New Year's resolutions for 2016: Fight your obesity genes with exercise
People from around the world can use a physically active lifestyle to blunt the effect of inherited obesity genes, McMaster University researchers have found.
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Infectious diseases bring millions of elderly to emergency departments each year
Investigators estimate that during 2012, there were more than 3.1 million emergency department visits for infectious diseases among elderly US adults.
Jan 4, 2016
'Born this way' beliefs may not be the key to reducing homophobia
In recent years, the argument that sexual orientation is innate has become a principal component of the advocacy for the rights of sexual minorities.
Jan 4, 2016
Prostate surgery patients may have unrealistic expectations concerning their recovery
Patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy often have largely unrealistic expectations with regard to their postoperative sexual function, new research shows.
Jan 4, 2016
New guide highlights the properties of diverse drug targets
The new Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2015/2016 provides a valuable and unique overview of the key properties of more than 1,700 human drug targets, focusing on those exploited currently in the clinic or with future therapeutic ...
Jan 4, 2016
US emergency departments face serious drug shortages
A new study reveals that drug shortages affecting emergency care have skyrocketed in the United States in recent years. While the prevalence of such shortages fell from 2002 to 2007; the number of shortages sharply increased ...
Jan 4, 2016
Improving access to clinical trials when biopsies are required
The requirement for tumor tissue specimens and associated analyses in order to participate in clinical trials appears to be a significant barrier to clinical trial enrollment and may delay treatment. Potential solutions to ...
Jan 4, 2016
