Alzheimer's disease & dementia

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

The utilitarian chair. Its simple structure and function haven't changed in millennia. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have made the humble chair a portal into not only a person's movements, ...

Other

Gender leadership bias in academic medicine

Although women are gradually joining the leadership ranks of U.S. academic medical centers, a gap remains. Just 16 percent of deans and 15 percent of department chairs are women, according to a 2014 report by Association ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Gender stereotypes keep women in the out-group

Women have accounted for half the students in U.S. medical schools for nearly two decades, but as professors, deans, and department chairs in medical schools their numbers still lag far behind those of men. Why long-held ...

Medications

AAFP backs FDA tentative trans fats determination

(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has expressed their support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's tentative determination regarding partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) as food additives.

Health

Ergonomic chairs make long office hours bearable

It's a scenario that many of us have had the misfortune of experiencing: lower back pain, shoulder strain, a cramped neck and a general sense of malaise that stems from spending an average of 8.9 hours per day sitting in ...

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