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More Americans in Their Golden Years Are Going Hungry
Apr. 23, 2014 — The seniors who are dealing with hunger are also facing negative health and nutrition consequences, American research indicates. In a country as wealthy as the United States, it may come as a ... full story -
Airport Security-Style Technology Could Help Doctors Decide on Stroke Treatment
Apr. 23, 2014 — A new computer program could help doctors predict which patients might suffer potentially fatal side-effects from a key stroke treatment. The program assesses brain scans using pattern recognition ... full story -
In Lab Tests, the Antimicrobial Ingredient Triclosan Spurs Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
Apr. 23, 2014 — Some manufacturers are turning away from using triclosan as an antimicrobial ingredient in soaps, toothpastes and other products over health concerns. And now scientists are reporting new evidence ... full story -
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn't Increase Use Among Adolescents, Study Says
Apr. 23, 2014 — Parents and physicians concerned about an increase in adolescents' marijuana use following the legalization of medical marijuana can breathe a sigh of relief. According to a new study that ... full story -
Physical Activity Keeps Hippocampus Healthy in People at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Apr. 23, 2014 — Moderate physical activity may preserve the hippocampus -- the brain region responsible for memory and spatial orientation that is attacked first in Alzheimer's disease, a study of older adults ... full story -
High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Foods in Kids' TV Programs
Apr. 23, 2014 — Fruits and vegetables are often displayed in the popular Swedish children’s TV show Bolibompa, but there are also plenty of high-sugar foods. A new study explores how food is portrayed in ... full story -
Uniting Community Development Efforts Could Benefit Members of Underserved Communities
Apr. 23, 2014 — Although many organizations address poverty, they often serve similar demographics and may compete for clients and resources. Recently, researchers studied one effort to link community development ... full story -
Toward Unraveling the Alzheimer's Mystery: New Step Points to Proteins
Apr. 23, 2014 — Getting to the bottom of Alzheimer's disease has been a rapidly evolving pursuit with many twists, turns and controversies. In the latest crook in the research road, scientists have found a new ... full story -
ADHD Drug May Help Preserve Self-Control Resources
Apr. 23, 2014 — Methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, may prevent the depletion of self-control, according to research. Self-control can be difficult -- sticking with a diet or trying to focus attention on a ... full story -
2.5 Million Basketball Injuries to High School Athletes in 6 Seasons, Research Finds
Apr. 23, 2014 — The first study to compare and describe the occurrence and distribution patterns of basketball-related injuries treated in emergency departments and the high school athletic training setting among ... full story -
Hip Width, Sexual Behavior Compared
Apr. 23, 2014 — Hip width and risk of birth-related trauma may play a role in a woman's decision to have sex. Women who were more inclined to have one-night stands had wider hips, reveals a study into how a ... full story -
Brain Circuits Involved in Emotion Discovered by Neuroscientists
Apr. 22, 2014 — A brain pathway that underlies the emotional behaviors critical for survival have been discovered by neuroscientists. The team has identified a chain of neural connections which links central ... full story -
Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Epileptic Seizures in Children Examined
Apr. 22, 2014 — Although some studies have suggested that the drug lorazepam may be more effective or safer than the drug diazepam in treating a type of epileptic seizures among children, a randomized trial finds ... full story -
Specialized Ambulance Improves Treatment Time for Stroke
Apr. 22, 2014 — Using an ambulance that included a computed tomography scanner, point-of-care laboratory, telemedicine connection and a specialized prehospital stroke team resulted in decreased time to treatment for ... full story -
Patient Preferences for Emergency Treatment of Stroke Examined in New Study
Apr. 22, 2014 — The majority of adults surveyed in new research indicated they would want administration of clot-dissolving medications if incapacitated by a stroke, a finding that supports clinicians' use of ... full story -
Conservative Management of Vascular Abnormality in Brain Associated With Better Outcomes
Apr. 22, 2014 — Patients with arteriovenous malformations (abnormal connection between arteries and veins) in the brain that have not ruptured had a lower risk of stroke or death for up to 12 years if they received ... full story -
Quality Improvement Program Helps Lower Risk of Bleeding, Death Following Stroke
Apr. 22, 2014 — In a study that included more than 71,000 stroke patients, implementation of a quality initiative was associated with improvement in the time to treatment and a lower risk of in-hospital death, ... full story -
New Drugs Offer Hope for Migraine Prevention
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two new studies may offer hope for people with migraines. Both studies involve drugs that are aimed at preventing migraine attacks from occurring, rather than stopping the attacks once they have ... full story -
Risk of Pregnancy Greater With Newer Method of Female Sterilization
Apr. 22, 2014 — The risk of pregnancy among women using a newer method of planned sterilization called hysteroscopic sterilization is more than 10 times greater over a 10-year period than using the more commonly ... full story -
Clinics Not Bogged Down by Red Tape Can Ease Health Cost Burdens
Apr. 22, 2014 — Health clinics that can provide primary care for low-income patients may ease the financial burden on both hospitals and insurance companies while improving patient health, researchers have ... full story
- More Americans in their golden years are going hungry
- Airport security-style technology could help doctors decide on stroke treatment
- In lab tests, the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan spurs growth of breast cancer cells
