May 20, 2012
The size of a baby’s head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism – which affects 1 in 88 children. Now, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have ..
May 19, 2012
The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns. Continue
May 19, 2012
A hormone-depleting drug approved last year for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help eliminate or nearly eliminate tumors in many patients with aggressive cancers that have yet to ..
May 19, 2012
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an association between anxiety disorders and the gene that encodes Glyoxylase 1 (GLO1). However, the mechanism underlying this association is unclear. The ..
May 18, 2012
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. Continue
May 18, 2012
Seven proteins that can help physicians evaluate how aggressive a patient’s cancer is and whether or not they should receive chemotherapy have been identified by German researchers. Using a strategy ..
May 17, 2012
Resiliency is a measure of a person’s ability to flexibly adapt their behaviors to fit the surroundings in which they find themselves. Low resiliency during childhood has been linked to ..
May 17, 2012
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests. Continue
May 17, 2012
Air Pollution Changes During Beijing Olympics Linked To Systemic Inflammation And Thrombosis Changes
A study featured in the May 16 edition of JAMA shows that changes in air pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics were related to changes in biomarkers of systemic inflammation ..
May 16, 2012
The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour ..
