Massey researchers develop the first cancer health literacy tool
• Cancer • Nov 03 14
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center researchers have developed the first and only tool that can accurately measure cancer health literacy (CHL) and…
Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 03 14
Women who have been previously hospitalized for bipolar disorder are nearly twice as likely to have premature babies compared to women without a history…
Improving imaging of cancerous tissues by reversing time
• Cancer • Nov 02 14
As a child, it was fascinating to put a flashlight up to our palms to see the light shine through the hand. Washington University…
Drug tests on mothers’ hair links recreational drug use to birth defects
• Addiction • • Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Nov 02 14
Drug tests on 517 mothers in English inner city hospitals found that nearly 15% had taken recreational drugs during pregnancy and that mothers of…
Improved mouse model will accelerate research on potential Ebola vaccines, treatments
• Drug News • • Infections • Nov 02 14
In the war against Ebola one important hurdle has just been cleared – by a mouse.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at…
Decoding the emergence of metastatic cancer stem cells
• Cancer • Nov 02 14
In the first study of its kind, Rice University researchers have mapped how information flows through the genetic circuits that cause cancer cells to…
More penalties on the way for hospitals that treat the poor?
• Public Health • Nov 02 14
Last week, the federal government revealed that it will fine more than 2,600 hospitals in the coming year, because too many Medicare patients…
Women play dangerous waiting game with heart symptoms
• Heart • Oct 28 14
When heart symptoms strike, men and women go through similar stages of pain but women are more likely to delay seeking care and can…
Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications
• Asthma • • Drug Abuse • Oct 27 14
In a new study based on EU adverse drug reaction reports, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark now…
Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility
• Diabetes • • Public Health • Oct 27 14
A new model of delivering primary care studied by Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) researchers has the potential to improve…
Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 24 14
Subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.…
Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on
• Public Health • • Stroke • Oct 24 14
New data shows that healthcare and personal costs to support survivors of stroke remains high 10 years on.
The Monash University research, published today…
For brain hemorrhage, risk of death is lower at high-volume hospitals
• Brain • • Stroke • Oct 24 14
For patients with a severe type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), treatment at a hospital that treats a high volume of SAH…
Ebola virus: update on research in France
• Infections • Oct 24 14
With the current situation of the Ebola epidemic, it quickly became necessary for French research to be mobilised rapidly.
In August 2014, the…
Ebola’s evolutionary roots more ancient than previously thought, study finds
• Infections • Oct 24 14
A new study is helping to rewrite Ebola’s family history.
The research shows that filoviruses - a family to which Ebola and its similarly…
Lessons from the ‘Spanish flu,’ nearly 100 years later
• Flu • Oct 22 14
Just in time for flu season, a new Michigan State University study of “the mother of all pandemics” could offer insight into infection control…
Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis
• Public Health • Oct 22 14
Drawing blood and testing it is standard practice for many medical diagnostics. As a less painful alternative, scientists are developing skin patches that could…
Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 22 14
Frying is one of the world’s most popular ways to prepare food - think fried chicken and french fries. Even candy bars and whole…
Flu Vaccine May Hold Key to Preventing Heart Disease
• Flu • • Heart • Oct 22 14
Flu vaccines are known to have a protective effect against heart disease, reducing the risk of a heart attack. For the first time, this…
A rich vocabulary can protect against cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 21 14
Some people suffer incipient dementia as they get older. To make up for this loss, the brain’s cognitive reserve is put to the test.…
Fish tale: new study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Oct 21 14
Antibiotics - one of modernity’s great success stories - are charms that come with a curse. Their overuse in human and animal populations can…
Physical exercise in old age can stimulate brain fitness, but effect decreases with advancing age
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Oct 21 14
Magdeburg/Germany, October 14th, 2014. Physical exercise in old age can improve brain perfusion as well as certain memory skills. This is the finding of…
Fresh milk keeps infections at bay
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Oct 20 14
A study by LMU researchers shows that infants fed on fresh rather than UHT cow’s milk are less prone to infection. The authors recommend…
Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 20 14
Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing what you eat is not simply a matter of…
Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal “Calorie Counter”
• Brain • • Dieting • Oct 20 14
As you glance over a menu or peruse the shelves in a supermarket, you may be thinking about how each food will taste and…