Exercise improves memory, thinking after stroke, study finds
Just six months of exercise can improve memory, language, thinking and judgment problems by almost 50 per cent, says a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
Oct 1, 2012
Archive: 01/10/2012
Patient-led advocacy has changed how US government funds medical research
Patient-led advocacy has created a shift in the way the U.S. government has prioritized funding for medical research, and significantly changed the way policymakers think about who benefits the most from these dollars, a ...
Oct 1, 2012
End your child's allergy suffering within three years
When children suffer from dust mite induced allergies and asthma, finding relief can seem impossible. While there isn't a complete cure for childhood respiratory allergies, researchers have found that long term control of ...
Oct 1, 2012
Serious child abuse injuries creep up, study shows
A new Yale School of Medicine study shows that cases of serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased slightly by about 5% in the last 12 years. This is in sharp contrast to data ...
Oct 1, 2012
Mayo Clinic physicians ID reasons for high cost of cancer drugs, prescribe solutions
A virtual monopoly held by some drug manufacturers in part because of the way treatment protocols work is among the reasons cancer drugs cost so much in the United States, according to a commentary by two Mayo Clinic physicians ...
Oct 1, 2012
'Cafeteria diet' hastens stroke risk
The fat- and sugar-rich Western diet leads to a lifetime of health problems, dramatically increasing the risk of stroke or death at a younger age, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
Oct 1, 2012
Noninvasive measurement enables use of IFP as potential biomarker for tumor aggressiveness
Researchers validated a method of noninvasive imaging that provides valuable information about interstitial fluid pressure of solid tumors and may aid in the identification of aggressive tumors, according to the results of ...
Oct 1, 2012
Breast cancer recurrence defined by hormone receptor status
Human epidermal growth factor (HER2) positive breast cancers are often treated with the same therapy regardless of hormone receptor status. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research ...
Oct 1, 2012
