Archive: 24/05/2016

Oncologists need to better discuss patient life expectancy

Despite their nearness to death, a sizeable proportion of advanced cancer patients remain unaware of basic information about their illness or its treatment, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine report. Reviewing test results ...

May 24, 2016

Research sheds new light on mental health risks to children of older fathers

The increased risk of mental illness in children of older fathers is unlikely to result from men's genes mutating with age, according to new research from The University of Queensland.

May 24, 2016

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Study finds childhood fitness reduces long-term cardiovascular risks of childhood obesity

A new study from a group of international researchers has identified a potentially effective tool to reduce the long-term health risks of childhood obesity-aerobic exercise.

May 24, 2016

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Wearable fitness monitors don't motivate exercise, says study

The results of a new study on physical activity have researchers asking what in the world will it take to get people moving.

May 24, 2016

Touch creates a healing bond in health care

In contemporary health care, touch – contact between a doctor's hand and a patient – appears to be on its way out. The expanding role of CT and MRI imaging is decreasing reliance on touch as a way of making diagnoses. ...

May 24, 2016

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Survey reveals few GPs use alternatives to face-to-face consultations

Despite policy pressure on GPs to offer consultations by email or internet video programmes such as Skype, few GPs do and most have no plans to introduce them in future, according to a new study.

May 24, 2016

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Targeted treatment for liver cancer underway

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen have discovered a new molecular mechanism that can be used to inhibit the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma, which is the most common ...

May 24, 2016

Stopping the next Ebola outbreak

When the West African Ebola outbreak was at its peak in 2014, NECSI advocated for a community-level containment strategy. Unprecedented transmission levels within dense urban centers had overwhelmed traditional responses. ...

May 24, 2016