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Link Found Between Sleep Apnea And Alzheimer’s
A new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and markers for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of research linking the two. But this latest study also poses an interesting question: Could AD in its “preclinical stages” also lead…
More Than One Third Of Texas Women Receive Unnecessary Breast Biopsy Surgery
Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant. Since 2001, national expert panels have recommended that the…
Using Nanotechnology To Fight Diabetes
Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. The nanoparticles were designed to sense glucose levels in the body and respond by secreting the appropriate amount of insulin, thereby…
Smoking Pot To Control Diabetes?
Smoking pot can help control diabetes? Suprisingly, that’s what a recent study seems to suggest. According to this…
Want To Be Happier? Listen To Upbeat Music
The song, “Get Happy,” famously performed by Judy Garland, has encouraged people to improve their mood for decades.…
Massage Therapy Improves Stress Response In Preterm Infants
It seems that even for the smallest of people, a gentle massage may be beneficial. Newborn intensive care…
Angelina Jolie Has Double Mastectomy To Prevent Breast Cancer
US film star Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she recently underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her genetically…
Restorative Gel Being Used To Increase Nerve Growth
Some parts of the body, like the liver, can regenerate themselves after damage. But others, such as our…
WHO Says New Coronavirus May Be Contagious
The World Health Organization said Sunday that the emergence of a new coronavirus is globally recognized as an…
Identified Four New Genetic Risk Factors For Testicular Cancer
A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated…
Spontaneous Mutations Major Cause Of Congenital Heart Disease
Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease.…