Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 12:13 - 1 Comment

Interns spend ‘shockingly’ little time with patients

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Hospital interns spend just 12 percent of duty time examining or talking with patients, far less than they spend on paperwork and computer time. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments

Cells in placenta may flag autism risk

UC DAVIS / YALE (US) — Abnormal tissue-folding found within the placenta may be an early indication of a baby’s risk for autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 16:57 - 1 Comment

Kidney disease may be written on your face

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — People with a certain kind of kidney disease have characteristic facial features that may reflect the genetic mutation they carry. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 16:13 - 0 Comments

Tiny tools get a grip for better biopsies

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Magnetic stars—each the size of a speck of dust—can get to the body’s tightest spaces and collect tissue samples to screen for disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 12:48 - 0 Comments

Melatonin slows ALS symptoms in mice

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Injections of melatonin delayed the onset of symptoms and death in mice with a condition similar to Lou Gehrig’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments

For women, microbe may spell STD trouble

WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A common microbe likely causes a condition that can make women more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments

Arteries may thicken faster in polluted air

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to speed up hardening of the arteries, a condition linked to heart attacks and strokes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 16:37 - 0 Comments

ALS trial shows novel therapy is safe

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — An investigational treatment for an inherited form of Lou Gehrig’s disease has passed an early clinical trial for safety, researchers report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 14:06 - 0 Comments

‘Molecular madness’ in brain after blast injury

U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Exposure to a blast can cause changes in the brain that resemble patterns seen in Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 13:50 - 0 Comments

After injury, brain ‘niche’ makes astrocytes

DUKE (US) — Astrocytes, brain cells once thought to impede healing, are actually necessary to staunch bleeding and promote repair after stroke or head trauma, report researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 11:41 - 2 Comments

There’s no easy cure for bad diagnoses

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Diagnosis errors, not surgical mistakes or drug overdoses, account for the largest share of malpractice payouts and the most severe patient harm. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 11:06 - 3 Comments

How to tame ‘triple negative’ breast cancer

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered how to exploit tamoxifen’s secondary activities to treat more aggressive breast cancers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 23, 2013 15:56 - 0 Comments

Doctors less empathetic for obese patients

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Physicians build much less of an emotional rapport with overweight and obese patients than with patients of normal weight, a study suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 15:44 - 1 Comment

‘Lazy eye’ improves with Tetris

MCGILL (CAN) — The popular puzzle video game Tetris appears to be a winner when it comes to treating adults with amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye.” (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 13:05 - 9 Comments

Don’t ignore the risks of moderate drinking

BOSTON U. (US) — Researchers find that even moderate drinking, one and a half drinks per day, can be attributed to nearly 6,000 cancer deaths annually in the US. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 11:34 - 3 Comments

Clues point to toxic protein in Fragile X mystery

U. MICHIGAN (US) — A twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2013 11:07 - 0 Comments

Are those tiny gold particles bad for you?

STONY BROOK (US) — Pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products can inhibit fat storage, slow wound healing, and accelerate wrinkling. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments

Safety-net clinics lag in hypertension care

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Public clinics fall behind other health care providers in controlling the blood pressure of low-income patients, a new analysis suggests. (more…)

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