Archive: 02/11/2016

New study confirms link between early menopause and higher risk of fracture

If you're in menopause before the age of 40, you have a higher fracture risk. That fact has already been proven by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trials. Now a new study evaluating the same WHI data further ...

Nov 2, 2016

Is a marker of preclinical Alzheimer's disease associated with loneliness?

A new article published online by JAMA Psychiatry used data from a study of 79 cognitively normal adults to examine whether cortical amyloid levels in the brain, a marker of preclinical Alzheimer disease, was associated with ...

Nov 2, 2016

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What are costs, consequences associated with misdiagnosed cellulitis?

Cellulitis is a common bacterial skin infection and a new study published online by JAMA Dermatology suggests misdiagnosis of the condition is associated with unnecessary hospitalizations and antibiotic use, as well as avoidable ...

Nov 2, 2016

Significant decrease seen in prostate biopsy, radical prostatectomy procedures following recommendations

In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., Joshua A. Halpern, M.D., M.S., of Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, and colleagues examined effects on practice patterns in prostate cancer diagnosis and ...

Nov 2, 2016

Single mutation in recessive gene increases risk of earlier onset Parkinson's disease

A collaboration of 32 researchers in seven countries, led by scientists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida, has found a genetic mutation they say confers a risk for development of Parkinson's disease earlier than usual.

Nov 2, 2016

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Connection between brain inflammation and CTE identified

For the first time, researchers have shown that inflammation in the brain may have direct involvement in the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In addition, they found that the number of years one plays ...

Nov 2, 2016

Cooking temperature may hold clues to heart disease rates, scientists say

Food cooked at high heat may carry toxic chemicals that raise risk of heart disease, researchers have warned.

Nov 2, 2016

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New model developed to study inflammatory bowel disease in human biopsy samples

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires a lifetime of care and increases a person's cancer risk. But its origins are still a mystery. Now, a team of researchers have created a new culture model ...

Nov 2, 2016