Archive: 23/04/2019

Majority of US states restrict decision-making for incapacitated pregnant women

Half of all U.S. states have laws on the books that invalidate a pregnant woman's advance directive if she becomes incapacitated, and a majority of states don't disclose these restrictions in advance directive forms, according ...

Apr 23, 2019

Army publishes new findings to support soldier training

Researchers recently demonstrated that people's attitudes about avoiding negative outcomes versus achieving positive outcomes is related to how their performance changes in response to gamified feedback during simulation-based ...

Apr 23, 2019

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Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain

Researchers using sophisticated MRI technology have found that higher levels of body fat are associated with differences in the brain's form and structure, including smaller volumes of gray matter, according to a study published ...

Apr 23, 2019

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Pre-op daily life disability may predict poor outcome after hip replacement

A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study looking at medical records of more than 43,000 U.S. adults with hip-joint damaging osteoarthritis suggests that those who cannot perform daily activities independently before total hip replacement ...

Apr 23, 2019