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Could an App Help Predict Thinking Declines for Those With Alzheimer’s?
Dutch researchers are developing an app to predict how individual cases of Alzheimer’s disease will progress. Based on data from nearly 1,000 Alzheimer’s patients, they have already developed a prediction model that can forecast mental decline in...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Women With Fibroids Often Offered Hysterectomy Over Less Invasive Treatment
Women with uterine fibroids are often told hysterectomy is the best treatment, even though less invasive options are available, a new study finds. More than half (53%) of women with uterine fibroids — non-cancerous growths along the...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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New Type of Brain Stimulation Could Shorten Treatment Time for Bipolar Disorder
Powerful magnetic stimulation can help treat people with bipolar disorder, according to results from a small trial. The therapy, called accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation, involves magnetic waves delivered to specific regions of the brain using an...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Early Trial Shows New Treatment Hits Tough-to-Treat Glioblastomas Harder
Radioactive substances injected into the body could provide a better way of treating glioblastoma, the most malignant form of brain cancer, a new review says. The cancer treatment, called targeted alpha therapy (TAT), involves injection of radioactive...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Sleep Apnea Raises Chances of Heart Disease, Particularly in Young Adults
Sleep apnea is particularly dangerous for the heart health of young adults, even more so than in older folks, a new study warns. The link between sleep apnea and risk factors for heart disease is stronger in...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Trained Peers as Good as Social Workers at Preventing Opioid Overdoses
Support provided by someone who has personally lived with addiction is an effective way to follow-up with ER patients after an opioid overdose, new research shows. Patients who have had a non-fatal overdose are at great risk...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Researchers Discover New Hormone That Builds Strong Bones
A newly discovered hormone could help fight osteoporosis and quickly heal broken bones, researchers say. The research team identified Maternal Brain Hormone while trying to figure out why the bones of breastfeeding women remain relatively strong, even...
- Posted July 10, 2024
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Case of Human Plague Confirmed in Colorado
Colorado health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of human plague in that state. The infection — which occurred in Pueblo County, in the southern part of the state — was first reported Friday based on preliminary test results,...
- Posted July 10, 2024
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Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig...
- Posted July 10, 2024
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Doctors Perform Larynx Transplant in Cancer Patient
For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer. As a result, he was robbed of...
- Posted July 10, 2024