Archive: 23/03/2015
Research into brain's ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury
Innovative angles of attack in research that focus on how the human brain protects and repairs itself will help develop treatments for one of the most common, costly, deadly and scientifically frustrating medical conditions ...
Mar 23, 2015
Chef-enhanced school meals increase healthy food consumption
Schools collaborating with a professionally trained chef to improve the taste of healthy meals significantly increased students' fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. ...
Mar 23, 2015
Discontinuing statins for patients with life limiting illness
Discontinuing statin use in patients with late-stage cancer and other terminal illnesses may help improve patients' quality of life without causing other adverse health effects, according to a new study by led by researchers ...
Mar 23, 2015
Neither vitamin D nor exercise affected fall rates among older women in Finland
In a clinical trial that explored the effectiveness of exercise training and vitamin D supplementation for reducing falls in older women, neither intervention affected the overall rate of falls, according to an article published ...
Mar 23, 2015
Study pinpoints pregnancy complications in women with sickle cell disease
New research reports that when compared to healthy pregnant women, pregnant women with a severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD) are six times more likely to die during or following pregnancy and have an increased risk for ...
Mar 23, 2015