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La radioterapia es un tratamiento común para el cáncer, ¿pero también podría ayudar a tratar los ritmos cardíacos perjudiciales? Mayo Clinic recientemente concluyó el primer ensayo clínico en humanos utilizando la terapia con haz de protones, un tipo de radiación para tratar a pacientes con arritmias potencialmente mortales. Los investigadores afirman que los resultados iniciales son alentadores.

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Radiation therapy is a common treatment for cancer, but could it also help treat dangerous heart rhythms? Mayo Clinic recently completed the first clinical trial in humans using proton beam therapy, a type of radiation, to treat patients with potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. They say initial results are encouraging.

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People in early middle age who have poor sleep quality, including having difficulty falling or staying asleep, have more signs of poor brain health in late middle age, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol that are not well-controlled combined with not following certain healthy habits including exercise, diet and sleep, are linked to a higher risk of stroke, dementia or depression later in life, according to a study published in the October 23, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. These results do not prove that not having healthy habits increases the risk of these conditions, they only show an association.

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Quanto tempo uma pessoa consegue ficar em pé — em uma perna só — é uma medida mais reveladora do envelhecimento do que mudanças na força ou na marcha, de acordo com uma nova pesquisa da Mayo Clinic. O estudo foi publicado hoje na revista PLOS ONE.

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El tiempo que una persona puede permanecer de pie, en una sola pierna, es una medida más reveladora del envejecimiento que los cambios en la fuerza o en la marcha, según una nueva investigación de Mayo Clinic. El estudio fue publicado hoy en la revista PLOS ONE.

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How long a person can stand — on one leg — is a more telltale measure of aging than changes in strength or gait, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study appears today in the journal PLOS ONE.

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Manipulating a newly identified neural circuit can curb appetite—or spur massive overeating.

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Researchers from WashU Medicine and Northwestern University developed an implantable device that can detect an overdose and rapidly deliver naloxone.