Clinical trial outcomes more complete in unpublished reports than published sources
Clinical trial outcomes are more complete in unpublished reports than in publicly available information
Oct 8, 2013
Archive: 08/10/2013
Research uncovers new details about brain anatomy and language in young children
Researchers from Brown University and King's College London have gained surprising new insights into how brain anatomy influences language acquisition in young children.
Oct 8, 2013
Market and demographic factors in forming ACOs: Study find first empirical evidence of external market forces at play
Accountable care organizations are rapidly being formed with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and they are being established in areas where it may be easier to meet quality and cost targets, researchers at The ...
Oct 8, 2013
Better understanding of the HIV epidemic through an evolutionary perspective
With the abundance of sequencing data, scientists can use ever more powerful evolutionary biology tools to pinpoint the transmission and death rates for epidemics such as HIV, which has remained elusive to a cure. Reconstructed ...
Oct 8, 2013
Researchers identify screening tool for detecting intimate partner violence among women veterans
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have identified a promising screening tool to detect intimate partner violence (IPV) in females in the VA Boston Healthcare System. The findings, which appear in the ...
Oct 8, 2013
A slow, loving, 'affective' touch may be key to a healthy sense of self
A loving touch, characterized by a slow caress or stroke - often an instinctive gesture from a mother to a child or between partners in romantic relationships – may increase the brain's ability to construct a sense of body ...
Oct 8, 2013
Public health does not 'lose out' when merged with Medicaid programs
State public health departments do not necessarily lose funding when merged with larger Medicaid programs, according to a just-released study. The findings from this first-of-a-kind research should help allay concerns that ...
Oct 8, 2013
Chemotherapy drug improves survival following surgery for pancreatic cancer
Among patients with pancreatic cancer who had surgery for removal of the cancer, treatment with the drug gemcitabine for 6 months resulted in increased overall survival as well as disease-free survival, compared with observation ...
Oct 8, 2013
Minimally invasive operation helps elderly patients after colon cancer treatment
The chance of ending up in a nursing facility appears to be significantly lower for older patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure than for those who have open surgical resection for colon cancer, according to a study ...
Oct 8, 2013
