Molecule that acts on human cells might provide hope for ‘irresistible’ cold cure
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have lab-tested a molecule that can combat the common cold virus by preventing it from...
Study picks out children with incurable brain cancer who could benefit from adult therapy
Children with incurable brain tumours could benefit from potentially life-extending treatment if genetic testing was used to personalise therapy as...
Nanomedicine — Targeting cancer cells with sugars
In the treatment of cancer, there are still several limitations. Especially the delivery of sufficient amounts of active chemotherapeutic drug...
EuroPCR 2018 Abstracts — A key to what’s of interest today in interventional cardiology
Paris, France, May 2018. The EuroPCR Scientific Abstracts, now available online, play an essential role in keeping abreast of developments...
Better equipped in the fight against lung cancer
Lung cancer is the third most common type of cancer in Germany and the disease affects both men and women....
The digital doctor’s visit: Enormous potential benefits with equally big risk
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute While data privacy has been a much-talked about topic lately--with questions still lingering about how giants...
Motivation to move may start with being mindful
Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at...
New approach to cancer research aims to accelerate studies and reduce cost
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- A new model for improving how clinical trials are developed and conducted by...
Burnout and scope of practice in new family physicians
Among physicians, family physicians report some of the highest levels of burnout. According to a new study, however, early career...
An updated analysis of direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs
Although proponents suggest that direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising is educational and motivating, a new analysis finds that the potential educational...
Screening tool improves prediction of developing Dementia
In people with a minor decline on the Mini-Mental-State-Examination--a widely used but limited test to screen for cognitive defects--follow-up with...
Job strain linked to onset of common mental illness
Workplaces that reduce job strain could prevent up to 14 percent of new cases of common mental illness from occurring,...
May/June 2018 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Screening Tool Improves Prediction of Developing Dementia In people with a minor decline on the Mini-Mental-State-Examination--a widely used but limited...
Brain size mediates the association between height and cognitive ability
Reports from several studies have identified a link between height and general cognitive ability, or intelligence, but the mechanisms underlying...
Research leads to medication reduction in aged care facilities
Credit: University of Tasmania Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF's), the latest University of...
Taurine deficiency in sperm causes male infertility, study finds
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba - Sperm are highly specialized cells adapted to achieve a single goal: fertilize an egg....
Study finds new combined risk score more effectively predicts stroke risk in Afib patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Doctors know patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of having a...
Noninvasive brain stimulation leads to fine motor improvement after stroke
Stroke is common and accompanied by complex disabilities--such as lower and upper limb disability, speech impairment, and chronic post-stroke pain....
Many patients with rectal cancer may not need chemoradiotherapy
It's unclear whether all patients with advanced rectal cancer need chemoradiotherapy, or whether some can forego the treatment and therefore...
Many older adults discharged from the hospital receive inappropriate prescriptions
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of 259 older adults discharged from a general medical hospital, more than...
