A biopsy without a scalpel — and more
Medical Watch Digest for April 10
A biopsy without a scalpel
When searching for cancer cells, doctors often need to cut into tissue then analyze cells under a microscope. But a virtual biopsy can spare patients pain plus healing and waiting time.
Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a new imaging method which allows for cell by cell reconstruction of skin and other tissues. They say it can be used in suspected skin cancer cases and during surgery so an image can identify cancer cells without waiting for pathology results.
The virtual biopsy has the potential to transform cancer diagnosis and monitoring.
Picking up weights can lift your mood
Weight training improves symptoms of anxiety and depression as people age.
Brazilian doctors, writing in the Journal Psychiatry Research, found reduced body fat and increased muscle strength helps people overall feel stronger, more independent and therefore happier.
Experts say resistance training is one of the most effective, non-drug strategies for healthy aging with benefits to both physical and mental health.
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Preschoolers & Devices
Keep devices out of the hands of preschoolers and have a better relationship with children.
Preschoolers who use mobile devices more frequently have lower quality parent-child interaction than peers who do not use devices.
Mobile phones take away from interpersonal relationships, social activities and time with loved ones.
The Journal Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry reports on the research of parent child pairs and device habits.
They found a direct correlation between just two hours a week on a device and inhibited interaction.
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