Care received at end of life varies drastically by state
Credit: Pat Duty People with serious illness or frailty in Oregon are more likely to have their end-of-life care wishes honored, and, consequently, less likely...
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A method to measure diagnostic errors could be key to preventing disability and death from…
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In an effort to reduce patient misdiagnoses and associated poor patient outcomes from lack of prompt treatment, a Johns Hopkins Armstrong...
Common brain changes found in children with autism, ADHD and OCD
TORONTO, July 27, 2016 – A team of Toronto scientists has found similarities in brain impairments in children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity...
New study supports link between Omega-3 supplementation and reduction in depression
According to the World Health Organization, depression is a major cause of disease burden worldwide, affecting an estimated 350 million people. According to the National...
Increased education could help adolescents limit caffeine consumption
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 8, 2016 – Caffeine is the most available and widely used psychoactive substance in the world and is the only drug legally...
Researchers use fruit flies to understand how body responds to…
Credit: Atit A. Patel and Daniel N. Cox of Georgia State University ATLANTA-The tiny fruit fly can help humans investigate the genetic and neural bases...
Study overturns seminal research about the developing nervous system
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Neuron FINDINGS New research by scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell...
CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center advances combination…
IMAGE: This is Dr. Glen Weiss, Director of Clinical Research and Medical Oncologist, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western)....
Can a brain scan early in stress predict eventual memory loss?
"My workload has shot up after my last promotion, I know that I'm stressed out," says a management executive from Delhi. "I feel anxious all...
Russian and US scientists collaborate to map migration paths of Arctic breeding birds
Credit: Zak Pohlen (WCS) Conservation of intertidal habitat– 65 percent of which has been lost over the last 50 years– is critical to the survival...
Aspirin-like pain reliever diflunisal blocks hearing protein
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A Rice University study has found that the aspirin-like drug diflunisal blocks the action of prestin, a key protein that is...
Newport Hospital’s rehab program wins third consecutive Press Ganey Guardian of…
Credit: Lifespan NEWPORT, R.I. – Newport Hospital has again been named a Guardian of Excellence Award recipient by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. for superior care...
UIC to continue study of risky behavior by sexual-minority women
Credit: UIC College of Nursing The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a $3.25 million federal grant to continue its research...
Extreme temperatures threaten desert songbirds with death by…
Credit: Tom Kennedy, UNM According to NASA, 2016 was the hottest year on historical record. Globally, the increase amounted to nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. And...
York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture
Starbons, made from waste biomass including food peelings and seaweed, were discovered and first reported 10 years ago by the York Green Chemistry Centre of...
