Archive: 08/02/2016

Mapping the Danes' kitchen skills

Last year, researchers from Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University developed a so-called quality index, a tool applied when mapping the factors that matter in Danish people's perception of food quality. This year, the tool has been ...

Feb 8, 2016

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New target, potential treatment found for unhealthy levels of fat that can occur in type 1 diabetes

Researchers have new insight into the complex interchange that can raise blood levels of unhealthy lipids, or fat, in type 1 diabetes, and early evidence that a drug under study to block cancer cell growth can restore healthier ...

Feb 8, 2016

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Wholesome wholegrain

When it is a matter of health, whole grain has the X factor—or rather the BX factor—in the form of a certain group of bioactive compounds called benzoxazinoids, or BX. Scientists from Aarhus University have documented ...

Feb 8, 2016

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Past experiences affect recognition, memory, study finds

New research from the University of Guelph on the brain and memory could help in developing therapies for peoplewith schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

Feb 8, 2016

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VA health system faces significant challenges, studies find

Three reports that discuss the future demands facing the VA Health Care System, the current resources in the system and how care is provided to veterans outside the federal system have been released by the RAND Corporation.

Feb 8, 2016

Research finds no easy answers to use of drug screening for pain patients

Doctors who treat patients suffering from chronic pain face a quandary, according to research from the University of Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch. Monitoring patients through urine drug screenings, part ...

Feb 8, 2016

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Zika virus: Five things to know

A concise "Five things to know about.... Zika virus infection" article for physicians highlights key points about this newly emerged virus in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Feb 8, 2016

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Risk of suicide increased three-fold in adults after a concussion

The long-term risk of suicide for adults who have had a concussion is three times higher than the population norm, and the risk increases further if the concussion occurred on a weekend, found a new study published in CMAJ ...

Feb 8, 2016

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Scientists discover a unique mechanism for a high-risk leukemia

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has discovered details of how the abnormal breakage and rearrangement of chromosomes in white blood cells triggers a particularly aggressive form of ...

Feb 8, 2016

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Difference in PSA testing among urologist and primary care physician visits

Declines in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing differed among urologist and primary care physician visits in a study that compared testing before and after a 2011 recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

Feb 8, 2016

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