Parents, listen next time your baby babbles
• Children's Health • Aug 27 14
Pay attention, mom and dad, especially when your infant looks at you and babbles.
Parents may not understand a baby’s prattling, but by listening…
Lifetime of fitness: A fountain of youth for bone and joint health?
• Physical activity -exercise • Aug 27 14
Being physically active may significantly improve musculoskeletal and overall health, and minimize or delay the effects of aging, according to a review of the…
Researchers switch emotion linked to memory
• Brain • Aug 27 14
Recalling an emotional experience, even years later, can bring back the same intense feelings. Researchers from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics revealed…
The Siren Call of E-Cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 14
Many of the e-cigarette recommendations made by the American Heart Association involve initiatives aimed at preventing youth access to the product.
Authors advocated a…
Exercise May Shield Older Women From Afib
• Gender: Female • • Physical activity -exercise • Aug 26 14
High-intensity exercise was tied to a reduced risk for atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women and obese women in particular, researchers said.
According to an…
Wii Balance Board induces changes in the brains of MS patients
• Neurology • Aug 26 14
A balance board accessory for a popular video game console can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce their risk of accidental falls, according…
High insulin levels tied to obesity pathway, new UT Southwestern research shows
• Obesity • Aug 26 14
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a crucial link between high levels of insulin and pathways that lead to obesity, a finding that…
Aspirin may reduce the risks of reoccurring blood clots
• Drug News • • Stroke • Aug 26 14
Aspirin may be a promising alternative for those who can’t take long-term anticoagulant drugs that prevent clots from reoccurring in the veins, according…
Study finds brain changes in young marijuana users
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 25 14
The Boston scientists found that the degree of brain changes appeared to be directly related to the amount participants smoked per week.
Young adults…
Changes in the eye can predict changes in the brain
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 25 14
Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco have shown that a loss of cells in the retina is one of…
Large-scale study focuses on heavy smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 25 14
A study based on blood samples from more than 55,000 Danes conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows a direct…
Can Auriculotherapy Help Relieve Chronic Constipation?
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 25 14
Nearly 1 in 6 adults worldwide may suffer from chronic constipation and, over time, the disorder can cause serious complications. Auriculotherapy, a form of…
Increased risk of stroke in people with cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 25 14
People with cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to have a stroke, with a 39% increased risk, than people with normal cognitive function, according…
Knee surgery shows no benefit for people with mild osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Pain • Aug 25 14
A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus in comparison with nonsurgical…
E-cigarettes with nicotine need restrictions, American Heart Association declares
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 25 14
E-cigarettes that contain nicotine should be regulated as tobacco products, including under state smoke-free laws, the American Heart Association says.
The group issued new…
HHS Takes Another Step Back From Contraceptive Coverage
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Aug 25 14
The Obama administration is extending an exemption to the Obamacare contraceptive coverage mandate to include closely held for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations whose…
Roche to buy U.S. biotech firm InterMune for $8.3 billion
• Drug News • Aug 25 14
Roche Holding AG has agreed to buy U.S. biotech company InterMune Inc for $8.3 billion in cash, marking the latest multibillion-dollar deal in…
Sierra Leone ‘hero’ doctor’s death exposes slow Ebola response
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 25 14
When two American aid workers recovered from Ebola after being treated with an experimental drug, the grieving family of Sierra Leone’s most famous doctor…
Are you as old as what you eat?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Aug 24 14
Researchers from UCL (University College London) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.
The…
Scientists map risk of premature menopause after cancer treatment
• Cancer • • Gender: Female • • Menopause • Aug 23 14
Women treated for the cancer Hodgkin lymphoma will be able to better understand their risks of future infertility after researchers estimated their risk of…
Many patients are discharged without a diagnosis
• Public Health • Aug 23 14
Chest pain, breathing difficulties, fainting. Each year approx. 265,000 Danes are acutely admitted to medical departments with symptoms of serious illness. New research from…
Smokers consume same amount of cigarettes regardless of nicotine levels
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 23 14
Cigarettes with very low levels of nicotine may reduce addiction without increasing exposure to toxic chemicals, according to a new study from the University…
From happiness to pain: Understanding serotonin’s function
• Neurology • • Pain • Aug 23 14
In a study published today (August 22nd), in the scientific journal PLoS One, researchers at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme establish the effect of serotonin…
Losing weight lowers health care costs for adults with type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Aug 23 14
Overweight individuals with diabetes who lose weight by dieting and increasing their physical activity can reduce their health care costs by an average of…
Mortality Rises With Changes in Urologic Care
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Aug 22 14
The incidence of preventable inpatient deaths associated with common urologic procedures increased significantly over a 12-year period coinciding with a shift of more procedures…