Science Reveals Links Between Down Syndrome & Alzheimer’s
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The genetic abnormality that drives Down syndrome causes the same sort of abnormal brain plaques and protein tangles that are found in Alzheimer’s disease patients, a new study reports.Amyloid beta plaques an…
Learn MoreA medida que la segregación aumenta en las comunidades, lo mismo sucede con las tasas de cáncer
VIERNES, 18 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Su supervivencia a un cáncer podría depender, en parte, del lugar en que viva.Investigadores de la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (American Cancer Society) y de la Universidad de Clemson, en Ca…
Learn MoreTreatment Without ADT Delays Initiation of Systemic Therapy in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For prostate cancer patients with a solitary oligometastatic lesion, metastasis-directed therapy without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can delay initiation of systemic therapy, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreEven Moderate Exercise Can Boost Survival After Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer survivors may be able to extend their lives, just by taking a brisk walk every day, a new study suggests.The value of regular exercise — including the oft-cited daily walk — is well known. One …
Learn MoreDon’t Know the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer? You’re Not Alone
SATURDAY, Nov. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly because there is no early detection test and only limited treatments, there are symptoms that can signal the disease, a leading pancreatic cancer nonprofit says…
Learn MoreEl ejercicio puede ayudar a luchar contra el cáncer de colon, aunque el paciente sea obeso
JUEVES, 17 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hacer una actividad física moderada de forma regular puede ayudar a alargar las vidas de las personas con cáncer de colon, según un estudio reciente. El ejercicio es útil incluso para los pacientes c…
Learn MoreUnas imágenes cerebrales muestran cómo los niños aprenden más rápido que los adultos
JUEVES, 17 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado por qué los niños parecen absorber las habilidades y el conocimiento nuevos más rápido que los adultos?Un estudio reciente atribuye la agilidad mental de los niños a dife…
Learn MoreCancer Screening and Detection Remain Below Prepandemic Levels
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At the end of 2021, population-based screening and diagnosis remained below prepandemic levels for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Onco…
Learn MoreStudy Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re diagnosed with early breast cancer, treatment often involves breast-conserving surgery followed by chemotherapy, medication and a course of radiation to keep your cancer from coming back. However, li…
Learn MoreAs Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death rate for all cancer ty…
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