Archive: 10/05/2017

Scientists 'carbon date' cancer and unearth secrets about what could help make it deadly

Scientists have put precise timings on the history of a patient's cancer for the first time, effectively 'carbon dating' the different stages in the disease's progression.

May 10, 2017

0

1

Hospitals must be prepared for ransomware attacks

Hospitals need to be prepared for ransomware attacks, warns a doctor in The BMJ today.

May 10, 2017

0

4

Experts advise against surgery for almost all patients with degenerative knee damage

Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery to relieve pain and improve movement) should not be performed in almost all patients with degenerative knee disease, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today.

May 10, 2017

Gene sequencing study reveals unusual mutations in endometriosis

Using gene sequencing tools, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of British Columbia have found a set of genetic mutations in samples from 24 women with benign endometriosis, a painful disorder marked ...

May 10, 2017

0

58

First year of grade school sharpens kids' attention skills

The first year of elementary school markedly boosts a child's attentiveness, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Max Planck Institute in Germany.

May 10, 2017

0

46

Pet dogs help kids feel less stressed, study finds

Pet dogs provide valuable social support for kids when they're stressed, according to a study by researchers from the University of Florida, who were among the first to document stress-buffering effects of pets for children.

May 10, 2017

0

34

Higher levels of biomarker linked to increased stroke risk for women

Women with elevated levels of a protein in their blood may be at a higher risk of ischemic stroke, according to a study published in the May 10, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...

May 10, 2017

0

4

Tai chi relieves insomnia in breast cancer survivors

If you've ever had insomnia, you know worrying about sleep makes it even harder to fall asleep. For the 30 percent of breast cancer survivors who have insomnia, sleepless nights can lead to depression, fatigue and a heightened ...

May 10, 2017

0

2

Heart failure patients readmitted to the same hospital may have better outcomes

When patients with heart failure were re-hospitalized within a month, those who returned to the same hospital were discharged quicker and were more likely to survive, according to new Canadian research in the Journal of the ...

May 10, 2017

0

0

New guideline: Ask about body cooling for loved ones after cardiac arrest

Cooling down the body may reduce brain injury for people in a coma after being revived from cardiac arrest, according to a new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and published in the May 10, 2017, ...

May 10, 2017

page 1 from 9

«
»