Health
Rutgers develops new tool to help psychiatrists encourage patients to quit smoking
Researchers created online webinar-based course for teaching psychiatry residents about tobacco use Psychiatrists often disregard their patients' smoking even though...
Nursing, dental, and medical students train together to improve kids’ oral health
Team-based clinical experiences help health professionals develops skills for working together Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a...
Not drinking water may boost kids’ consumption of sugary beverages
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount...
Transgender adults more likely to report worse health-related quality of life
Bottom Line: Transgender adults were more likely to report worse health-related quality of life compared with cisgender adults. This study...
Older adults starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought
Study results can help inform patient decisions, physician choice of treatment for end-stage kidney disease Older adults with end-stage kidney...
Asia’s diabetes epidemic preferentially kills women, the middle-aged: Study
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and...
Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution
Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not...
Parents using both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes may be more motivated to quit
MassGeneral Hospital for Children study implies dual-using parents may not be getting the help they need A study by MassGeneral...
Not drinking water associated with consuming more calories from sugary drinks
Bottom Line: This study examined how drinking water was associated with the amount of calories children, adolescents and young adults consume...
Neuroscientists reverse some behavioral symptoms of Williams syndrome
Mouse study yields insights into the rare condition, may shed light on other neurological disorders CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Williams Syndrome,...
Brain regions linked to memory and emotion help humans navigate smell
The work, from the University of Pennsylvania's Jay Gottfried, points to the existence of a grid-like hexagonal structure in olfactory-related...
Neonics hinder bees’ ability to fend off deadly mites, U of G study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on...
Study exposes reasons behind poor mental health in bisexual people
More support is needed to improve bisexual mental health, says author of Australia's biggest study of bisexual peopleCredit: Peter Salanki...
Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Reported symptoms of anxiety and hearing voices most common reasons for misdiagnosis by non-specialty physicians In a small study of...
Smart nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors
Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and...
Study highlights global burden of emergency diseases and conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher develops method to measure the impact of conditions requiring emergency care around the world In 2015,...
Survey shows half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices
Study tests potential telemedicine approachCredit: NYU School of Medicine A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder...
New pediatric blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at higher risk of premature heart disease
Hypertension Journal Report DALLAS, April 22, 2019 - New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are...
A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes
Bottom Line: A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
