Personal Health 

Health records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation

August 21, 2019 broad, Genetic, health, of, on, pin, premutation, records, risks, set

It was long believed the FMR1 premutation—an excessive number of trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 gene—had no direct effect on

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Health Problems 

Painting a bigger biosociological picture of chronic pain

August 20, 2019 A, Bigger, biosociological, chronic, of, pain, Painting, picture

An integrated approach that unifies psychosocial factors with neurobiology sheds light on chronic pain traits and their underlying brain networks,

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Health News 

Health boards announce review of policy that denied single women IVF

August 20, 2019 announce, boards, Denied, health, IVF, of, policy, Review:, single, that, women

NHS health board announces a ‘rapid review’ on a controversial policy that denies single women the chance to have children

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20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement are in extreme pain

August 15, 2019 20, A, Are, extreme, for, hip, in, of, pain, patients, replacement, waiting

Almost 20% of patients waiting for a hip replacement on the NHS are suffering pain they consider to be ‘worse

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Health Problems 

Study identifies characteristics of Lyme disease hospital patients in England and Wales

August 15, 2019 and, characteristics, disease, England, hospital, identifies, in, Lyme, of, patients, study, Wales

Patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales hospitals appear to be predominantly white, female and living in areas of

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Health Problems 

Study predicts modest impact from additional dose of rotavirus vaccine

August 14, 2019 Additional, dose:, From, impact, modest, of, Predicts, Rotavirus, study, vaccine

Giving children an additional dose of rotavirus vaccine when they are nine months old would provide only a modest improvement

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Health Problems 

New test enhances ability to predict risk of developing cervical cancer in HPV-positive women

August 12, 2019 Ability, cancer, cervical, developing, enhances, HPV-positive, in, New, of, Predict, risk, test, to, women

Ninety-nine percent of cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). More than 200 HPVs, some of which are associated

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Health effects of eating marijuana is subject of a new study

August 10, 2019 A, eating, effects, health, is, marijuana, New, of, study, subject

Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana.

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Health Problems 

Deciphering the regenerative potential of newborn mammalian hearts

August 9, 2019 Deciphering, hearts, mammalian, newborn, of, potential, regenerative, the

Unlike lower vertebrates, mammals are unable to repair their adult hearts after injuries that include heart attacks. This inability in

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Health Problems 

Researchers identify subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer

August 8, 2019 cancer, cell, identify, lung, of, Researchers, squamous, Subtypes

Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with squamous cell lung cancer (SCC)

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