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Study looks at the impact on criminal persistence of head injuries

Researchers have sought to identify the factors that promote or contribute to criminal persistence--that is, the likelihood that offenders will continue to offend.

26 Apr 2019

Quality improvement programs in the NHS show no difference in patient survival

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London studied the effectiveness of one of the largest ever national quality improvement programs in the National Health Service and found no improvement in patient survival.

26 Apr 2019

Studies verify novel method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention

New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of equipment used to prepare drugs before injection and that a simple intervention - heating the equipment with a cigarette lighter for 10 seconds - can destroy the HIV virus, preventing that transmission.

26 Apr 2019

Study: Involvement of prefrontal cortex areas decreases with aging

Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyze the results of 82 functional neuroimaging studies on working memory mechanisms in different adult age groups.

26 Apr 2019

Role of dentists in identifying domestic violence victims

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring to light the important role dentists can play in identifying domestic violence victims.

26 Apr 2019

Hasting center publishes new articles on Federal Right to Try, Citizen Science and Gamification

Many patients with terminal or serious illness who have exhausted their treatment options want access to experimental therapies they hope will help them.

26 Apr 2019

Study details how optimism can bias prognosis in serious illness

Most people think of optimism as a good thing - a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it's a psychological state that can be "contagious" in a bad way.

26 Apr 2019

Effective engagement of corporations with communities improves outcomes in sport sector

A new book co-written by a University of Kent sports scientist recommends corporations and organizations engage more effectively with communities - rather than taking a 'top down' approach - to improve relationships and outcomes in the sport sector.

26 Apr 2019

Study highlights importance of continued efforts to enhance the reach of diabetes prevention programs

Using data from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey, Johns Hopkins researchers report that few American adults eligible for diabetes prevention programs are being referred to, or participating in, these programs.

26 Apr 2019

New study finds how the body adapts to occasional short-term overeating

Overeating has been found to impair blood sugar (glucose) control and insulin levels. A new study suggests that the duration of a bout of overeating can affect how the body adapts glucose and insulin processing when calorie intake increases.

26 Apr 2019

New findings about aggressive blood cancer may help develop drugs with less harmful side effects

New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy.

26 Apr 2019

Regular endurance exercise leads to high Nrf2 nuclear translocation, DNA binding activity

Skeletal muscle mass and function becomes progressively compromised with aging, chronic disease, and physical inactivity.

26 Apr 2019

Circadian rhythm plays a part in weight loss

Weight watchers worldwide need to not only be careful about what to eat but also about the timing of the food intake finds a new study.

26 Apr 2019

Dermcidin in human sweat may contribute to pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa

Dermcidin, an anti-microbial peptide normally found in human sweat, may play a role in the pathogenesis of this chronic skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa, according to a research team from the George Washington University.

26 Apr 2019

Study finds identical alcohol relapse rates among liver transplant recipients regardless of sobriety period

For decades, patients with liver disease related to alcohol use have been told they must be sober for six months before they can get a liver transplant.

26 Apr 2019

New device makes encapsulating cells much faster, cheaper, and more effective

A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike.

26 Apr 2019

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

For many women who thought they had beaten breast cancer, the news that it has roared back years later comes as an especially cruel diagnosis with no clear answers for why or how it recurs.

25 Apr 2019

Increased out-of-pocket spending threatens universal health coverage in 'missing middle' countries

One in six countries is expected to have substantially high out-of-pocket spending as a proportion of total health expenditures by 2050, according to a new scientific study.

25 Apr 2019

Vascular surgery after firearm injury linked with higher morbidity and mortality

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine found that among all hospitalizations that were due to firearm injury, patients who underwent surgical repair of their major blood vessels had the highest injury severity score (predictor of in-hospital death).

25 Apr 2019

Scientists discover trigger region for absence epileptic seizures

Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures--a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing.

25 Apr 2019

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Study looks at the impact on criminal persistence of head injuries

Quality improvement programs in the NHS show no difference in patient survival

Studies verify novel method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention

Study: Involvement of prefrontal cortex areas decreases with aging

Role of dentists in identifying domestic violence victims

Hasting center publishes new articles on Federal Right to Try, Citizen Science and Gamification

Study details how optimism can bias prognosis in serious illness

Effective engagement of corporations with communities improves outcomes in sport sector

Study highlights importance of continued efforts to enhance the reach of diabetes prevention programs

New study finds how the body adapts to occasional short-term overeating

New findings about aggressive blood cancer may help develop drugs with less harmful side effects

Regular endurance exercise leads to high Nrf2 nuclear translocation, DNA binding activity

Circadian rhythm plays a part in weight loss

Dermcidin in human sweat may contribute to pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa

Study finds identical alcohol relapse rates among liver transplant recipients regardless of sobriety period

New device makes encapsulating cells much faster, cheaper, and more effective

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

Increased out-of-pocket spending threatens universal health coverage in 'missing middle' countries

Vascular surgery after firearm injury linked with higher morbidity and mortality

Scientists discover trigger region for absence epileptic seizures

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