Archive: 02/06/2014
Poor sleep equal to binge drinking, marijuana use in predicting academic problems
A new study shows that college students who are poor sleepers are much more likely to earn worse grades and withdraw from a course than healthy sleeping peers.
Jun 2, 2014
Even at infancy, human can visually identify objects that stand out, study finds
Even by three months of age, babies are visually able to locate objects that stand out from a group, a York University study has found.
Jun 2, 2014
MRSA rates varied dramatically across geographic areas
The rates of community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CO-MRSA) varied dramatically among academic medical centers in California, New York, Illinois and North Carolina, suggesting there is not a uniform ...
Jun 2, 2014
Researchers to provide update on Phase II trial of vaccine for malignant brain tumors
A multicenter team of investigators, led by researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery, the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, have found in a ...
Jun 2, 2014
Drug combination extends survival by more than a year in metastatic prostate cancer
Men with newly diagnosed metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer lived more than a year longer when they received a chemotherapy drug as initial treatment instead of waiting to for the disease to become resistant to ...
Jun 2, 2014
Studies reveal potential new targeted therapies for common, hard-to-treat cancers
Positive results from four clinical trials of investigational targeted drugs for advanced ovarian, lung, and thyroid cancers, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia were highlighted today at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American ...
Jun 2, 2014