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Expert calls for new official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness for children
New guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) in children are needed after research has found previous ...
Childhood kidney cancer has millions of genetic changes, opening door to possible treatments
Researchers have uncovered that some childhood cancers have a substantially higher number of DNA changes than previously ...
Cholera outbreak in Sudan capital kills 70 in 2 days: health ministry
A cholera outbreak in Sudan's capital has killed 70 people in two days, health officials said, as Khartoum battles a ...
Shedding pounds in middle age could add years to your life, study finds
Losing just 6.5% of body weight in midlife may lower later risk of disease and premature death, new research shows.
Assessing smartphone apps for stress relief: Mindfulness and problem-solving therapy may be more effective
The levels of stress experienced by people living in many countries worldwide, particularly by those inhabiting urban areas, have risen exponentially over the past decades. This has led to the ...
Early detection is key to improving treatment of uveitis, a global leading cause of vision loss
New treatment guidance has been developed to help doctors tackle uveitis—one of the leading causes of vision loss. The new ...
Targeting 'hunger hormone' receptor could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease
Considered the natural "hunger hormone," ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced ...
Most young women suffer from itching, irritation, pain and other symptoms in genital area, Brazilian study finds
A study conducted by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) found that 72.5% of young Brazilian women ...
Clinical trial demonstrates the impact of therapeutic plasma exchange on biological age
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) combined with intravenous immunoglobulin ...
Lack of gender lens in tobacco control research could stymie efforts to help smokers quit, researchers say
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, York University researchers with Global Strategy Lab (GSL) have published a paper ...
Q&A: How cryptic mitochondrial DNA mutations reveal a hidden layer of the aging process
New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational ...
Comprehensive tumor genome analysis offers blueprint for more effective brain cancer treatments
In the largest ever study of its kind, an analysis of entire tumor genomes has provided the most complete picture yet of an ...