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The weekly roundup - May 5th
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:01:30
Publish Date: 2017-05-02 19:00:00
Description: This week on Science Today, we learned that the treatment of concussions has not been very well-defined, so radiologist Pratik Mukherjee at UC San Francisco is calling for more studies and a better understanding from doctors and researchers. "Some people recommend cognitive rest, where you stay away from doing anything intense; physical or mental activities; stay away from bright lights and loud noises for several days. Some of the more recent studies are saying, well, maybe that’s not quite the right approach. People should try to return to their regular activities as soon as they can and stay active." We also learned while at UCSF that younger women are more likely to develop breast cancer if their breasts are dense. That means, there is more supportive tissue, rather than fatty tissue around the ducts. Breast cancer researcher Karla Kerlikowske told us that cancer rarely develops in fat and older women have a smaller risk of developing the disease because compared to younger women, they tend to have fatty breast tissue. "In older women, maybe a third of women that have dense breasts; when in premenopausal women, it is about two-thirds of women who have dense breasts. It is a more common risk factor, but it is also a strong risk factor." Well, that’s all for now - but if you want to learn more about the University of California’s efforts to mitigate climate change, you should check out climate.universityofcaliornia.edu - there’s a lot to look at there! And please go to iTunes to subscribe to Science Today. I’m Larissa Branin, thanks for listening. Subscribe to Science Today: iTunes: apple.co/1TQBewD Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/science-today Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ucsciencetoday Stories mentioned in this roundup: https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/concussive_studies https://soundcloud.com/sciencetoday/density_cancer And our climate science research can be found here: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/climate-lab
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