My Blue Dots – Page 156

From wound healing to ‘the bends,’ hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an important treatment—if done safely

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Earlier this year, a five-year-old boy was killed at an “alternative medicine clinic” in the United States, when the hyperbaric chamber he was inside caught fire and exploded. Four people have since been charged over his death.

Menopause at an early age can exacerbate cognitive decline

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A team of researchers from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science found that women who entered menopause before the age of 40 had worse cognitive outcomes than women who entered menopause after the age of 50. This finding may be useful for clinicians when assessing their patient’s risk of developing dementia. These findings were published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia on April 15, 2025.

Q&A: Fast, painless, precise—new urine test for prostate cancer screening

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It is well known that men are reluctant to see a doctor, especially a urologist. As a result, there is a risk that prostate cancer will be detected too late. A simple urine test may be able to minimize this risk in the future. This test is being developed by the spin-off ONTRACK Biomedical.

Europe’s elderly need migrant caregivers—whether we like it or not

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Who will care for your aging relatives when you can’t? It’s a question that many families in Europe are having to answer, as demographic changes caused by Europe’s aging populations become more deeply embedded.

Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified

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New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm—have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.

Research reveals patient attitudes toward devices like smartwatches

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Last year, two popular smartwatches—the Samsung Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch—received Food and Drug Administration approval for features that can potentially alert the wearer that they may have sleep apnea.

To keep high-risk patients out of the hospital, at-home monitoring shows promise in new study

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For someone with heart failure, very high blood pressure, or severe COVID-19, going home from the hospital can feel like falling off a cliff.

Medicaid telehealth study shows positive impacts

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The ability to have an appointment with a doctor or other health care provider by video visit or telephone call has improved access to care for people with low incomes in Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program, a new University of Michigan study finds.

Turning off protein may help prevent liver cancer

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New research from the Centenary Institute has found that switching off a specific protein in liver cells may help prevent the early development of liver cancer.

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AdvanCell Proudly Announces $18M in Federal Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy’

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SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapeutics, today announced $18M in Australian Federal Government Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy’. One out of eight men develops prostate cancer. With the support from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative, the goal of the multidisciplinary multi-institutional i

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Researchers identify new method to protect against sepsis

Mental health effects of exposure to firearm violence persist long after direct exposure, global review indicates

Mediterranean diet may reduce gum disease

‘Preventable deaths will continue’ without action to make NHS more accessible for autistic people, say experts

From wound healing to ‘the bends,’ hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an important treatment—if done safely

Menopause at an early age can exacerbate cognitive decline

Q&A: Fast, painless, precise—new urine test for prostate cancer screening

Europe’s elderly need migrant caregivers—whether we like it or not

Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified

Research reveals patient attitudes toward devices like smartwatches

To keep high-risk patients out of the hospital, at-home monitoring shows promise in new study

Medicaid telehealth study shows positive impacts

Turning off protein may help prevent liver cancer

AdvanCell Proudly Announces $18M in Federal Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy’

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