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Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks of early intervention were thought to outweigh the benefits. However, even those patients benefit… Continue Reading

For people who are pregnant or nursing, more use of personal care products is associated with higher detectable levels of synthetic chemicals known to have adverse health effects, a new study by Brown University researchers found. The study, published in Environment International, found that… Continue Reading

For years, research has shown that older adults who are lonely are at greater risk for cognitive decline and conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Those studies, however, generally treated loneliness as a stable trait of someone’s life, but loneliness fluctuates from day to day and even over the… Continue Reading

A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones — not impaired cellular insulin signaling — may be the primary driver of obesity-related diabetes. The paper in Cell Metabolism may transform our understanding of how obesity-induced insulin resistance develops… Continue Reading

Worldwide, over 300 million electrocardiograms (EKGs) are performed each year, with one third of those taking place in the United States. Despite being so widely used, the technology of EKGs has been unchanged for decades. Research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine shows that… Continue Reading

A research team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown that that combining pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, with standard chemotherapy can improve treatment outcomes for patients with small cell bladder cancer and small cell/neuroendocrine prostate… Continue Reading

Researchers from the Mattiroli group have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends signals through an unusual pathway, affecting the cell’s ability to divide and grow. This opens… Continue Reading