While lung function decreases naturally as people age, researchers linked moderate or significant weight gain to an even sharper decline.
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Study: No Need for Adult Tetanus, Diphtheria Shots
The new findings mesh with the World Health Organization’s recent recommendation to only vaccinate adults for tetanus and diphtheria if they didn’t have a full series of shots as children.
Drug May Help Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough
The trial was funded by the drug’s maker, Merck, and involved 253 American and British participants. All had suffered from an unexplained or untreatable cough that had lasted for an average of almost 15 years.
Job insecurity negatively affects your personality, study finds
New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse.
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What we learned after 5,000 non-surgical rhinoplasties
As patients continue to seek non-invasive treatments across the cosmetic spectrum, “liquid rhinoplasty” is emerging as the non-surgical alternative to the traditional nose job. Using dermal fillers to change the appearance of the nose, non-surgical rhinoplasty is gaining in popularity due to its relatively low cost, convenience, and short recovery time.
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Study reveals potential new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have uncovered a potentially more beneficial treatment regimen for patients with metastatic melanoma.
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Study shows genetic effects of pre-surgical chemo in breast cancer
Results from one of the first studies to determine the effects of pre-surgical, or neoadjuvant, chemotherapy on the breast cancer genome offer up two key insights. One is a before treatment finding that can help predict which patients would most benefit from pre-surgical chemo, and the other an after treatment finding which sheds light on how cancer cells survive chemotherapy. Findings appear in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Astrocytes play role in regulating blood flow to the brain
Only about ten years ago theories began to appear that astrocytes, along with neurons, are actively involved in processing information and in supporting the activity of the brain.
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Wildness in urban areas profoundly important for people’s well-being
As metropolises balloon with growth and sprawl widens the footprint of cities around the world, access to nature for people living in urban areas is becoming harder to find.
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Losing a Spouse Could Speed Brain’s Decline
In fact, people who are widowed and have high levels of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, appear to experience cognitive decline three times faster than similar people who have not lost a spouse, the researchers added.
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