Archive: 06/03/2017

Research challenges idea that birth weight is a good proxy for population health

Despite dramatic improvements in human health, babies' average birth-weights have not increased over the last 150 years reveals new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Mar 6, 2017

Infant MRIs show autism linked to increased cerebrospinal fluid

A national research network led by UNC School of Medicine's Joseph Piven, MD, found that many toddlers diagnosed with autism at two years of age had a substantially greater amount of extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Mar 6, 2017

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Research into palliative care top priority for cancer patients

How and when people are referred to palliative care should be prioritised according to cancer patients, a new study in the Oncology Nursing Forum has found.

Mar 6, 2017

Continuous pain is often not assessed during neonatal intensive care

In an analysis of 243 neonatal intensive care units from 18 European countries, investigators found that only 2113 of 6648 (31.8%) newborns were assessed for prolonged, continuous pain. Daily assessments of continuous pain ...

Mar 6, 2017

Uncovering genetic links to the development of pulmonary disease

Building on EU-funded research, scientists have identified genetic traits that heighten the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mar 6, 2017

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Precision targeting provides new insights into therapy-resistant cancers

The National Cancer Institute's "cancer moonshot" tasks researchers with, among advancing other new biotechnologies, delving into immunotherapy and epigenomic analysis.

Mar 6, 2017

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Society needs a clear criterion for death for such issues as organ donation

Egal,Regardless of whether we die early by accident, or whether we reach a biblical age before our demise: at some point, our heart will stop for good. At some point, we shall also stop breathing. And at some point, our brain ...

Mar 6, 2017