African-American caregivers report better mental health outcomes than white caregivers
NEW ORLEANS -- African-Americans caring for loved ones with cancer were less likely than their white peers to report distress...
Can chocolate, tea, coffee and zinc help make you more healthy?
Ageing and a low life expectancy are caused, at least partly, by oxidative stress. A team of researchers led by...
The Lancet Oncology: For new HPV DNA test, study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative test
Regular cytology screening (pap or smear test) is still the most commonly used HPV screening method, and can prevent cancers...
Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes
Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may...
New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out,"...
Bohr scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart
Electrodes are placed on the patient's chest area to record cardiac electrical activity - e.g. to determine whether the heart...
Roanoke-based Virginia Tech graduate student selected as a Society for Neuroscience fellow
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Ubadah Sabbagh, a doctoral student in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health (TBMH)...
Allen Institute announces 2018 Next Generation Leaders
The Allen Institute today debuted the 2018 Next Generation Leaders, a group of six early-career neuroscientists who will participate in...
Tufts CTSI announces collaboration with Novartis to foster translational research
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Novartis announced today a new collaboration to work together to...
For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability?
To live successfully and independently, older adults need to be able to manage two different levels of life skills: basic...
How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in Africa
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa...
Rise in indicators extends positive trend for Americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - November 2, 2018 -The key economic indicators for Americans with disabilities continued to...
How often are cost considerations documented in clinical notes?
Bottom Line: Treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) is driven by urgency rather than economic considerations. Many clinicians have been...
Study examines racial disparities in patient characteristics, survival after heart attack
Bottom Line: This study analyzed data for about 6,400 patients who had heart attacks to compare black and white patients...
Gene PPM1D gives stem cells a ‘winning boost’ after chemotherapy
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Chemotherapy has been associated with increased risk of leukemia years after the treatment, but what...
Physicists explain how large spherical viruses form
Credit: Zandi lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A virus, the simplest physical object in biology, consists of a protein...
Food for thought
From the standpoint of heart health, the Tsimane are a model group. A population indigenous to the Bolivian Amazon, the...
O’Donnell Brain Institute helps US effort to research learning, memory
DALLAS - Nov. 2, 2018 - UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute will help in a national effort to understand the...
Internists note that final CMS payment rule improves on proposed changes to E/M codes
Washington, DC (November 2, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) appreciates that the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk
Boston, MA -- To be more transparent and to promote communication with patients after medical injuries, many hospitals have implemented...
