Archive: 18/03/2015

Changes in health care delivery essential to combat chronic disease

Chronic disease accounts for 7 of every 10 deaths in the United States and more than 75% of total health care costs. Among people 65 years old and older, over 92% suffer from one or more chronic diseases. By 2020, it is estimated ...

Mar 18, 2015

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Healthy diet reduces risk of cardiovascular disease by a third in over-40s

Men and women who adapt their daily diet to meet current UK dietary guidelines could reduce their risk of a heart attack or a stroke by up to a third, according to a new study by King's College London.

Mar 18, 2015

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Brain networks differ among those with severe schizophrenia, study shows

People with a severe form of schizophrenia have major differences in their brain networks compared to others with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy individuals, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental ...

Mar 18, 2015

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Are antipsychotic drugs more dangerous to dementia patients than we think?

Drugs aimed at quelling the behavior problems of dementia patients may also hasten their deaths more than previously realized, a new study finds.

Mar 18, 2015

Unconscious race and social class biases appear unassociated with clinical decisions

While unconscious race and social class biases were present in most trauma and acute-care clinicians surveyed about patient care management in a series of clinical vignettes, those biases were not associated with clinical ...

Mar 18, 2015

Understanding proteins involved in fertility could help boost IVF success

Women who have difficulty getting pregnant often turn to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but it doesn't always work. Now scientists are taking a new approach to improve the technique by studying the proteins that could help ...

Mar 18, 2015

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MRI measurement tools to help diagnose veterans' traumatic brain injuries

More than 300,000 U.S. veterans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in recent years, a legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But these numbers don't tell the whole story. While severe TBI can be obvious, ...

Mar 18, 2015

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Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions

Laboratory testing among patients undergoing cardiac surgery can lead to excessive bloodletting, which can increase the risk of developing hospital-acquired anemia and the need for blood transfusion, according to an article ...

Mar 18, 2015