Imaging techniques can be used to detect the development of psychosis in the brains of high-risk patients at an early
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Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials
Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer
Continue reading »Researchers identify factors promoting physical activity in childhood
Physical activity plays a major role in children’s and young people’s health. International studies, however, show that physical activity is
Continue reading »Engaging in physical activity decreases people’s chance of developing depression
An international team including researchers from King’s College London have found physical activity can protect against the emergence of depression,
Continue reading »Scientists develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
For patients with neuropathic pain, a chronic condition affecting 7 to 8 percent of the European population, extreme pain and
Continue reading »Researchers discover molecular basis for increased cardiovascular disease in older women
Researchers have discovered the molecular basis for the increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases in older women. The study, which is
Continue reading »Why Kenya isn’t winning the war against malaria in some counties
In the past 15 years the Kenyan government has made great strides in preventing and controlling malaria. It has issued
Continue reading »Seeing prostate cancer in a new light
A new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University
Continue reading »Researchers discover potential source of gender differences in migraines
Of the more than 38 million Americans who experience migraine headaches, 28 million are women. Compared to men, women also
Continue reading »Slower calorie burn in pregnancy may mean more retained baby weight in obese black moms
Differences in the way women with obesity burn calories during pregnancy may be a contributor to long-term postpartum weight retention
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