Researchers tackle physician challenge of correctly ordering laboratory tests
A new study involving researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has identified barriers that clinicians face in correctly ordering appropriate laboratory tests and highlights some solutions that may ...
Health
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Quitting marshmallow test can be a rational decision
(Medical Xpress)—A psychological experiment known as "the marshmallow test" has captured the public's imagination as a marker of self control and even as a predictor of future success. This test shows how well children ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Results of trial to determine how to prevent future strokes encouraging
(Medical Xpress)—The results of a major, multicenter clinical trial to determine the best treatment for younger patients who have strokes that are potentially due to a hole in the upper chambers of the heart has provided ...
Cardiology
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Metal stents are effective treatment for blocked bile ducts
A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered self-expanding metal stents" (FCSEMS) can effectively fix a ...
Cardiology
Mar 20, 2013 |
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'Toxicity map' of brain may help protect cognition for cancer patients
New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is giving radiation oncologists who treat brain tumors a better understanding of how to preserve the brain's functions while still killing cancer.
Cancer
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Fetal exposure to antiepileptic drug valproate impairs cognitive development
(Medical Xpress)—The effects of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy have long been a concern of clinicians and women of childbearing age whose seizures can only be controlled by medications. In 1999, a ...
Neuroscience
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Conscientious people are more likely to have higher GPAs
Conscientious people are more likely to have higher grade point averages, according to new research from psychologists at Rice University.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Wireless, implanted sensor broadens range of brain research
A compact, self-contained sensor recorded and transmitted brain activity data wirelessly for more than a year in early stage animal tests, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. ...
Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Genetic testing may be used to identify BPH patients with increased risk of prostate cancer
Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carrying prostate cancer (PCa) a risk alleles are a potential target population for PCa screening and follow-up, according to a study, which was presented yesterday at the ...
Cancer
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Key variables examined in gestational diabetes advance
(HealthDay)—For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), clinical and genetic factors including higher pre-pregnancy body mass index are associated with development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), ...
Diabetes
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Digital rectal exam remains important part of prostate screening
(Medical Xpress)—The digital rectal exam is an important screening test that can discover prostate cancer that a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test may not, despite the higher sensitivity of the PSA test, according to ...
Cancer
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Incidence and mortality of PCa after termination of PSA-based screening
Men who participate in biennial PSA based screening have a lower risk of being diagnosed as well as dying from prostate cancer up to 9 years after their last PSA test, according to the results of a new study to be presented ...
Cancer
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Incorporating physical activity in curriculum can boost academic performance, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—Every teacher knows elementary students have energy to burn, but given the increased focus on meeting specific test scores and the challenges of the school day it's not easy to fit in enough time for physical ...
Health
Mar 18, 2013 |
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Improved detection of frontotemporal degeneration may aid clinical trial efforts
A series of studies demonstrate improved detection of the second most common form of dementia, providing diagnostic specificity that clears the way for refined clinical trials testing targeted treatments. The new research ...
Neuroscience
Mar 15, 2013 |
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Artificial human livers engineered for drug testing and discovery
The liver is an important target organ for drug testing because all drugs pass through it for detoxification. This is a process whereby harmful substances are reduced or removed from the body. Drugs that cannot be detoxified ...
Medical research
Mar 15, 2013 |
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