Archive: 01/05/2018
Stem cells show long-term success in treating severe peripheral arterial disease
A long-term study of patients who received stem cells to treat angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia (AICLI) shows the cells to be both safe and effective. The study, published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine (SCTM), ...
May 1, 2018
Researchers call for tougher standards for studies on obesity policies
When a new park is built, a tax is instituted on fast food or a ban put in place against soft drinks in a school, public health researchers must often rely on "after the fact" observational studies to evaluate the impact ...
May 1, 2018
Sick building syndrome—is it the buildings or the people who need treatment?
In early September 2011, when the weather in Finland had begun to turn its back on summer and trudge towards winter, a woman prepared to leave her home in the suburbs of Helsinki. Kirsti Paasikallio emptied her refrigerator, ...
May 1, 2018
Distress in men following prostate cancer can be reduced
A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer.
May 1, 2018
Social communication difficulties are linked to increased risk of self-harm and suicidal behavior
Children who have difficulties with social communication have a higher risk of self-harm with suicidal intent by the age of 16 years compared to those without, reports a new study published in the May 2018 issue of the Journal ...
May 1, 2018