Archive: 19/07/2017

Startup touts neuro-stimulation as 'medicine for the brain'

They look like a set of fancy headphones. But a set of spikes inside the band act as electrodes to stimulate the brain.

Jul 19, 2017

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Discovery could lead to better results for patients undergoing radiation

More than half of cancer patients undergo radiotherapy, in which high doses of radiation are aimed at diseased tissue to kill cancer cells. But due to a phenomenon known as radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE), in which ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Healthy heart in 20s, better brain in 40s?

Folks with heart-healthy habits in their 20s tend to have larger, healthier brains in their 40s—brains that may be better prepared to withstand the ravages of aging, a new study reports.

Jul 19, 2017

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Gaining a few pounds may increase long-term heart failure risk

Gaining even a little weight over time may alter the structure and function of heart muscle, affecting long-term risk of heart failure, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access ...

Jul 19, 2017

Global anti-smoking measures quadruple since 2007: WHO report

Warnings about the dangers of smoking and restrictions on tobacco use have quadrupled worldwide since 2007, but more needs to be done to curb this deadly habit, the UN health agency said Wednesday.

Jul 19, 2017

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Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric anti-epilepsy med scripts

The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from just a handful of medicines available in the 1990s to more than 20 now. Once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Study: Supreme Court decision complicates prosecuting child abusers

A Supreme Court decision that limits the types of statements that can be admitted as evidence unless the victim testifies in court discourages prosecutors from trying some child maltreatment cases, according to a recent national ...

Jul 19, 2017