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The study showing that the E-cigarettes use are tripling odds; that teens will smoke pot. Taking up vaping in adolescence or early adulthood is tied to a more than threefold hike in the odds of becoming a marijuana user, researchers report. The study can analysis of data from 21 separate studies can not prove that…
Huntington’s caused by a mutation in a gene that makes a protein called Huntington. Huntington’s disease trigger by genetic instability of a particular DNA sequence in brain cells, according to a new study of the lethal neurodegenerative disorder. If confirmed, the study could lead to new methods to prevent disease onset. It could also result…
Psychology researchers from the Health in Ageing Research Team (HART); investigated the lifetime effects of childhood deprivation, education, and adult wealth on health in older age. They say the study emphasizes the need to address poverty urgently; to curb both immediate and longterm disadvantage. Lead researcher Professor Christine Stephens says her team; including Dr. Mary…
Ballad Health has submitted a plan to close the emergency room at Mountain View Regional Hospital. So ballad Health released an update to employees on its plans for Wise County and Norton. Ballad states that it has requested Virginia authorities’ permission to: Move patient and critical care services from Mountain View to Lonesome Pine Hospital…
The study find that The immune system surveils our body looking for things that don’t belong, often bacteria and viruses. While cancer cells are abnormal cells that undergo unregulated cell growth; therefore they are good at evading detection by the immune system. T cell immunotherapy uses the body’s own T cells but reprograms them to…
When a child suffers a head trauma; medical professionals are in high gear to prevent further damage to a developing brain. Measuring and regulating the child’s level of carbon dioxide is critical to ensuring the brain; is getting enough blood oxygen to prevent a secondary brain injury. High carbon dioxide can increase intracranial pressure; while…
The researches find that No study has been conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of an opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) protocol in cardiac surgery to improve patient care. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of OFA on post-operative morphine consumption and the post-operative course. After retrospectively registering to clinicaltrial.gov (NCT03816592); they performed…
The new standard aims to encourage salmon producers to incorporate the use of novel feed ingredients; like natural natural marine algal oil, it is no surprise that Veramaris strongly applauds Tesco’s move. Indeed now that Veramaris’ commercial scale algae production facility; in Nebraska is up and running, the company says that it is “ready to…
Pre-eclampsia has been suggested to increase the risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); however, most studies were unable to adjust for potential confounders including pre-existing comorbidities such as renal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD). They aimed to examine the association between preeclampsia and the risk of ESKD in healthy women; while taking into account pre-existing…
Delhi’s polluted air could be leading to nonsmokers being as likely to develop lung cancer as smokers. That’s the scary conclusion of a study by chest surgeons at the Centre for Chest Surgery in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Lung Care Foundation. The study analyse lung cancer surgeries over the past 30 years and find…
The study stating that the cells may have emerging; because building blocks of proteins stabilizing membranes. These cells faced a chemical conundrum. They needed particular ions from the soup in order to perform basic functions. But those charged ions would have disrupted the simple membranes that encapsulated the cells. A team of researchers at the…
Diagnosing Cancer; breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women, and it is difficult to diagnose. Nearly 1 in 10 cancers is misdiagnosed as not cancerous; on the other hand, the more mammograms a woman has, the greater the chance; but she will see a false positive result and face an unnecessary…