LLRL has emerged as a viable myopia treatmen
- Did Dementia Exist in Ancient Greek and Rome?https://reachmd.com/news/did-dementia-exist-in-ancient-greek-and-rome/2457021/You might think age-related dementia has been with us all along, stretching back to the ancient world. But a new analysis of classical Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that severe memory loss -- occurring at epidemic levels today -- was extremely rare 2,000 to 2,500 ye
- Five Advances That Could Change Heart Health Monitoringhttps://reachmd.com/news/five-advances-that-could-change-heart-health-monitoring/2457026/Chocolate valentines and candies with sweet sayings shouldn't be the only hearts you think about this February. It’s also American Heart Month, which puts a spotlight on cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association, heart d
- A Tie Between the Most Common Obesity Surgerieshttps://reachmd.com/news/a-tie-between-the-most-common-obesity-surgeries/2457013/The two most common obesity surgeries -- gastric bypass and gastric sleeve -- have few short-term complications and are equivalent in that sense. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. Every year, around 5,000 obesity surgeries are pe
- Scientists Document First-Ever Transmitted Alzheimer’s Cases, Tied to No-Longer-Used Medical Procedurehttps://reachmd.com/news/scientists-document-first-ever-transmitted-alzheimers-cases-tied-to-no-longer-used-medical-procedure/2456991/LONDON — There was something odd about these Alzheimer’s cases. Part of it was the patients’ presentations: Some didn’t have the classic symptoms of the condition. But it was also that the patients were in their 40s and 50s, even their 30s, far younger than people who no