Current BMI tests underestimate obesity in teens with disabilities
• Obesity • Jun 09 15
New approaches, based on body mass index (BMI) or other simple measures, are needed to improve assessment of obesity in adolescents with physical disabilities,…
New study sheds light on life satisfaction and mortality risk in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 08 15
In a study just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed that greater life satisfaction in adults older than 50 years of age…
Only about half of men can remember their last medical check-up
• Gender: Male • Jun 08 15
A new national survey about men and their cars, commissioned by Orlando Health, found that more than 80 percent of men could remember the…
National study finds rising rate of marijuana exposure among children 5 years old, younger
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 15
Debates about legalizing marijuana have focused on crime rates, economic benefits, and health effects among adults. But a study published today from researchers at…
New approach for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Respiratory Problems • Jun 08 15
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease for which as yet no causal therapy exists. It is, however, known that the lung…
Whole genome sequencing found to rapidly enhance infection control
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 08 15
Whole genome sequencing can quickly isolate the specific strain of bacteria causing an outbreak, identify the source of contamination, and enable rapid infection prevention…
How Many Patients With MS Are Using Marijuana?
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 05 15
Marijuana use is on the minds of many patients with multiple sclerosis, a new survey shows.
One quarter of them report having used…
Babies who can resettle are more likely to ‘sleep through the night’
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Jun 05 15
Young infants who can “resettle” themselves after waking up are more likely to sleep for prolonged periods at night, according to a video study…
Black women often cope with infertility alone
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jun 04 15
African-American women are equally, if not more, likely to experience infertility than their white counterparts, but they often cope with this traumatic issue in…
Is dietary supplementation appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder?
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 04 15
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often picky eaters, which can lead parents to suspect that their children might not be getting adequate…
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers after surgery increases risk of postoperative death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Jun 04 15
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than two days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to…
DNA which only females have
• Genetics • Jun 04 15
In many animal species, the chromosomes differ between the sexes. The male has a Y chromosome. In some animals, however, for example birds, it…
Penn study maps the types of physical activity associated with better sleep
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 04 15
Physical activities, such as walking, as well as aerobics/calisthenics, biking, gardening, golfing, running, weight-lifting, and yoga/Pilates are associated with better sleep habits, compared…
Poor sleep, negative attitude amplify pain in knee osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 04 15
A new study reports that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who have poor sleep habits display greater central sensitization - an amplification of clinical…
In search of memory storage
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 03 15
The hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory formation. However, it is not yet fully understood in what way that brain structure’s individual regions…
Increased risks in pregnancy for obese mothers and their babies, says study
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jun 03 15
Women with obesity have a range of increased health risks in pregnancy, both for them and their babies, compared with those in the healthy…
Sport can ease the transition into retirement
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jun 02 15
Retirement is an important milestone in a person’s life. Adjusting to the many changes retirement brings can mean the difference between a positive quality…
Academic struggles more common in children with epilepsy who have brain surgery
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Epilepsy • Jun 02 15
A new study by a University of Toronto Mississauga researcher has taken the first-ever look at the academic outcomes of children with epilepsy who…
Toothbrush contamination in communal bathrooms
• Dental Health • Jun 02 15
Data confirms that there is transmission of fecal coliforms in communal bathrooms at Quinnipiac University and that toothbrushes can serve as a vector…
UF study shows benefits of multi-tasking on exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 02 15
Who says you can’t do two things at once and do them both well?
A new University of Florida study challenges the notion that…
Texas Hispanics, women show largest reductions in rates of uninsured
• Public Health • Jun 02 15
Hispanics and women in Texas showed the largest percentage of reductions in rates of uninsured since enrollment began in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)…
Researchers’ discovery may explain difficulty in treating Lyme disease
• Infections • Jun 01 15
Northeastern University researchers have found that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease forms dormant persister cells, which are known to evade antibiotics. This significant…
A new perspective on Phantom Eye Syndrome
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 01 15
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that approximately half of patients who have an eye removed because of a form of eye…
Cultural Differences May Affect Psychiatric Diagnosis
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • May 31 15
A new survey of psychiatrists in the United States and India has shown differences in how each group weighs symptoms in the diagnosis of…
Cannabis Smoking Common, Affects Cognition in MS
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 15
About 40% of patients with multiple sclerosis have used cannabis, some to relieve pain, control spasms, or improve sleep, but research shows that it…