How your meat-free favorites could be tricking you They might be plant-based, gluten-free, organic and vegan, but many meat-free alternative products are highly processed and packed with salt, making them more stealthy than healthy. Sep 12, 2019 0 3
Small Data approaches provide nuance and context to health datasets The trend of tracking health and well-being using digital technologies has permeated mainstream culture. The real-time monitoring capabilities, interactive decision-support algorithms and diagnostic testing features of digital ... Sep 12, 2019 0 0
We must rethink health care to include social and environmental costs of treatment Modern health care has led to enormous gains in life expectancy and quality of life. However, rising health-care costs, increasing rates of chronic diseases, aging populations and the effects of advancing climate change are ... Sep 12, 2019 0 0
Dementia deaths in Scotland rise nearly 6% year on year Alzheimer's Research UK, the UK's leading dementia research charity, is calling for a government commitment to fund more dementia research than ever before following new figures from National Records of Scotland released ... Sep 12, 2019 0 5
Popular mobile games can be used to detect signs of cognitive decline New Kent-led research shows that popular mobile phone games could provide a new tool to help doctors spot early signs of cognitive decline, some of which may indicate the onset of serious conditions like dementia. Sep 12, 2019 0 5
Visualizing the pain away: VR for childbirth Water, medication, music—pregnant women use a wide range of methods to manage pain while giving birth. Sep 12, 2019 0 5
Promising new lead in Crohn's disease QIMR Berghofer researchers have identified a key driver of the aggressive gut disorder, Crohn's disease, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for the often-debilitating condition. Sep 12, 2019 0 8
Air pollution unequally affects people in Tampa, study says New data recently released shows that people of color are more exposed to air pollutants from Tampa Bay's busy roadways. Sep 12, 2019 0 0
Two studies show promise, safety of proton therapy in the brain in children with cancer From improving outcomes in children with brain cancer to lowering the risk of damage to the brainstem in children with central nervous system tumors, a pair of new studies published today add to the growing body of research ... Sep 12, 2019 0 2
Financial incentives for breastfeeding offer tax-payer good value for money, study suggests Offering new mothers financial incentives to breastfeed their babies provides the tax-payer with good value for money, a new study has shown. Sep 12, 2019 0 33
