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Adult-onset diabetes slows mental functioning in several ways, with deficits appearing early
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this ...
Men with wives, significant others more likely to be screened for prostate cancer
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study ...
A useful imaging modality for monitoring treatment response to hepatocellular carcinoma
Oct 31, 2008 |
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TACE has been widely accepted as a choice of treatment for advanced HCC. CT perfusion is a non-invasive and reproducible technique for assessing perfusion changes due to TACE therapy for locally advanced HCC. However, there ...
Statin use associated with reduction in prostate specific antigen levels
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Use of cholesterol-lowering statins is associated with a statistically significant decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, according to a report in the October 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Ca ...
Getting help for depression and anxiety has significant long-term benefits
Oct 01, 2008 |
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University of Alberta researcher Ian Colman and his team performed a study to see the long term effects of taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.They found people who were not using antidepressants or anti-anxiety ...
Common mutations linked to common obesity in Europeans
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered two common genetic mutations in people of European ancestry, which affect the production of several hormones controlling our appetite. The mutations have a significant effect on ...
