Tag: Medicine/Health

Diet that restricts glucose may help brain function In a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems ...

Children living in countryside outperform children living in metropolitan area in motor skills

Young children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish contextCredit: Martta Walker / University of ...

Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol

A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently ...

Meals on Wheels drivers good early warning system for senior’s health and safety issues

Study shows app-based program effective for drivers to alert care coordinators about health and safety issues before they become seriousCredit: ...

Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired

Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language Finnish researchers ...

Goat milk formula could benefit infant gut health: Study

The laboratory study by RMIT, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, analysed two types of commercial goat milk formula. ...

Elevated first trimester blood pressure increases risk for pregnancy hypertensive disorders

Elevated blood pressure in the first trimester of pregnancy, or an increase in blood pressure between the first and second ...

Heart-healthy effects of soy consistent over time, University of Toronto meta-study finds

Credit: Yuttadanai Mongkonpun - Dreamstime.com Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy protein, ...

Risk prediction model may help determine if a lung nodule will progress to cancer

Bottom Line: A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung nodule ...

One in five haematological cancer patients suffer blood clots or bleeding

New Danish research may help direct focus towards the serious complications that on average every fifth haematological cancer patient suffers. ...

3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and ...

The Lancet: HPV vaccination programmes have substantial impact in reducing HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions

A meta-analysis including 60 million individuals in high-income countries finds significant decreases in HPV infections, anogenital wart diagnoses and precancerous ...

Vaccination programs substantially reduce HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions

Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs have substantially reduced the number of infections and precancerous cervical lesions caused by the ...

Researchers reach milestone in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

Credit: Tetiana Korzun CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters ...

How to help patients recover after a stroke

Researchers propose new approach to post-stroke rehabilitation The existing approach to brain stimulation for rehabilitation after a stroke does not ...

Tool dearches EHR data to find child leukemia patients for clinical studies

CHOP researcher: Algorithm could improve large-scale clinical researchCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers who analyzed data in the electronic health ...

Educational art exhibit shows promise in improving public’s knowledge about hot flashes

Papers about the public's responses to 'Hot Flashes? Cool!' published in peer-reviewed Menopause: Journal of the North American Menopause SocietyCredit: ...

University at Buffalo scientist receives federal grant for “Jewels in Our Genes” follow up

Study seeks to identify genes that are unique to breast cancer in African American womenCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. ...

Every penny counts: Reducing infections improves care, cuts costs

Patient safety is the primary objective of infection prevention but infection preventionists in a Syracuse healthcare system demonstrate how to ...

Interdisciplinary approach decreases broad spectrum antibiotic usage