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Chemical Shift MRI: Enhancing Renal Cell Tumor Diagnosis

The study, conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, included 156 patients with proven renal cell cancer. Clear cell renal carcinoma contains…

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Risk Factor for Depression Can Be ‘Contagious’

The research, from psychological scientists Gerald Haeffel and Jennifer Hames of the University of Notre Dame, is published in Clinical Psychological Science,…

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Swedish Study Links Cardiovascular Health to Lower Dementia Risk

“We know that cardiovascular disease is an important risk factor for dementia. The suggested decrease in dementia risk coincides with the general reduction in…

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Traffic Pollution Linked to Increased Heart Disease Risk

The association between road traffic and heart disease has been suggested in several studies. In 2012 a large prospective cohort study from Denmark showed that…

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New Ablation Technique Offers Hope for Liver Cancer Patients

A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can't undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows.The…

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Hop, skip or jump? Study says no to all of the above

Osteoarthritis, which affects at least 20 percent of adults in the United States, leads to deterioration of cartilage, the rubbery tissue that prevents bones…

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Reducing Radiation Dose in Abdominal CT: A Study Insight

“We conducted a study to quantify dose reduction, comparing two years' worth of data and 11,458 abdomen and pelvic CT exams,” said Dr. Jonas Rydberg, lead…

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Why Some Stress Can Be Beneficial for Your Health

“You always think about stress as a really bad thing, but it’s not,” said Daniela Kaufer, associate professor of integrative biology at the University of…

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Low Testosterone Affects 84% of Lung Cancer Patients on Crizotinib

A previous study by the University of Colorado Cancer Center reported the common side effect of low testosterone in men treated with the recently approved lung…

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Magnet Hospitals Cut Mortality Rates Through Better Staffing

Lower mortality and other improved patient outcomes achieved at designated “Magnet hospitals” are explained partly—but not completely—by better nurse staffing,…

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Study Reveals Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation

However, a research team led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) revealed that in the long run, conservation incentives may struggle to compete with…

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Study Shows Digoxin Safe for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

A study published today in the European Heart Journal found no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the…

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Ten-Year Study Tracks Physical Activity Trends in Adolescents

In 2000, about 1000 children aged 6-14 from southeast Sweden participated in an international study on physical activity, body constitution and physical…

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RA Medications Linked to Abortion Rates in Women

Experts estimate that 1.3 million U.S. adults have RA—an inflammatory disease where the immune system attacks the lining of the joints causing pain, swelling,…

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Drug Boosts Working Memory in People with Autism, Study Finds

Previously, researchers found that propranolol, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety and panic, could improve the language abilities and…

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Study proposes alternative way to explain life's complexity

Instead of starting from simpler precursors and becoming more intricate, say authors Dan McShea and Wim Hordijk, some structures could have evolved from…

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