Archive: 28/09/2018
Treatment for restless legs syndrome focuses on relieving the symptoms
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is restless legs syndrome hereditary? Is there an effective treatment, or does a diagnosis of RLS mean I will have it for life?
Sep 28, 2018
Researchers use new technique to identify a novel drug combination for NSCLC
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women. About 85 percent of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer. For a handful of these patients, therapies that target specific genetic mutations are ...
Sep 28, 2018
Researchers identify factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury
Model system researchers have examined the factors associated with mortality among individuals aged 16 years and older who were more than one year post- traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their article: O'Neil-Pirozzi- T, Ketchum ...
Sep 28, 2018
Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team led by Child Mind Institute researchers found that specially-designed wearable devices that passively capture and quantify child vocalization features ...
Sep 28, 2018
Hidden health problems can appear up to two years after elective hip surgeries
Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep problems, to arthritis to cardiovascular disease.
Sep 28, 2018
Medicaid expansions linked to slower rises in overdose deaths
The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic. ...
Sep 28, 2018