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Women’s Preventive Services Initiative says screen all women annually for urinary incontinence

14.08.2018 Health Problems

All women should be screened annually for urinary incontinence, according to new guidelines from the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI). Screening should assess whether women experience urinary incontinence and whether it affects their activities and quality of life. If treatment is indicated, women should be referred for further evaluation. The clinical guideline and evidence review are published in Annals of […]

Doctor-patient discussions neglect potential harms of lung cancer screening, study finds

13.08.2018 Health Problems

Although national guidelines advise doctors to discuss the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients because of a high rate of false positives and other factors, those conversations aren’t happening the way they should be, according to a study by researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lung cancer screening is recommended for […]

‘Undruggable’ cancers slowed by targeting growth signals

13.08.2018 Health Problems

As many as 50 percent of human cancer cases—across a wide variety of tissues—involve defects in a common cellular growth signaling pathway. These defects have so far defied most attempts to develop targeted therapies, leading some in the field to conclude that they may be “undruggable.” Now researchers at UC San Francisco and Redwood City-based Revolution Medicines, Inc, have identified […]

How gambling distorts reality and hooks your brain

13.08.2018 Health Problems

To call gambling a “game of chance” evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American adults gamble at some point in their lifetime. When I ask my psychology students why they think people gamble, the most frequent suggestions are for pleasure, money or the thrill. […]

3-D printed biomaterials for bone tissue engineering

13.08.2018 Health Problems

When skeletal defects are unable to heal on their own, bone tissue engineering (BTE), a developing field in orthopedics can combine materials science, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to facilitate bone repair. Materials scientists aim to engineer an ideal biomaterial that can mimic natural bone with cost-effective manufacturing techniques to provide a framework that offers support and biodegrades as new […]

Mental health of teens with disability significantly harmed by peer bullying

11.08.2018 Health Problems

Compared to those without a disability, adolescents with a disability have much poorer health and wellbeing, new research has found. They also experience bullying at a higher level than their peers. A University of Melbourne-led Australian study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has found that almost 50 per cent of the poorer mental health of adolescents with disability […]

Firstborn Asians feel added pressure with family responsibilities

11.08.2018 Health Problems

When compared to European Americans, Asian-American firstborns feel the additional burden of being cultural brokers and having to take care of their immigrant parents and young siblings at the same time, says a University of Michigan researcher. Kaidi Wu, a U-M doctoral candidate in social psychology, was lead author of a study that explored how both groups—ages 18 to 25—viewed […]

Research shows more seniors are happy despite cognitive decline

10.08.2018 Health Problems

It’s the diagnosis those 65 and older often fear, but what are the chances you will be unhappy if you develop some cognitive impairment in the years ahead? A new study, authored by Anthony Bardo and Scott Lynch, tackles that very question by examining “cognitive life expectancy.” What exactly does that term mean? Bardo, an assistant professor of sociology at […]

A strong immune system helps ward off colds and flus, but it’s not the only factor

10.08.2018 Health Problems

It’s peak flu season. You’re cold, rugged up and squashed on public transport or in the lift at work. You hear a hacking cough, or feel the droplets of a sneeze land on your neck. Will this turn into your third cold this year? No matter how much we try to minimise our exposure to respiratory viruses, it’s far more […]

Surprise finding in neurons

10.08.2018 Health Problems

Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning, fine motor control of the muscle, equilibrium and posture but also influences emotions, perception, memory and language. Scientists from the Institute for Virology and Immunobiology of the University of Würzburg and their US colleagues have now made […]

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