Study Confirms Declining Mammography Rates in Breast Cancer Survivors
Rates of follow-up mammography among breast cancer survivors declined significantly during the last decade, particularly among younger women, an analysis of health claims data showed. Rates of annual mammography decreased from 74.1% in 2004 to 67.1% in 2016, with all of the decline occurring from 2009 to 2016. Among breast cancer survivors ages 40 to […]
Obesity: A dangerous immune response
Obesity and overweight are among the biggest health challenges of the 21st century, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Almost 60 percent of Germans are considered overweight, while 25 percent are obese. Moreover, being overweight often triggers severe secondary diseases such as diabetes, arteriosclerosis, or heart attacks. Immunological processes determine the course of this […]
9/11 Responders More Likely to Carry Genetic Mutations Tied to Cancer
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel who were among the first to respond to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack on Sept. 11, 2001 harbor significantly higher rates of genetic mutations associated with blood cancers and other inflammatory diseases, researchers have found. A full 10% of WTC responders exposed to particulate matter from the burning twin […]
Patient-centered approach to treating obesity
It’s one of the most polarizing questions among clinicians: Is treating obesity while also reducing weight stigma and eating disorder risk mutually exclusive? In a recent commentary published online ahead of print in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a team of researchers takes aim at what they say is an outdated […]
Middle-aged men see weight gain as inevitable
Weight gain produces feelings of despondency and low self-worth among middle-aged men, but it is also seen as an inevitable consequence of family and career responsibilities, according to a new peer-reviewed study. A body mass index (BMI) of more than 25 is considered to be overweight, and over 30 is defined as obese. According to […]
5 Hacks To Try If You Only Have A Minute To Destress
Even before the pandemic, Americans were among the most stressed-out people in the world. Then COVID came and walloped us even more. Name a group of Americans, and there has likely been a recent poll showing their stress levels have become unbearable: parents, teachers, health care professionals, teens — the list goes on and on. […]
Can Prostate Cancer Patients on AS Delay Surgery at Progression?
Among men with clinically localized prostate cancer who continued active surveillance (AS) after biopsy progression, delaying surgery did not significantly reduce recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates or increase the risk of adverse pathology, researchers reported. In a prospectively followed cohort, men on AS who underwent early radical prostatectomy (RP) had a 3-year RFS rate of 80%, […]
What Age Group Is the Most Suicidal? Risk Factors, Prevention
The highest suicide rates are seen among teenagers and young adults between the ages of 10 to 35 years old. Suicide is causing fatal self-injury to take one’s own life to escape from pain or suffering. Suicide is seen among all age groups, but the highest suicide rates are seen among teenagers and young adults […]
How High Is Breakthrough Infection Risk for People With Arthritis, HIV?
Among immunocompromised individuals vaccinated against COVID-19, solid organ transplant recipients as well as those with HIV and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were significantly more likely to experience breakthrough infections versus people without immune dysfunction, a retrospective study found. In a national database analysis involving over 650,000 people who received at least one vaccine dose, the highest […]
‘Human-like’ brain helps robot out of a maze
A maze is a popular device among psychologists to assess the learning capacity of mice or rats. But how about robots? Can they learn to successfully navigate the twists and turns of a labyrinth? Now, researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in […]