Should you exercise when you're sick? The winter cold and flu season may try to knock out your new year's plans to get or stay healthy, but the good news is you can fight back. Jan 9, 2020 0 4
Peering into the genome of brain tumor Researchers at Osaka University have developed a computer method that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and machine learning to rapidly forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors, which occur in the brain or spine. The ... Jan 9, 2020 0 23
Neuropeptide reduces epileptic seizures in human brain tissue One challenge facing researchers who study brain diseases is that for understandable reasons it is difficult to obtain human brain tissue for experiments. For that reason, experimental models are used, such as rodent studies, ... Jan 9, 2020 0 2
The meaning of life: A psychologist's view The search for meaning in life is a familiar challenge to many of us. Some materialist scientists and philosophers consider it a futile search. Prominent atheist Richard Dawkins, for example, claims that human beings are ... Jan 9, 2020 0 232
Are your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answer A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough—which is also a marker for general health as sleep affects susceptibility to many diseases—according to new research published ... Jan 9, 2020 0 12
Routine HIV screening in general practice boosts testing and early diagnosis Offering HIV screening to new patients in general practice on a routine basis increases testing rates and improves detection and earlier diagnosis, research co-led by Queen Mary University of London and UCL suggests. Jan 9, 2020 0 5
Smokers in England have become less dependent but also less motivated to stop Published online today in the scientific journal Addiction, a 10-year study led by researchers at UCL of 41,610 smokers in England has found that smokers today show fewer signs of dependence than a decade ago but are less ... Jan 9, 2020 0 2
A five-year case study changes old clinic attitudes and systems for treating chronic pain and opioid use disorder For the 20 percent of Americans who suffer from chronic pain, prescription opioids may bring relief, but also risks. An estimated 21 to 29 percent of patients who receive chronic opioid treatment will misuse their medications, ... Jan 9, 2020 0 5
Heart patients in China may be receiving substandard hospital care A new study suggests that China needs a national strategy to improve hospital care for heart patients. Jan 9, 2020 0 9
New drug for cystic fibrosis patients could be life-changing Anna Thompson looks like a healthy 15-year-old, but the high school student has been living with cystic fibrosis since birth. Her daily regimen includes medications, pancreatic enzymes, nebulizer treatments and chest physical ... Jan 9, 2020 0 3
