Archive: 14/10/2016

Older adults gain weight when spouse is stressed out

Stress isn't good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse's long-term stress levels.

Oct 14, 2016

Toddlers' food fussiness is heavily influenced by genes

Toddlers' fussy eating habits are mainly the result of genetic influences rather than the result of poor parenting, according to new research led by scientists at UCL.

Oct 14, 2016

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Scientists develop a new method to measure radiation dose in cancer patients

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators have developed a new technique to measure radiation dose levels using gene expression analysis of whole blood from cancer patients receiving targeted ...

Oct 14, 2016

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Smartphones alone not the smart choice for teen weight control, study finds

Teens use smartphones successfully to do almost anything: learn new skills, communicate with friends, do research and catch Pokémon. But a new study finds smartphones aren't as useful for helping teens maintain weight loss.

Oct 14, 2016

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Chronic kidney disease as common as type 2 diabetes

Around six per cent of Stockholmers are thought to have chronic kidney disease, roughly as many as those suffering from type 2 diabetes. There is, however, a major difference between the two: chronic kidney disease is in ...

Oct 14, 2016

Perceived obesity causes lower body satisfaction for women than men

'Owning' an obese body produces significantly lower body satisfaction for females than males, scientists have found.

Oct 14, 2016

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Diagnostic tests for sinus infections leave much to be desired, study says

Many patients who see physicians for sinus infections expect to be prescribed an antibiotic, but for the majority of them, that course of treatment won't be effective because their infections aren't caused by bacteria. Unfortunately, ...

Oct 14, 2016

Long-term experience supports efficacy and safety of PRRT for treating neuroendocrine tumors

More than ten years of published clinical data and personal experience using PRRT-based targeted therapy of neuroendocrine tumors supports the effectiveness of this novel treatment approach and the ability to minimize and ...

Oct 14, 2016