Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments

Grade nursing home end-of-life care, study says

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Evaluating hospital transfers and hospice care could help assess the quality of end of life care provided by nursing homes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2012 10:29 - 1 Comment

Obese pregnancy risk, despite healthy diet

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Despite a healthy diet during pregnancy, the bodies of obese expectant mothers may provide fewer nutrients to the fetus, according to a new study with rats. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2012 9:41 - 0 Comments

Overuse injuries harm athlete mind, body

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Overuse injuries—sustained from repeatedly performing the same movement—can cause not only physical challenges but also mental ones for college athletes.

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2012 14:14 - 1 Comment

Blame stress, not chemo brain, for declines

U. MISSOURI (US) — Stress, not chemo brain, may be the reason many women with breast cancer experience cognitive decline, according to new research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2012 11:03 - 0 Comments

‘Text therapy’ may ease isolation

UC BERKELEY (US) — As part of cognitive behavioral therapy, receiving text messages can make people feel less isolated. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2012 9:55 - 1 Comment

How’s your hot flash? Attitude matters

PENN STATE (US) — Attitude may play an important role in how exercise affects menopausal women, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 15:00 - 1 Comment

New cervical collar keeps necks safe

RICE (US) — A new version of the cervical collar used on trauma victims is expected to stabilize the heads and necks of accident victims more safely. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 12:16 - 0 Comments

Decisions get tougher as white matter ages

VANDERBILT (US) — As we age, changes in the brain’s white-matter pathways make decision-making in unfamiliar situations tougher. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 9:19 - 1 Comment

Meds curtail Parkinson’s-related depression

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Medication eases depression in Parkinson’s patients without worsening other symptoms of the disease, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 8:58 - 2 Comments

‘Pseudo-epilepsy’ is actually stress

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Increasing numbers of patients admitted to an epilepsy unit with intractable seizures suffer from stress rather than a true seizure disorder, mental health providers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2012 8:06 - 0 Comments

Do older dads pass on autism risk?

U. WASHINGTON (US) — A new study shows that mutations that can cause autism are more often from the affected child’s father (at a four-to-one ratio), and correlate with his age. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2012 16:27 - 2 Comments

When cells can’t recycle, arteries clog up

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Researchers have found that problems with a digestive process in cells—called autophagy—can lead to clogged arteries.

Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2012 9:51 - 7 Comments

Social drama can hurt health, monkeys show

DUKE (US) — The social status of a female monkey affects how her immune system genes turn on and off—and the higher her rank, the better her health. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 14:59 - 0 Comments

To beat glaucoma, train eyes with stress

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that causes blindness. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 14:16 - 0 Comments

Nanobubbles-chemo mix targets cancer

RICE (US) — Delivering chemotherapy drugs with nanobubbles is up to 30 times more deadly to cancer cells than traditional drug treatment, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 11:55 - 0 Comments

Breast cancer ultrasounds: false positives

WASHINGTON U.-ST.LOUIS (US) — Adding ultrasounds to annual breast cancer screenings can help detect more cancers in women who have dense breasts and who are at a higher risk of breast cancer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 10:43 - 1 Comment

Hospital visits spike Alzheimer’s care costs

BROWN (US) — Medicare could save money by reducing the number of hospitalizations that occur between when Alzheimer’s patients are first diagnosed and when they become permanent nursing home residents. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2012 9:21 - 1 Comment

‘Math Fever’ game is prep for epidemics

U. FLORIDA / UC BERKELEY (US) — What seems like a macabre game of tag is actually an innovative tool for understanding how infectious diseases move through a population. (more…)

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