February 21, 2025

Study Links Stress to Immune Changes in Breast Cancer

New research shows chronic stressors like perceived stress, inadequate social support, racial discrimination, and neighborhood deprivation are associated with deleterious changes to systemic and tumor immunity in breast cancer patients, with more pronounced effects in Black women.

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February 21, 2025

Salt, Sour Taste Loss Raises Mortality Risk

Research shows that adults experiencing perceived taste loss face a higher risk of mortality, particularly when the ability to detect salt and sourness declines.

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February 20, 2025

Medical Oddities: Sugar Sensors in the Heart?

Sugar sensors are found in the heart. Tea ingredient turned into hydrogel. Mind-reading is getting closer. And more.

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February 20, 2025

Hospital Occupancy to Reach 85% by 2035

The projection is driven by a decline in staffed beds and an aging population.

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February 20, 2025

Study Confirms Accuracy of Self-Collection for HPV Screening

Primary HPV screening using self-collection is equivalent to speculum-based methods, with almost perfect agreement across 15 high-risk HPV genotypes, a recent study shows.

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February 19, 2025

Oral Disease Spending Tops Ischemic Heart Disease

Spending on oral diseases ($93 billion) falls between musculoskeletal diseases ($108.6 billion) and ischemic heart disease ($80.7 billion). 

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February 19, 2025

Smartphone Exposure Linked to Rouleaux Formation

Ultrasound study documents rapid erythrocyte aggregation in popliteal vein following 5-minute smartphone contact, suggesting potential systemic effects of radiofrequency radiation on blood viscosity.

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February 19, 2025

Hospital Occupancy to Reach 85% by 2035

The projection is driven by a decline in staffed beds and an aging population.

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February 18, 2025

Study Reveals Hormonal Impact on Postinjury Joint Inflammation

Gaining insight into the effects of sex hormones on injury-induced inflammation and cartilage degradation provides a basis for designing future experimental and clinical studies, report researchers.

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