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A technique that maps a patient’s language centers before going into surgery works best when their brain tumor is not in those areas. The finding, published by Nagoya University researchers in the journal Scientific Reports, refines understanding of the test’s effectiveness and could help improve surgical planning. Gliomas are a common brain tumor that require […]
Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday some coronavirus restrictions would be reimposed in the capital Lisbon to help control outbreaks from the pandemic. Costa said measures to be introduced from Tuesday included a restriction on gatherings of more than 10 people and orders for cafes and shops to close at 8pm in the […]
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and data showing 17 million […]
A new study of 55 women found that two of the most popular forms of bariatric surgery—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy—may dramatically change patients’ sensitivity to and absorption of alcohol. Some women’s sensitivity to alcohol increased so much after bariatric surgery that the amount they could consume before feeling the effects was reduced […]
When researchers from UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wanted to test an app they created to measure body image perception, they went to the body image experts—fashion models. Sixty-five female models signed to professional modeling agencies in London were asked to step off the runway and into a laboratory […]
The next time you try and get by on four hours of sleep, only to end up with a raging headache and the belief that the world is against you, you can blame your parents for that — and it’s not because they mandated you clock up a minimum of eight hours of sleep throughout […]
Researchers at Children’s Medical Research Institute have demonstrated why chemotherapy drugs work better with some types of cancers than with others. Dr. Pragathi Masamsetti, the lead author of a new paper published in Nature Communications, has been studying the pathways of cell death caused by chemotherapy drugs for the past five years after a surprise […]
Some antibiotics linked to a higher risk of colon cancer – but others may cut rectal cancer risks, study suggests About 70 percent of an 11.3 million-person study group had taken antibiotics 71.5% of those who got bowel cancer had taken antibiotics, compared to 69 % of people who didn’t develop the disease Penicillins had […]
There is no statistical evidence that global cigarette consumption has fallen as a result of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in low- and middle-income countries it has actually increased, according to two studies led by global health researchers at York University. The studies, published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ), […]
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi just shared a photo (and some TMI details) during labor for her son, Angelo James LaValle. In the Instagram post, Snooki says she was terrified she had “pooped” on her son. Snooki gave birth to Angelo less then three weeks ago, on May 30, and has been open about postpartum life since. […]