The researchers set out to learn if people who feel younger than their chronological age actually live longer. They looked at information from about 6,500 participants. The info included the participants' "self-perceived age" how old they feel compared to their actual age, which is typically a reflection of health, physical abilities and well-being.
Research carried out by scientists at the University of Southampton has shown that simple tests in GP surgeries could potentially double the diagnosis rate of liver disease where patients are not displaying any symptoms.
For those who have already had a heart attack or a stroke, the combination of statins and Mediterranean Diet appears to be the most effective choice to reduce the risk of mortality, especially from cardiovascular causes. It is the result of an Italian study conducted at the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy on over 1,000 adults recruited in the Moli-sani Study, published in the International Journal of Cardiology.
In daily life, biological systems are usually exposed to magnetic field forces at different intensities and frequencies, either directly or indirectly. Despite negative results, the therapeutic use of the low dose magnetic field has been found in recent studies. The effect of magnetic field forces on cochlear cells is not clear in the literature.
In daily life, biological systems are usually exposed to magnetic field forces at different intensities and frequencies, either directly or indirectly. Despite negative results, the therapeutic use of the low dose magnetic field has been found in recent studies. The effect of magnetic field forces on cochlear cells is not clear in the literature.
The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical features and risk factors on outcomes of patients with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU).
Health care and government organizations call for the routine collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information in the clinical setting. However, what little research exists suggests that many sexual and gender minority patients find disclosing SOGI to a clinician as difficult as disclosing the same information to other people in their lives.
The gene that causes lighter skin pigmentation,locus in humans," according to the paper published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Dec.10. Strong positive selection caused this gene to rise in frequency among some KhoeSan populations.
Cannabis resin and herbal cannabis have significantly increased in potency and in price, according to the first study to investigate changes in cannabis across Europe.
The study, published today in the journal Addiction by researchers from the University of Bath and King's College London, draws on data collected from across 28 EU Member states, as well as Norway and Turkey by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
As computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most commonly used modality for treatment planning in radiation therapy, metal artifacts in planning CT images may complicate the target delineation and reduce the dose accuracy.
There is no decrease in the number of breast cancer deaths if screening mammography is performed in women aged <40 years. However, NCCN guidelines recommend screening mammography in young women at risk of hereditary breast cancer. Therefore, more accurate screening mammography for young women is needed.
Women with chronic pain or discomfort around the vulva showed improved sexual function with an oral nerve pain medication used to treat pain caused by a previous herpes infection as well as fibromyalgia, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was the first to analyze sexual function in women with vulva pain treated with Gabapentin, appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.