Archive: 01/04/2014
Schools have limited success in reducing bullying, new analysis finds
Two UCLA professors who conducted the most thorough analysis to date of studies on school bullying have found that K-12 schools' efforts to curtail bullying are often disappointing.
Apr 1, 2014
Low sodium levels pre-transplant does not affect liver transplant recipient survival
Researchers report that low levels of sodium, known as hyponatremia, prior to transplantation does not increase the risk of death following liver transplant. Full findings are published in Liver Transplantation, a journal ...
Apr 1, 2014
Common molecular defect offers treatment hope for group of rare disorders
Duke Medicine researchers studying tiny, antennae-like structures called cilia have found a potential way to ease some of the physical damage of numerous genetic disorders that result when these essential cellular components ...
Apr 1, 2014
Obesity primes the colon for cancer, study finds
Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study in mice by the National Institutes of Health. The finding bolsters the recommendation that calorie control and ...
Apr 1, 2014