Otago ethicist shines light on lack of discussion about body donation after euthanasia
Credit: University of Otago As New Zealand considers a bill looking to legalise euthanasia, an Otago University ethicist considers it's ...
Tag: Mortality/Longevity
New study targets breast cancer ‘double jeopardy’
Heart disease risks go under microscopeCredit: Photo: Flinders University An Australian study is set to deliver a world-first model of ...
Put down the protein shake: Variety of protein better for health
Popular protein great for increasing muscle mass, but could reduce your life-span -- researchers say to vary protein intake Amino ...
Release of ’13 Reasons Why’ associated with increase in youth suicide rates
NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was ...
New study aims to validate pediatric version of sequential organ failure assessment
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study aims to validate the pediatric version of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment ...
New tech will detect infant breathing problems
Wearable technology will monitor respiratory rate among new-born babies An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas ...
Preparing for a changing population — what it means to age successfully
April 24, 2019 -- A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and ...
People with happy spouses may live longer
Research suggests that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, and now study results show that it's associated ...
Soft bedding poses grave danger to sleeping babies, study shows
Bedding caused almost 70% of sleep-related suffocation deathsCredit: UVA Health System Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation ...
Pig experiment raises ethical questions around brain damage
Bioethicists point to repercussions, and balance between saving lives and saving organsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The ...
Preventing triple negative breast cancer from spreading
Protein could be key to providing a precision medicine treatment to prevent the spread of cancer in people diagnosed with ...
Hospital deaths after surgery fall after launch of surgical safety checklists in Scotland
Credit: British Journal of Surgery The World Health Organization (WHO) created the Surgical Safety Checklist over a decade ago, in ...
The Leukemia Atlas: researchers unveil proteins that signal disease
Computational researchers develop protein atlas to accelerate personalized medicineCredit: Courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, April 17, 2019) -- Only about ...
Men’s knowledge on prostate cancer needs improving
Despite tools, there's a disconnect when it comes to information and treatment UBC researchers have determined the majority of men ...
Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment
American Cancer Society study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment Some patients who died ...
Increased tax on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages to save millions of lives
Researchers at CDDEP, working with the Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health co-chaired by Michael Bloomberg and Larry Summers, ...
$4.9 million initiative addresses racial disparities in maternal, infant mortality
Healthy Start program focuses on black mothers and babiesCredit: University of Houston Despite being home to a world-class medical center, ...
Lots of patients with cancer, cancer survivors use but don’t report complementary/alternative medicine therapies
Bottom Line: This study used data from a nationwide survey to estimate how many patients with cancer and cancer survivors ...
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 predicts advanced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Credit: Kanazawa University Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with liver inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and ...
Groundbreaking €50 million digital monitoring project to prevent disease
A pioneering European project aims to develop a system using small sensors worn on the body so that how well ...