Archive: 31/03/2017

What factors influence a patient's intent to get colorectal cancer screening?

A patient's confidence in their ability to schedule, plan for and properly conduct their part in colorectal screening methods is a key factor that predicts whether they intend to be tested, according to new research from ...

Mar 31, 2017

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How better definitions of mental disorders could aid diagnosis and treatment

Mental disorders are currently defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which includes hundreds of distinct diagnostic categories, but a new study we worked on suggests we could do better.

Mar 31, 2017

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Despite ongoing meningitis outbreak, vaccinations low among gay men, study shows

Despite a yearlong outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Southern California primarily affecting gay and bisexual men, less than 27 percent of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles County have been vaccinated for ...

Mar 31, 2017

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Brain stents improve head pressure and vision loss

Liz Verostek was 29 years old when she began experiencing severe headaches that increased in intensity and frequency over time. She tried everything – from medicine to acupuncture – but nothing soothed the pain. And it ...

Mar 31, 2017

Novel device that enables blood collection anytime and anywhere listed with the FDA

A device that makes it faster and more convenient to collect and process blood samples has been registered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Class 1 Medical Device.

Mar 31, 2017

How the alkaline diet may actually benefit you

While most celebrity or fad diets have not been scientifically proven to be effective, the alkaline diet can still positively impact your body, especially if you have kidney problems, according to a Baylor College of Medicine ...

Mar 31, 2017

Brain study shows how slow breathing induces tranquility

Stanford scientists have identified a small group of neurons that communicates goings-on in the brain's respiratory control center to the structure responsible for generating arousal throughout the brain.

Mar 31, 2017

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Harms of nighttime light exposure passed to offspring: Hamster study finds evidence of immune, endocrine problems

Animals can pass the damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to their offspring, a new study has found, adding to a growing body of evidence that there's a health cost to our increasingly illuminated nights.

Mar 31, 2017

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Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke

Insomnia is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Mar 31, 2017

How Iceland's teens cleaned up their act

Fifteen-year-old Kristjan Johannesson says he has never had a drop of alcohol or touched a cigarette.

Mar 31, 2017

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Archive: 31/03/2017

What factors influence a patient's intent to get colorectal cancer screening?

How better definitions of mental disorders could aid diagnosis and treatment

Despite ongoing meningitis outbreak, vaccinations low among gay men, study shows

Brain stents improve head pressure and vision loss

Novel device that enables blood collection anytime and anywhere listed with the FDA

How the alkaline diet may actually benefit you

Brain study shows how slow breathing induces tranquility

Harms of nighttime light exposure passed to offspring: Hamster study finds evidence of immune, endocrine problems

Insomnia associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke

How Iceland's teens cleaned up their act

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