According to the results of a new scientific investigation, screening children for sleep problems during their first year of school represents a very effective way of discovering these conditions in the young population. The disorders could then be treated in time, before they get any worse. The main idea behind the ... |
6 September 2011
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A team of researchers from the University of Southampton are currently investigating whether detecting deafness in newborn babies would help future teenagers achieve better language skills.In the 1990s, the same team have been studying the development of a group of children whose deafness was detected at birth, withi... |
9 December 2010
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A new study that was presented today at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), concluded that women who have an annual mammogram between the ages of 40 and 50, significantly reduce the risk of mastectomy after breast cancer.Lead author Nicholas M. Perry, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R., director of The Londo... |
1 December 2010
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Mammography is a good way of detecting breast cancer but for women who have a personal history of the disease, it would be very wise to go to an annual MRI screening too, concluded a new study.Wendy B. DeMartini, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington Medical Center and... |
29 November 2010
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A new study carried out by Margaret L. Gourlay, MD, MPH of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, concluded that older women with normal T-scores do not need to be screened for bone mineral density for a 10-year period.Ever since 2002, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that... |
18 October 2010
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Everybody would think that the earlier the detection of the prostate cancer is, the higher the patient's chances are, but a new study suggests that it all actually depends on the prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels within the blood.A team of researchers led by Pim van Leeuwen, MD, of the Erasmus University Me... |
13 September 2010
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Lately, more and more companies from the private sector have begun to team up with partners from academia, in order to conduct investigations on multiple lines of stem cells. These studies are mainly aimed at using these cells to screen for any potential drugs that certain corporations may be manufacturing. At this p... |
10 February 2010
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Over recent years, synthetic-biology companies have become capable of producing very accurate and valid scientific results when it comes to genetic screening. These improvements have allowed them to enter the market, providing customers of all types with the data they need. But, with this ability has also come a new ... |
5 December 2009
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Hollywood actresses definitely know a thing or two about constantly being in the spotlight - and we could fill volumes with all that has been written on their eating habits, desperate dieting and health troubles stemming from faulty, "make me thin" diets. However, it's still mildly annoying for...well, pretty mu... |
2 April 2008
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