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Concussed athletes in clinical recovery experience neurophysiological abnormalities

Some athletes who experience sports-related concussions have reduced blood flow in parts of their brains even after clinical recovery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2015

Study: Medicaid expansion increases use of breast cancer screening among low-income women

Low-income women in Medicaid expansion states in the U.S. are more likely to have a breast screening performed than those in non-expansion states, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2015

Research shows how various organ systems change and adapt in ultra-distance runners

Using a mobile MRI truck, researchers followed runners for 4,500 kilometers through Europe to study the physical limits and adaptation of athletes over a 64-day period, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2015

Bringing ill children from hospital to home can overwhelm family caregivers, affect children's recovery

Bringing acutely ill children home from the hospital can overwhelm family caregivers and affect a child's recovery and long-term health, according to research in the journal Pediatrics.

30 Nov 2015

Dermetel holds 5K road race to raise funds for production of skin cancer awareness documentary

Non-profit organization Dermetel announced today that they will begin production on a short documentary to raise awareness about skin cancer. The documentary aims to focus on the often-parasitic relationship between indoor tanning bed companies and young women, and highlights how skin image insecurities fostered by an unhealthy advertising and indoor tanning bed culture often lead to skin cancer diagnoses.

28 Nov 2015

Family Research Council strongly condemns shooting at Planned Parenthood center

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement regarding the shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, CO on Friday.

28 Nov 2015

ClinicAll's innovative software solution provides flexible access to patient health records

The health system is set to go online. The potential to save costs, improve treatment quality and accelerate procedures and processes is vast and far from fully exploited as yet. Here, particular emphasis is placed on flexible access to patient health records, either via mobile tablet or directly at the patients' bedside.

28 Nov 2015

Older patients can recover from acute subdural hematomas

According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.

27 Nov 2015

Cognitive behavioural therapy benefits people with dental phobia

Cognitive behavioural therapy could help many people with a dental phobia overcome their fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated, according to a new study by King's College London.

27 Nov 2015

Experts list top 10 research priorities for tackling hearing loss

Experts have published a list of the most urgent priorities for researching a debilitating condition that affects more than 10 million people in the UK.

27 Nov 2015

European and North American blood pressure guidelines may increase stroke risk in older Asian patients

European and North American blood pressure guidelines, issued last year, may actually boost the stroke risk if used for Asian patients, particularly the elderly, suggests an expert opinion published online in the journal Heart Asia.

27 Nov 2015

Structured personal diabetes care improves outcomes in women

A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality (both all-cause and diabetes-related), in women, but not men. The study is by Dr Marlene Krag, The Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues, and is published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

27 Nov 2015

Survey: More than 1 in 4 middle-aged Indians on low and middling incomes carry unhealthy midriff bulge

More than one in four middle-aged Indians on low and middling incomes now has an unhealthy midriff bulge, with women most likely to carry a spare tyre, reveal the results of a nationally representative survey, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

27 Nov 2015

Medical Research Council announces prestigious doctoral training awards

The Medical Research Council has announced it will be funding 15 PhDs at the University of Warwick over the next three years.

26 Nov 2015

New test can detect drug abuse faster

A new test for club drugs like ketamine can detect low levels of drugs in urine and plasma, making it faster, easier and cheaper to identify them. The authors of the study, published in Journal of Chromatography B, say it could give authorities the boost they need to keep up with trends drug (ab)use.

26 Nov 2015

Medical professionals compare different treatment options for Neuromyelitis optica

In the course of a study conducted throughout Germany, medical professionals have compared different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It turned out that the best results were not achieved with conventional steroid therapy.

26 Nov 2015

Mind-body medicine can ward off more heart attacks compared to conventional prevention programs

Mind-body medicine (MBM) is a holistic approach that has the potential to ward off more heart attacks than conventional prevention programs. That is the conclusion reached by Holger Cramer and colleagues in a systematic review and meta-analysis presented in the latest issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015; 112: 759-67).

26 Nov 2015

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Concussed athletes in clinical recovery experience neurophysiological abnormalities

Study: Medicaid expansion increases use of breast cancer screening among low-income women

Research shows how various organ systems change and adapt in ultra-distance runners

Bringing ill children from hospital to home can overwhelm family caregivers, affect children's recovery

Dermetel holds 5K road race to raise funds for production of skin cancer awareness documentary

Family Research Council strongly condemns shooting at Planned Parenthood center

ClinicAll's innovative software solution provides flexible access to patient health records

Older patients can recover from acute subdural hematomas

Cognitive behavioural therapy benefits people with dental phobia

Experts list top 10 research priorities for tackling hearing loss

European and North American blood pressure guidelines may increase stroke risk in older Asian patients

Structured personal diabetes care improves outcomes in women

Survey: More than 1 in 4 middle-aged Indians on low and middling incomes carry unhealthy midriff bulge

Medical Research Council announces prestigious doctoral training awards

New test can detect drug abuse faster

Medical professionals compare different treatment options for Neuromyelitis optica

Mind-body medicine can ward off more heart attacks compared to conventional prevention programs

Specific HRQOL components need to be targeted for achieving optimal care for older cancer patients

Columbia University data scientists create world's first catalog of therapeutic venom

Sedentary behaviour worsens health of heart disease patients

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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