- Legalizing medical marijuana doesn't increase use among adolescents, study says
- Physical activity keeps hippocampus healthy in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease
- High-calorie, low-nutrient foods in kids' TV programs
- Uniting community development efforts could benefit members of underserved communities
- Toward unraveling the Alzheimer's mystery: New step points to proteins
- ADHD drug may help preserve self-control resources
- 2.5 million basketball injuries to high school athletes in 6 seasons, research finds
- Hip width, sexual behavior compared
- Brain circuits involved in emotion discovered by neuroscientists
- Effectiveness of medications for treating epileptic seizures in children examined
- Specialized ambulance improves treatment time for stroke
- Patient preferences for emergency treatment of stroke examined in new study
- Conservative management of vascular abnormality in brain associated with better outcomes
- Quality improvement program helps lower risk of bleeding, death following stroke
- New drugs offer hope for migraine prevention
- Risk of pregnancy greater with newer method of female sterilization
- Clinics not bogged down by red tape can ease health cost burdens
- Bioinformatics profiling identifies a new mammalian clock gene
- New patenting guidelines needed for biotechnology, experts argue
- Neuroimaging Technique: Live from inside the cell in real-time
- How cells take out the trash
- For an immune cell, microgravity mimics aging
- Applying math to biology: Software identifies disease-causing mutations in undiagnosed illnesses
- Fat metabolism in animals altered to prevent most common type of heart disease
- Management of elderly patients with lung cancer
- Male health linked to testosterone exposure in womb, study finds
- Life stressors trigger neurological disorders, researchers find
- Turoctocog alfa in patients with hemophilia A: Added benefit not proven, article finds
- How the body fights against viruses
- Researchers identify a new variant of Ebola virus in Guinea
- Combination of alcohol, tobacco increases risk of esophageal cancer
- 179 million cases of acute diarrhea in U.S. each year, most preventable
- Stink, stank, stunk: When excessive sweating is a problem
- Commonly available blood-pressure medication prevents epilepsy after severe brain injury
- Two genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease
- Child's autism risk accelerates with mother's age over 30
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- Drug-related morbidity in more than 10 percent of adults, Swedish study finds
- Bariatric surgery health benefits: Is it bile acids at work?
- New way to enhance nerve growth following injury discovered
- First brain images of African infants enable research into cognitive effects of nutrition
- CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients
- Protein expression gets the heart pumping
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- UV-radiation data to help ecological research
- Suicide rates soar in Greece as economic cuts hurt citizens
- Sleep behavior disorder linked to brain disease
- New tool helps doctors better predict, prevent deadly respiratory failure after surgery, multicenter study says
- Sleeping away infection: Researchers find link between sleep, immune function in fruitflies
- First targeted drug for advanced stomach cancer approved
- Increased prevalence of celiac disease in children with irritable bowel syndrome
- False-positive mammograms associated with anxiety, willingness for future screening
- Patient care patterns studied in Medicare accountable care organizations
- Open-heart surgery performed on patient 27 weeks' pregnant
- Reference pricing for proton therapy will help establish clinical benefits
- Narrowing of neck artery without warning may signal memory, thinking decline
- Malfunction in molecular 'proofreader' prevents repair of UV-induced DNA damage
- Plague in your family: Family tree of black death bacterium explored
- Fast, simple-to-use assay reveals 'family tree' of cancer metastases
- 'Dustman' protein helps kill cancer cells
- Safer alternatives to nonsteroidal antinflamatory pain killers
- Gene within a gene contributes to aggressiveness of acute myeloid leukemia
- Death of public figures provides important opportunities for health education
- Physicists push new Parkinson's treatment toward clinical trials
- Information sharing between health systems reduces tests, study shows
- Top 10 functional food trends for 2014
- Want to quit smoking? New study says try 'self-expanding' activities
- Edible flowers may inhibit chronic diseases
- Regulating legal marijuana could be guided by lessons from alcohol, tobacco, study says
- Ginseng can treat, prevent influenza, RSV, researcher finds
- Novel function of protein linked to Alzheimer's disease discovered
- Financial incentives help economically-disadvantaged pregnant smokers quit, improve fetal growth
- A protein required for integrity of induced pluripotent stem cells
- Cardiothoracic surgeon launches research into space
- Proposal: Managing most troubling symptoms of dementia, lessen use of drugs
- Why alcoholism saps muscle strength
- Codeine often prescribed to children, despite available alternatives
- Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes
- Source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer identified
- Link between Down syndrome, leukemia uncovered
- Study of gut microbes, antibiotics offers clues to improving immunity in premature babies
- Cancer stem cells linked to drug resistance
- 'Chaperone' compounds offer new approach to Alzheimer's treatment
- Treating depression in Parkinson's Disease patients: New research
- Finding turns neuroanatomy on its head: Researchers present new view of myelin
- Proteins conspire to make breast cancer cells resistant to drug treatment
- Future heat waves pose risk for population of Greater London
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- Tissue scarring in scleroderma: New clues
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair
- People think about their health early in the week, according to Google searches
- Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies
- Chronic inflammation linked to 'high-grade' prostate cancer
- Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
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