For-profit nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed with neglect issues
Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care ...
Video monitoring of tuberculosis treatment effective in urban and rural areas
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with statewide collaborators, report that ...
Heroin vaccine technology advances as researchers are awarded grant for further testing
Researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and SUNY ...
Hippocampus yields clues to treatment strategies for cognitive deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 16, 2018. A recent article by a team of international experts on multiple ...
Perinatal women in RI to have increased access to behavioral health screenings
The number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth for mothers is depression and/or anxiety, with one in seven women ...
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms
Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an automated model that assesses dense breast tissue in mammograms -- ...
Amount of weight regain after bariatric surgery helps predict health risks
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2018 - Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after bariatric ...
Number of veterans affairs facilities offering acupuncture growing rapidly
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 16, 2018--Acupuncture is an increasingly important and effective component of ...
Religious leaders’ support may be key to modern contraception
Women in Nigeria whose clerics extol the benefits of family planning were significantly more likely to adopt modern contraceptive methods, ...
A human brain model in a petri dish?
Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular, and developmental intricacies of the human brain ...
Environmental factors may trigger onset of multiple sclerosis
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that certain environmental conditions may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin ...
UTA awarded US/international patents on material that attacks multiple cancers
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded U.S. and international patents on a nanoparticle material that ...
Simple stickers may save lives of patients, athletes and lower medical costs
Credit: Ramses Martinez/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Heart surgery can be traumatic for patients. Having to continuously monitor your ...
No sweat required: UToledo finds hypertension treatment that mimics effect of exercise
Credit: Dan Miller, University of Toledo Couch potatoes rejoice -- there might be a way to get the blood pressure ...
Do lovers always tease each other? Study shows how couples handle laughter and banter
Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships - whether or not it's shared together or directed at the significant ...
ESMO advocacy for patient-centred care takes on global dimension
LUGANO-MUNICH, 16 October 2018 - Supportive and palliative care should be an integral part of cancer treatment, the European Society ...
Infectious diarrhea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering
NEW YORK (October 16, 2018) -- Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high ...
Early onset of menopause and diabetes may limit life span
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 15, 2018)--Only in science fiction novels can scientists predict people's lifespans. However, researchers have advanced the understanding ...
Experts recommend new way to describe cognitive changes after anesthesia, surgery in elderly patient
CHICAGO - A multidisciplinary, international group of experts has recommended changing the way clinicians and patients describe cognitive changes experienced ...
Long-running study identifies modifiable dementia risk factor in older adults
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2018 - For older adults, it may seem as though the die is already cast regarding their ...
