The Takyon Products Blog.: 02/19/19

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Long periods of sedentary behavior may increase cardiovascular risk in older women

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Long periods of sedentary behavior may increase cardiovascular risk in older women

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:47:45 EST

A new study has found that the longer older women sit or lay down during the course of a day—and the longer the individual periods of uninterrupted sitting—the greater their risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. But reducing their sedentary time by just an hour a day appears to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 12 percent—and for heart disease alone, by a dramatic 26 percent, the research found. The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Study finds inadequate FDA oversight of prescribing of fentanyl products

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Study finds inadequate FDA oversight of prescribing of fentanyl products

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:10:03 EST

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and manufacturers did not take action when evidence emerged that potentially lethal fentanyl products were being inappropriately prescribed to patients.

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Researchers develop new one-two punch against melanoma in mouse model

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Researchers develop new one-two punch against melanoma in mouse model

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:45:40 EST

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report two new forms of an older anti-cancer agent they developed appear to enhance the immune system's ability to fight melanoma in mice. The agents, dubbed s-DAB-IL-2 and s-DAB-IL-2(V6A), comprise a regulatory protein called human interleukin-2 fused to chemically modified portions of diphtheria toxin.

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Flexible display talk: Smartphone might fold around your wrist

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Flexible display talk: Smartphone might fold around your wrist

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:00:01 EST

A phone that folds? Smartphone vendors think it can capture imaginations as they work to come up with newer gee-whiz designs to sell phones. This month, there is one foldable phone in the wings that is capturing special attention because it can transform into a smartwatch.

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Great disparities exist in how news media cover terror attacks

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Great disparities exist in how news media cover terror attacks

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:00:06 EST

Terror attacks carried out by Muslims receive on average 357 percent more media coverage than those committed by other groups, according to a University of Alabama researcher's newly published study.

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