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Most cancer treatments are useless for patients with advanced tumors near end of life
Chemotherapies, immunotherapies, targeted therapies and hormone therapies do not improve survival rates in patients with very advanced tumors near the end of life, according to…
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How you perceive odors may influence hunger, obesity
Odors play an important role in guiding motivation for behaviors like eating, researchers said. At the same time, how you perceive smells can be influenced by how hungry you are.…
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Social media use linked to higher risk of vaping, smoking
Just 2% of people who reported no social media use engaged in cigarette smoking, but that rose to 17% among those who said they were on social media seven-plus hours per day. Photo…
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Study predicts global life expectancy will rise by more than 4 years by 2050
Higher life expectancy is largely driven by public health measures that have improved prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease, COVID-19 and a range of health problems…
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Asthmatic adults who vape more likely to have developed asthma earlier in life
Overall, asthmatic adults who said they'd vaped over the past month were over three times as likely to have developed asthma relatively early in life (before the age of 27) compared…
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FDA approves Imdelltra for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
Tarlatamab (Imdelltra) is only for patients who have exhausted all other options to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News The…
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Treatments for lymphoma have advanced beyond chemotherapy
Treatment for blood cancers can include chemotherapy alone or chemo in conjunction with cutting edge CAR-T therapies, immunotherapies, targeted therapy, bone marrow transplant and…
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Climate change may worsen stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s
The potential effects of a changing climate is likely to be substantial on a range of neurological conditions, researchers report. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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Cognitive decline rates higher among older Native Americans
A recent study found that 54% of American Indians ages 72 to 95 had some form of impairment in their thinking and/or memory skills, while 10% had dementia. Photo by Adobe…
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Roche’s experimental obesity drug shows promising early stage results
The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche hangs at its headquarters in Basle, Switzerland. Photo by Steffen Schmidt/EPA-EFE Swiss drug company Roche on Thursday…
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