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Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:52
Exposure to dim light at night, which is common in today's lifestyle, may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones, researchers have shown for the first time in an animal study.
For migraine sufferers with obesity, losing weight can decrease headaches
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:52
For migraine sufferers with obesity, losing weight can decrease headaches and improve quality of life, researchers report.
Eating later in the day may be associated with obesity
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:52
Eating later in the day may contribute to weight gain, according to a new study.
Bisphosphonates increasingly prescribed to the women most likely to benefit
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
In recent years, women who start taking bisphosphonates (BPs) to treat osteoporosis and prevent fracture have trended from younger to older and from having osteopenia to having osteoporosis, researchers report.
In healthy young women, sleep quality varies throughout the menstrual cycle
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
Young women are more likely to experience sleep disruption in the days leading up to their menstrual period, according to a new study.
Another possible consequence of the opioid epidemic: hormone deficiencies
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
Many people who use opioid medications long term do not produce enough testosterone or another important hormone, cortisol, according to a new study.
Sperm DNA damage may contribute to repeated miscarriages
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
Some cases of recurrent pregnancy loss may be caused by sperm DNA damage in the male partner, rather than by a problem in affected women.
Ovary function is preserved in transgender men at one year of testosterone therapy
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
Transgender men preserve their fertility potential even after one year of treatment with the male hormone testosterone, according to a new study.
Levothyroxine treatment in women with thyroid antibodies may not increase live birth rate
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 20:51
Treating women with thyroid antibodies but a normal thyroid function with a medicine called Levothyroxine does not make them more likely to deliver a live baby, new research suggests.
A1c test misses many cases of diabetes
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 17:37
Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study.
New hybrid closed loop insulin pump proves hard to use for some patients with diabetes
Science Daily - 23 Mar 2019 17:37
Among first-time users of a new insulin pump that automatically delivers insulin to people with type 1 diabetes, nearly one-fifth stopped using the device, primarily because of difficulties meeting the technical demands ...
Astronomers Find Fossils of Early Universe Stuffed in Milky Way's Bulge
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Thousands of security flaws found on UK government websites
New Scientist - 23 Mar 2019 08:00
Investigation uncovers thousands of security vulnerabilities on UK government websites, including the National Archives and the Scottish prosecution service