Imperial Valley News Center
Predicting change in the Alzheimer’s brain
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT researchers are developing a computer system that uses genetic, demographic, and clinical data to help predict the effects of disease on brain anatomy.
DCIS Treatments Evolve Over 20 Years, But Cancer Death Rates Vary Little
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- Written by Sarah Avery
Durham, North Carolina - Treatment patterns for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have shifted since the 1990s, with more U.S. women opting for lumpectomy in combination with radiation rather than single-breast mastectomy, according to a study lead by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.
Severity of skin psoriasis linked to blood vessel inflammation, cardiovascular risk
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- Written by Akeem Ranmal
Dallas, Texas - People with more psoriasis may also have more inflammation in their blood vessels, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
Physical activity: more is better for heart failure prevention
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Dallas, Texas - Doubling or quadrupling the minimum federally recommended levels of physical activity lowered the risk of developing heart failure by 20 percent and 35 percent, respectively, according to research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Older Tobacco Users Pay More for Health Insurance under Affordable Care Act
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Atlanta, Georgia - A new study finds tobacco users would pay more for a health insurance plan from the Affordable Care Act exchanges than non-tobacco users in nearly every county of the 37 states that used healthcare.gov to sell their plans in 2015. In some instances, tobacco users would pay up to 46% more. The authors say future research may determine how many enrollees facing these surcharges will simply decide not to be truthful about their smoking status, or perhaps avoid buying health insurance altogether.
Compulsive Texting Associated With Poorer School Performance Among Adolescent Girls
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Washington, DC - Teenage girls who compulsively text are more likely than their male counterparts to do worse academically, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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