Leveraging data from wearable medical devices Diabetes, and other chronic conditions like cancer or cardiovascular disease, require a lifetime of management. Sep 9, 2022 0 22
Tackling childhood obesity without the stigma Parents of children struggling with their weight might feel like they're walking a tightrope: how can they help their kid manage their weight and health without negatively impacting their child's body image? Sep 9, 2022 0 2
FDA warns of rare cases of certain cancers linked to breast implants The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned doctors and their patients about rare cases of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas developing in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants. Sep 9, 2022 0 17
Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have shown that adolescents reported elevated depressive symptoms in the period immediately following ... Sep 9, 2022 0 43
Bullies have increased risk for violent offenses, shows comprehensive study Children who bullied others at the age of 8–9 have higher hazard for committing violent offenses by the age of 31. This was shown in a Finnish Nationwide Birth Cohort Study conducted at the Research Center for Child Psychiatry ... Sep 9, 2022 0 62
FDA approves Botox competitor that lasts longer People wanting to keep wrinkles at bay will soon have a new option now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first competitor for Botox in decades. Sep 9, 2022 0 17
High-volume surgeons no better at reducing postoperative incontinence In men who have had prostate cancer surgery, urinary incontinence is a common side effect. Its frequency varies from one surgeon to the next. In a major University of Gothenburg study, the number of surgeries performed by ... Sep 9, 2022 0 4
Jumping gene found to be strongly linked to depression, fear and anxiety First characterized in Prof. Tadashi Yamamoto's former lab in Japan in 1996, the gene Tob is well known for the role it plays in cancer. Previous research has also indicated that it has a hand in regulating the cell cycle ... Sep 9, 2022 0 82
Front-loading calories early in the day reduces hunger but does not affect weight loss There's the old saying in dieting that one must "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper," based on the belief that consuming the bulk of daily calories in the morning optimizes weight loss by burning ... Sep 9, 2022 0 81
What are auditory processing issues, and how are they treated? Last week, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman—the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most-watched U.S. Senate races—explained that his stroke nearly four months ago has left him with some speech and communication ... Sep 9, 2022 0 3
