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Lidocaine May Be Able to Kill Certain Cancer Cells by Activating Bitter Taste Receptors
Lidocaine—often used as numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures—activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death...Full Article
Digital Autism Screening Tool Shows Promise In NIH-Funded Study
A tablet-based screening application for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may improve early detection, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Early detect...Full Article
Attention Deficit Disorder May Increase Dementia Risk
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are nearly three times more likely than their peers without attention problems to develop dementia in old age, a...Full Article
Workplace Ostracism Is Clearly Associated With Healthcare Workers’ Job Satisfaction, Stress, And Perceived Health
Workplace ostracism refers to someone being excluded from social interaction in the workplace without any explanation. Published in Journal of Advanced Nursing, a recent study...Full Article
Immunotherapy Side Effects: What to know
If you’ve researched cancer treatment options, you’ve probably heard of immunotherapy, which trains the immune system to attack cancer, rather than attacking the cancer direct...
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A Reminder To Take Your Blood Pressure Meds
High blood pressure, or hypertension, has been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. But taking medications to keep blood pressure in...Full Article
High Levels Of Particulate Air Pollution Associated With Increased Breast Cancer Incidence
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breas...Full Article
Pain Scores, Age Can Help Identify Patients More Likely to Use Few or No Opioids After Surgery
Patients who are younger or who haven’t taken opioid pain medication before are more likely to not need any after many common surgeries, according to new research from the Per...
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Physical Fitness Since Childhood Predicts Cerebellar Volume In Adolescence
Physical fitness since childhood is associated with cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä and the ...Full Article
Why Epilepsy in Children Is Easily Missed
Q&A With Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Deborah Holder, MD Parents often miss the signs that their child has epilepsy, according to Deborah Holder, MD, a neurologist at Cedar...Full Article
Combined, High Maternal Stress And Prenatal COVID-19 Infection May Affect Attention Span In Infants
For mothers who experience high stress during their pregnancy, prenatal COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increased risk for impaired attention and delayed socioemo...Full Article
New Smartphone App Quickly Analyzes Human Motion To Aid Physical Rehabilitation
A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a smart phone app that can track and analyze a person’s ability to move from one place to another, kn...Full Article
As People Live Longer, Family Caregivers Face Financial Challenges
Many people overlook the short- and long-term costs of financial caregiving, a growing problem that financial advisors and employers can help address, according to a new repor...Full Article
Severe COVID-19 May Lead To Long-Term Innate Immune System Change
Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study funded by the National ...Full Article
Breast Cancer at 30?
Amanda Butler and Isabella Bugatti, both just entering their 30s, were blindsided by a diagnosis that is on the rise among women their age: breast cancer. They are not the o...
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Highest Honor Bestowed for Foundational Discoveries that Gave the World a Vaccine to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
The University of Pennsylvania messenger RNA pioneers whose years of scientific partnership unlocked understanding of how to modify mRNA to make it an effective therapeutic—en...Full Article
Golf, Walking And Nordic Walking May Enhance Cognitive Function In Older Adults
Playing a single 18-hole round of golf or completing 6 km of either Nordic walking or regular walking may significantly improve immediate cognitive function in older individua...Full Article
Study Reveals How Young Children’s Immune Systems Tame Sars-Cov-2
New research helps explain why young children have lower rates of severe COVID-19 than adults. A study of infants and young children found those who acquired SARS-CoV-2 had a ...Full Article
COVID-19 Vaccination And Boosting During Pregnancy Benefits Pregnant People And Newborns
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine. The p...Full Article
Navigating Childhood Asthma: Insights From a Pediatric Pulmonologist
Q&A With Irina Dralyuk, MD, Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s As the seasons transition from warm fall nights to cool and wintry evenings, children with asthma often experience ...
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Why Yoga May Be Good For Your Brain
Need a gentle way to help relieve stress and give your memory a boost? Try yoga. A three-month program of yoga and meditation had cognitive benefits comparable to those of a m...Full Article
Graphene Oxide Reduces The Toxicity Of Alzheimer’s Proteins
A probable early driver of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of molecules called amyloid peptides. These cause cell death, and are commonly found in the brains of Alzhei...Full Article
CTE Identified In Brain Donations From Young Amateur Athletes
In a study of 152 deceased athletes less than 30 years old who were exposed to repeated head injury through contact sports, brain examination demonstrated that 63 (41%) had ch...
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Air Pollution From Different Emission Sources Is Associated With Incident Dementia
Higher rates of new cases of dementia in a population over time — known as incident dementia — are linked to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollutio...Full Article
The Best Fat For Your Brain
Opting for olive oil rather than processed fats or oils may be good for your brain, according to a new report. The study found that people who consumed more than half a tables...Full Article