Archive: 09/11/2018

Thai lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana

Thailand's legislature has officially proposed allowing the licensed medical use of marijuana, making it a potential trailblazer in Asia in legalizing what used to be regarded strictly as a dangerous drug.

Nov 9, 2018

0

40

Scientists solve century-old neuroscience mystery—answers may lead to epilepsy treatment

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have solved a 125-year-old mystery of the brain, and, in the process, uncovered a potential treatment for acquired epilepsy.

Nov 9, 2018

2

999

Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development—now a study links the two

The emergence of autism in children has not only been linked to genes encoding synaptic proteins—among others—but also environmental insults such as zinc deficiency. Although it is unclear whether zinc deficiency contributes ...

Nov 9, 2018

3

11675

How many calories do you burn? It depends on time of day

Researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 8 have made the surprising discovery that the number of calories people burn while at rest changes with the time of day. When at rest, people burn 10 percent more calories ...

Nov 9, 2018

0

341

Medicare expands access to in-home support for seniors

In a harbinger of potentially big changes for Medicare, seniors in many states will be able to get additional services such as help with chores, safety devices and respite for caregivers next year through private Medicare ...

Nov 9, 2018

0

74

Conjoined Bhutanese twins separated in Australia surgery

Australian surgeons on Friday successfully separated 15-month-old Bhutanese twins, Nima and Dawa, who had been joined at the torso.

Nov 9, 2018

0

41

Investigational urate elevation does not appear to raise hypertension risk

A study from a group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may reduce the concern that elevating levels of urate, an approach being investigated to treat several neurodegenerative disorders, could increase ...

Nov 9, 2018

Hypertonic saline may help babies with cystic fibrosis breathe better

Babies with cystic fibrosis may breathe better by inhaling hypertonic saline, according to a randomized controlled trial conducted in Germany and published in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory ...

Nov 9, 2018

0

31

Psychological science can make your meetings better

Drawing from almost 200 scientific studies on workplace meetings, a team of psychological scientists provides recommendations for making the most out of meetings before they start, as they're happening, and after they've ...

Nov 9, 2018

0

37

Latest disease estimates, combined with health worker shortfall, show that global progress in health is not inevitable

Latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) estimate that:

Nov 9, 2018

0

42

page 7 from 8

«
»