Adults with cerebral palsy at increased risk of depression, anxiety
Bottom Line: While cerebral palsy is considered a pediatric condition because it develops and is diagnosed in early childhood, it is a lifelong condition with...
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Sexual/gender minority patients prefer written self-report for identity info collection
Researchers report greater satisfaction for patients when compared to verbal collection during emergency department visits Boston, MA -- Health care and government organizations call for...
Study examines development of physical aggression in children as they age
Bottom Line: Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school. However, a small...
American Journal of Nursing announces 2018 Book of the Year awards
December 28, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer, Health and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced the 2018 winners of its annual AJN Book of the...
Study details opioid poisoning deaths among children, teens over two decades
Bottom Line: Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 based on an analysis of...
Patient preferences for collecting sexual, gender identity information
Bottom Line: Emergency department patients who are sexual or gender minorities reported greater satisfaction when information on sexual and gender identity was collected on forms...
Could drinking alcohol be associated with better survival in patients after heart failure diagnosis?
Bottom Line: Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with...
Wide variation in use of pain relievers during labor across US
Bottom Line: Pain relief for pregnant women in labor is commonly given in the form of epidural, spinal or combined spinal-epidural blockade, which is collectively...
Moderate drinking not harmful for older patients with heart failure
Patients should check with doctors, but daily glass of wine doesn't appear harmful A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly...
How 'Dry January' is the secret to better sleep, saving money and losing weight
Credit: Alcohol Change UK New research from the University of Sussex shows that taking part in Dry January - abstaining from booze for a month...
These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
Instead of blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, the vital signs for a forest are captured in key traits such as the amount of nitrogen...
A boundary dance of amyloid-β stepping into dementia
Formation mechanism of the causative substances of Alzheimer's disease revealed by molecular dynamics simulations and NMR experimentsCredit: ExCELLS/IMS Many proteins aggregate at higher concentrations and...
NUS study: Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making
Older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making financial decisions for othersCredit: National University...
Study shows high cholesterol levels after Christmas
Danes' cholesterol levels high after Christmas Large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost Danes' cholesterol levels. Right after the Christmas break, levels are...
Cell death mechanisms in stroke and novel molecular and cellular treatment options
This article by Dr. Emine Sekerdag et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 16, Issue 9, 2018Credit: Bentham Science Publishers, Dr. Emine Sekerdag et...
