Health

April 10, 2026

Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix

Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten - in basic math, reading, even friendship and...

Sex, viruses and cancer

Credit: The Ottawa Hospital A new study suggests that a common treatment for erectile dysfunction combined with the flu vaccine...

International study suggests combination therapy may prevent stroke in certain people

Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show...

Injections for knee osteoarthritis — ‘subtle but significant’ impact of revisions in clinical practice guidelines

May 17, 2018 - Recent updates in evidence-based recommendations have led to changes in the use of steroid and hyaluronic...

Diagnosing breast cancer with an imaging pill

For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn't always provide accurate results, and...

Intimacy in later life does not slow memory loss

Older people who enjoy a sexually active and emotionally close relationship with their partner tend to perform better at memory...

Vast majority of heavy smokers not screened for lung cancer despite USPSTF recommendations

ASCO Perspective "This study makes a strong case that our country needs an effective public service campaign about encouraging lung...

Plug-and-play diagnostic devices

Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT's Little Devices Lab have developed a set of modular blocks that...

FutureNeuro and GreenLight Medicines partner to develop treatments for epilepsy

Dublin, 16 May 2018 - A new partnership between FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological diseases...

Made to measure sugar-like molecule could improve cancer-fighting antibodies

Credit: B. Poitras, GlycoNet Dr. Robert Britton firmly believes every molecule is important. This chemist doesn't want any molecule sitting...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces five new Physician-Scientist Training Awards

New York, NY (May 16, 2018) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...

Fellowships offer reporters valuable insight as America ages

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Journalists in Aging Fellows Program has received renewed grant support to welcome its ninth...

Upfront, comprehensive genetic testing in advanced lung cancer is cost-effective

ASCO Perspective "Precision medicine is driving the most exciting and powerful advances in cancer care today, particularly in lung cancer....

Nearly a quarter of Ontarians newly prescribed opioids received dose exceeding guidelines

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 16, 2018 -- Nearly a quarter (23.9 per cent) of initial opioid prescriptions in...

New study reveals how electronic health records can benefit clinical trials

Credit: SAIL The study entitled "Long term extension of a randomised controlled trial of probiotics using electronic health records" led...

Understanding drug-resistant gonorrhea

Can whole genome sequencing illustrate changes in drug susceptibility of gonorrhoea to antimicrobials used for treatment and so help to...

New regimens improve survival for children and young adults with T-cell cancers

ASCO Perspective "As oncologists, we are constantly striving for better care and outcomes for our patients, even in cancers where...

Study shows increase in youth suicide attempts

The number of school-age children and adolescents hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or attempts has more than doubled since 2008, according...

Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of...

Researchers identify gene that helps prevent brain disease