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Mind-body therapies significantly reduce acute pain experienced by hospital patients

Mindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

25 Jul 2017

MRI techniques can help spot, track cognitive impairment in professional fighters

Images of the brain's gray and white matter obtained with multiple MRI techniques can help identify and track cognitive impairment in active professional fighters, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

25 Jul 2017

Study may have important implications for treatment of heart attacks and cancer

A new discovery by University of Bristol scientists helps to explain how cells which surround blood vessels, called pericytes, stimulate new blood vessels to grow with the hormone 'leptin' playing a key role.

25 Jul 2017

Educational videos delivered by text help reduce risk of sudden unexpected infant death

A series of educational videos delivered by text or email successfully encouraged new mothers to use safe sleep practices for their babies, reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death, a new study has found.

25 Jul 2017

Lutein-rich foods could keep consumers cognitively fit, study finds

Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep consumers cognitively fit, according to a new study from University of Illinois researchers.

25 Jul 2017

Physical activity linked to reduced fatigue, better cognitive function in cancer survivors

A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a ready weapon against fatigue and "chemo brain": a brisk walk.

25 Jul 2017

Scientists reveal communication system between knee joint and developing bones in mice

Scientists from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US, have revealed a communication system between the knee joint and developing bones in mice, which controls bone growth during early development and after injury.

25 Jul 2017

Black neighborhoods, segregated cities found to have high levels of noise pollution

As the number of white residents in a neighborhood declines, noise rises. But noise pollution is inescapable in segregated cities, where noise pollution is worse for everyone, according to the first breakdown of noise exposure along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines in the United States.

25 Jul 2017

Living in rural households lowers person's risk of developing IBD, study finds

Living in rural households decreases a person's risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly for young children and adolescents, according to a new study by researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, and the Canadian Gastro-Intestinal Epidemiology Consortium.

25 Jul 2017

Study determines safest temperature and duration for body-cooling of newborns

After more than 20 years of research on the best treatment for full-term infants affected by oxygen deprivation during the birthing process, Seetha Shankaran, M.D., neonatologist at DMC's Children's Hospital of Michigan and Hutzel Women's Hospital, served as the lead investigator in a definitive Journal of the American Medical Association study that documented the safest depth and duration of body-cooling to minimize injury from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborns.

25 Jul 2017

Study: Children start to learn some aspects of reading, writing at very early age

Even the proudest of parents may struggle to find some semblance of meaning behind the seemingly random mish-mash of letters that often emerge from a toddler's first scribbled and scrawled attempts at putting words on paper.

25 Jul 2017

Neuro-oncology scientists discover unique molecular mechanism that maintains glioma stem cells

Glioblastoma is a primary brain tumor with dismal survival rates, even after treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.

25 Jul 2017

Over-the-counter devices hold their own against costly hearing aids

Hearing aids that can cost more than $2,000 apiece are only slightly more effective than some over-the-counter sound-amplification devices that sell for just a few hundred dollars, according to a recent study.

25 Jul 2017

Hydrogel-based capsules may help patients adhere to medications

Around half of all medications for chronic diseases are not taken as prescribed, costing the U.S. health care system more than $100 billion in avoidable hospital stays each year.

25 Jul 2017

Princeton scientists test cell-culture system to aid study of HBV infections

Scientists from Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology have successfully tested a cell-culture system that will allow researchers to perform laboratory-based studies of long-term hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections

25 Jul 2017

Zebrafish study could hold clues to new therapies for people with spinal cord injuries

Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their nerve connections could hold clues to new therapies for people with spinal cord injuries.

25 Jul 2017

Joint research initiative aims to employ novel lifestyle intervention to treat NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most frequent liver diseases worldwide and an estimated 20 million people in Germany are affected.

25 Jul 2017

Researchers understand how to prevent severe weight loss in cancer patients

Many cancer patients are susceptible to potentially lethal weight loss. Now researchers understand better why this happens, and perhaps how to prevent the condition.

25 Jul 2017

Buying time increases happiness, study reveals

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on 24th July 2017, suggests that spending money in buying time – like paying to hand over household works such as cleaning or cooking - is associated with increased life satisfaction.

25 Jul 2017

Patient navigator programs at barbershops could improve colorectal cancer screening among black men

Aging black men are at much greater risk of dying prematurely of colorectal cancer than any other group in the United States, and are less likely than their white counterparts to be diagnosed at an early stage of the disease.

25 Jul 2017

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Mind-body therapies significantly reduce acute pain experienced by hospital patients

MRI techniques can help spot, track cognitive impairment in professional fighters

Study may have important implications for treatment of heart attacks and cancer

Educational videos delivered by text help reduce risk of sudden unexpected infant death

Lutein-rich foods could keep consumers cognitively fit, study finds

Physical activity linked to reduced fatigue, better cognitive function in cancer survivors

Scientists reveal communication system between knee joint and developing bones in mice

Black neighborhoods, segregated cities found to have high levels of noise pollution

Living in rural households lowers person's risk of developing IBD, study finds

Study determines safest temperature and duration for body-cooling of newborns

Study: Children start to learn some aspects of reading, writing at very early age

Neuro-oncology scientists discover unique molecular mechanism that maintains glioma stem cells

Over-the-counter devices hold their own against costly hearing aids

Hydrogel-based capsules may help patients adhere to medications

Princeton scientists test cell-culture system to aid study of HBV infections

Zebrafish study could hold clues to new therapies for people with spinal cord injuries

Joint research initiative aims to employ novel lifestyle intervention to treat NAFLD

Researchers understand how to prevent severe weight loss in cancer patients

Buying time increases happiness, study reveals

Patient navigator programs at barbershops could improve colorectal cancer screening among black men

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