Byline: Marla Paul
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Prostate Cancer
Men with inflammatory bowel disease have four to five times higher risk of prostate cancer, according to a new 20-year study.
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World’s Smallest Wearable Device Warns of UV Exposure, Enables Precision Phototherapy
The world’s smallest wearable device has been developed by Northwestern scientists, to measure exposure to light across multiple wavelengths.
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Genetic Variants in Caffeine Perception
The more sensitive a person is to the bitter taste of caffeine, the more coffee they tend to drink, according to a new study.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Leads to Worse Survival for Cervical Cancer Patients
Minimally invasive hysterectomy results in worse overall survival outcomes for cancer patients than traditional open surgery, according to a new study.
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Inflammation Can Lead to Circadian Sleep Disorders
Inflammation has unexpected effects on body clock function and can lead to sleep and shiftwork-type disorders, according to a new study.
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Cancer’s Most Deadly Assassin Exists in Every Cell
A kill code is embedded in every cell in the body whose function may be to cause the self-destruction of cells that become cancerous, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Diabetes Drug Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes From Air Pollution
Metformin, an inexpensive diabetes drug, has been found to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes triggered by air pollution by reducing inflammation in the lungs that triggers clotting.
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Sugar Pills Relieve Pain for Chronic Pain Patients
Scientists have shown they can predict which chronic pain patients will respond to a placebo pill based on brain anatomy and psychological characteristics.
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High Blood Sugar In Pregnancy Linked To Child’s Obesity, Diabetes In Mom
A pregnant woman’s higher blood sugar level is linked to a significantly greater long-term risk of obesity in her child – even more than a decade later.
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Simple Blood Test Reveals Body’s Internal Clock
The first simple blood test to identify your body’s precise internal time clock as compared to the external time has been developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists.
