2014

July

• Shorter sleep may speed brain aging

• Low back pain? Don’t blame the weather

• Study cracks how the brain processes emotions

• Think Fun when Exercising and You’ll Eat Less Later!

• Discovery of a new means to erase pain

• Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies

• Siblings may have a greater influence than parents on a child’s obesity risk

• Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk

• Marijuana shortage seen ahead of Washington state retail pot rollout

• As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puffs, scour Facebook

• Global toolkit to diagnose menopause

• Exercise Before Bedtime Means Better Sleep: Study

• Scientists find how magic mushrooms alter the mind

• Low Brain Protein Levels Associated with Neurodegeneration

• Dark chocolate may ease walking for patients with artery disease

• Walking may ease Parkinson’s symptoms, study suggests

• Joslin Scientists Identify Process that Affects Fat Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome

• Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD

• Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery

• Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients

• UCLA addresses ‘lost in translation’ issues in Chinese medicine

• Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress

• Too much TV tied to premature death

• Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay: QUT study

• Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased ‘work trajectory’

• U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception

• Short sleep, aging brain

• Deployment-related respiratory symptoms in returning veterans

• Foodborne bacteria can cause disease in some breeds of chickens after all

June

• New infections cause dormant viruses to reactivate

• Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary

• AJMC publishes results showing big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome

• Northwestern Medicine researchers discover new way to prevent some strokes

• Treating gum disease improves vascular health in Indigenous Australians: Study

• Virus infection supports organ acceptance

• Lab monitoring tests not always ordered per recommendations

• Study: Foreign-trained physicians frustrated at lack of residency positions

• First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines, available now

• Energy Drinks Raise New Questions About Caffeine’s Safety

• BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese

• New research finds that cell phones reflect our personal microbiome

• Bone loss persists 2 years after weight loss surgery

• Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes

• Computer-aided diagnosis of rare genetic disorders from family snaps

• Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina

• Metal allergies may affect joint replacement success

• New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill

• Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes

• Stroke hospitalizations are up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina

• Creating friendships between African-American and Caucasian couples can reduce prejudice

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