Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism
• Diabetes • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 14 15
Among a group of more than 320,000 children, intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed by 26 weeks’ gestation was associated with risk of…
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Apr 14 15
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to eliminate…
Forsyth study details how gum disease treatment can prevent heart disease
• Dental Health • • Heart • Apr 14 15
A new study from the Forsyth Institute is helping to shed more light on the important connection between the mouth and heart. According to…
Brain imaging changes in individuals with Down’s may help advance Alzheimer’s trials
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 14 15
Researchers have characterized three different brain imaging changes in individuals with Down syndrome, who are at very high risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease,…
Age-related changes in the brain can have significant impact on individuals, society
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 14 15
Gradual and variable change in mental functions that occurs naturally as people age, not as part of a neurological disease such as Alzheimer’s disease,…
Brazilian study suggests adjustments on the treatment of cancer patients with pneumonia
• Cancer • • Infections • Apr 13 15
Cancer patients are more likely to get infections. Pneumonia is the most frequent type of infection in this group and a frequent cause of…
Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy
• Pain • Apr 13 15
Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It blunts positive emotions.
In the study, participants…
New evidence for how green tea and apples could protect health
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 13 15
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research have found evidence for a mechanism by which certain food compounds could help protect our health.
Dietary…
Penn Medicine pain management study reveals patient confusion about opioid addiction
• Addiction • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 13 15
Emergency department patients have misperceptions about opioid dependence and want more information about their pain management options, according to a new study from…
Cold packs on cheeks, hands and feet may help combat heat stroke
• Stroke • Apr 10 15
Symptoms of heat stroke may be eased by applying cold packs to the cheeks, hands and feet, a study suggests, potentially offering a new…
Mental practice and physical therapy effective treatment for stroke, research shows
• Physical activity -exercise • • Stroke • Apr 10 15
A combination of mental practice and physical therapy is an effective treatment for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers at Georgia State…
Early physical therapy for low back pain reduces costs, resources
• Backache • • Pain • Apr 10 15
A study in the scientific journal BMC Health Services Research shows that early and guideline adherent physical therapy following an initial episode of acute,…
The benefits of storytelling in video games
• Children's Health • Apr 09 15
A wealth of studies have shown that violent video games contribute to antisocial and aggressive behavior. But what makes those games appealing in…
Children with neurological disorders need flu vaccine but don’t always get it
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 09 15
Children who have neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or epilepsy are no more likely to be vaccinated against influenza than youngsters without these…
Brain scan study shows clot-busting drug benefits stroke patients
• Stroke • Apr 09 15
A drug that breaks up blood clots in the brains of stroke patients could be used more widely than at present without increased risk,…
New Waldenstrom’s drug shows sustained benefit at two years
• Cancer • • Drug News • Apr 09 15
The most recent results from a clinical trial show that ibrutinib, a newly approved drug for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, continued to control the rare blood…
Enriched broccoli reduces cholesterol
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Apr 08 15
Including a new broccoli variety in the diet reduces blood LDL-cholesterol levels by around 6%, according to the results of human trials led by…
Gene study helps explain Legionnaires’ probe complications
• Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Apr 08 15
Genetic research helps to explain why tracing the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that claimed four lives has proven to be more…
Gay and lesbian job seekers face discrimination
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • Apr 08 15
A new study shows that discrimination of gay and lesbian job seekers is commonplace within both private firms and the public sector in the…
Older people can learn to spend less time sitting down
• Aging and Gerontology • Apr 08 15
“I feel lethargic when I sit all day,” said Gerald Alexander, an 82-year-old retired social service worker among the 25 Group Health patients who…
Easing the pain
• Pain • Apr 08 15
The combination of two well-known drugs will have unprecedented effects on pain management, says new research from Queen’s.
Combining morphine, a narcotic pain reliever,…
Mortality and blood pressure directly linked to relationship quality
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 08 15
While other studies have shown that stress and negative marital quality can influence mortality and blood pressure, there has not been research that discussed…
Obesity in children: Breastfeeding is best, but…
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 08 15
Yes, while breastfeeding is the optimal first food for a baby, it’s not as simple to say that it will protect all children from…
Stroke classification system called TOAST is easy to use and effective
• Stroke • Apr 08 15
In 1993, neurologists Harold P. Adams Jr., MD, and Jose Biller, MD, and colleagues proposed a new way to classify strokes.
It became…
Warning images on cigarette packets ‘raise young adults’ knowledge about harms of smoking’
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 07 15
A new study suggests a combination of health warning images and text on cigarette packets is more likely to drive a greater appreciation of…