Adapting to mainstream lowers diabetes risk in African-Americans
Trying to find a produce store or a large grocer in an economically depressed neighborhood is about as easy as finding an apple in a candy store.
Aug 26, 2013
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Transcranial direct current stimulation improves sleep in patients with post-polio syndrome
Of the 15 million people around the world who have survived poliomyelitis, up to 80% report progressive deteriorating strength and endurance many years after infection, a condition known as post-polio syndrome (PPS). Researchers ...
Aug 26, 2013
Enhanced recovery pathway for gynecologic surgery gets patients back to health faster
Patients who had complex gynecologic surgery managed by an enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) resulted in decreased narcotic use, earlier discharge, stable readmission rates, excellent patient satisfaction and cost savings, ...
Aug 26, 2013
Northwestern Medicine uses new minimally invasive technique for melanoma
At first, Krista Easom figured the little red bump on her foot was nothing more than a blister.
Aug 26, 2013
Researchers develop software tool for cancer genomics
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have developed a new bioinformatics software tool designed to more easily identify genetic mutations responsible for cancers. The tool, called DrGaP, is the subject of ...
Aug 26, 2013
Wait times up 78 percent at VA for colorectal cancer procedures
A study published in the August print issue of the Journal of Oncology Practice shows that from 1998-2008, wait times for colorectal cancer operations at Veterans Administration hospitals increased from 19 to 32 days. But ...
Aug 26, 2013
Why do haters have to hate? Newly identified personality trait holds clues
New research has uncovered the reason why some people seem to dislike everything while others seem to like everything. Apparently, it's all part of our individual personality – a dimension that researchers have coined "dispositional ...
Aug 26, 2013
