| |  In preclinical studies, researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, have tested a new combination therapy for hormone-resistant, estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer and were able to shrink tumors, reduce the number of cancer stem cells and reprogram the immune environment to be less supportive of cancer growth. | |
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| |  Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2030, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | |
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| | _1b78fec41a5143afb6e7b9ad317023d2-300x250__638989191530844155_multisizecolor_150_gray.jpg) Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide. | |
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| |  A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise. | |
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| |  While some risk factors for cancer can be mitigated through lifestyle choices such as diet or exercise, aging is not one of them. In the case of pancreatic cancer, it also can limit treatment options if a patient is too frail to be safely treated with surgery or other alternatives. | |
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| |  A new molecule developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University offers a promising avenue to treat intractable cases of triple-negative breast cancer - a form of cancer that is notoriously aggressive and lacks effective treatments. | |
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| |  More than half of calories consumed in the United States come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), items like fast food and packaged snacks that are often high in sodium, sugar and unhealthy fats. | |
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| |  A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, published in journal Menopause, finds self-pleasure is a valuable care strategy for managing menopause symptoms, especially mood and sleep changes. | |
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| |  A hormone produced in the thyroid gland can play a key role in the development of prostate cancer. | |
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| |  Obesity and cancer are two major health challenges of our time, yet the link between them remains only partially understood. | |
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| |  Steatotic liver disease (SLD), mainly encompassing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), and metabolic dysfunction and ALD (MetALD), has emerged as the dominant cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, displacing viral hepatitis as the primary aetiology. | |
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| |  Self-administered hypnosis effectively alleviates hot flashes in menopausal women, enhancing quality of life and providing an alternative to hormone therapy. | |
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| |  Pancreatitis remains a major global health burden, encompassing acute pancreatitis (AP), chronic pancreatitis (CP), and autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). | |
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| |  As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige. | |
