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A new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) researchers published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, indicates that a lower threshold is needed for male patients to predict mortality using the genetic assay, Oncotype DX®, a commercial diagnostic test. The study’s lead author is Fei Wang, MD, PhD, a visiting research fellow at Vanderbilt University, and its senior author is Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, MPH, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and associate director for Global Health and co-leader of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Program at VICC.

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Keywords: Breast Cancer, Men's Health

Making end-of-life decisions for your pet or coping with the loss of an animal is something that no pet owner wants to think about. A program at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center recognizes the importance of human-animal bonds and provides grief support for pet owners facing tough decisions for their animal.

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Keywords: PET, Social Work, Grief, grief and loss, Pet Care, Vet College, vet med, Vet, Ohio State

A Mayo Clinic-led study involving 3,276 patients has found that people with inflammatory bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes or blood clots may be at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, also found that people who have rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of developing heart disease, blood clots and sleep apnea.

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Keywords: news releases, Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Medical Research, Rheumatoid Arthris, Sleep Apnea, Type 1 Diabetes

A qualitative study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that women in their 60s report various reasons behind why they lack libido – including sexual dysfunction in their partners.

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Keywords: Libido, Menopause, Erectile Dsyfunction, qualitative

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have found noise pollution is threatening the survival of more than 100 different species.

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Keywords: Science, Endangered, Endangered Species, Noise Pollution, Envionment, Environmental biology

Keck Medicine of USC announces the launch of the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium, a unique partnership of six independent epilepsy centers serving patients in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, epilepsy center, Epilepsy Treatment, Epilepsy Treatment Options, Keck Medicine of USC, USC Epilepsy Care Consortium , USC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, USC Neurorestoration Center, Keck School Of Medicine Of Usc, central valley, los angeles county, Orange County

A Tulane University researcher is part of a nationwide initiative to improve treatment of chronic pain and ultimately achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction. Michael J. Moore, professor of biomedical engineering in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, is part of a $945 million National Institutes of Health project called the HEAL Initiative, or Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative.

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Keywords: Tulane, Tulane University, Opioid Addiction, Chronic Pain, National Insitutes of Health

Iowa State astronomers are part of an international team that has been analyzing data from NASA's TESS Mission. The astronomers describe their study of two red-giant stars -- older, “retired” stars no longer burning hydrogen in their cores -- in a paper recently published by The Astrophysical Journal.

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Keywords: NASA TESS, Asteroseismology, Exoplanets, Red Giant Stars

A team of researchers at Notre Dame put out a call to the masses, enlisting researchers, data scientists and health professionals to analyze genomic data from emerging drug-resistant malaria parasites and gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of resistance.

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Keywords: Malaria, Drug Resistance, Malaria Treatment, malaria prevention