When older people develop atrial fibrillation—the most common type of irregular heartbeat—it accelerates age-related declines in walking speed, strength, balance and other aspects of physical performance, according to ...
Apr 5, 2016
A new outbreak of Ebola in rural Guinea has claimed another victim, health authorities said Tuesday, as experts work to establish whether a cluster of deaths there is linked to two other cases in Liberia.
Apr 5, 2016
The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions shows potential value in systematic reviews in an assessment published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by researchers at Dalla Lana ...
Apr 5, 2016
A study published in the April edition of Health Affairs reveals that one-sided comments posted on online news articles may influence readers' opinions about health-related topics. This raises questions about how health social ...
Apr 5, 2016
Public health interventions that require individuals to invest fewer individual personal and psychological resources are likely to be most effective and equitable; such "low-agency" approaches should therefore be central ...
Apr 5, 2016
The salivary gland secretes saliva that helps us chew and swallow the food we eat. The pancreas secretes digestive juices that enable our bodies to break down the fat, protein, and carbohydrates in the food. Secretions like ...
Apr 5, 2016
