(HealthDay)—Application of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology can reduce the risk of health care-associated infections (HAI) among patients undergoing surgical procedures, according to a study published online Nov. 18 ...
Nov 23, 2016
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Children using devices such as smartphones and tablets at bedtime have over double the risk of a disrupted night's sleep compared to children without access to such devices, according to a new study led by researchers from ...
Oct 31, 2016
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When a 2013 study published in Science concluded that reading literary fiction for as few as 20 minutes could improve someone's social abilities, it made quite the splash. However, when researchers from the University of ...
Oct 4, 2016
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A study led by the Agrobiotechnology Institute (IdAB) used a pioneering methodology to identify bacterial components involved in the infection by a pathogen that colonises the respiratory tracts of people with COPD (chronic ...
Jul 25, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Most fibromyalgia drug therapy randomized controlled trials (FM-RCTs) are funded by industry, and many authors have financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs), according to a study published online May 27 in the ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Several studies have shown that expecting a reward or punishment can affect brain activity in areas responsible for processing different senses, including sight or touch. For example, research shows that these brain regions ...
Sep 25, 2013
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The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article, "Placebo and the New Physiology of the Doctor-Patient Relationship," published in ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Look! A seagull. I once dropped an ice-cream in Eastbourne. Now, where was I? Oh yes…
Aug 21, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Reviews that are funded by industry tend to find the evidence weak for a causal link between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and the increasing prevalence of obesity, while other reviews consider the evidence ...
May 14, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Scientists studying the brain scans of chronic fatigue patients have found they use additional brain regions to do simple tasks requiring attention. This may explain the problems many sufferers have with ...
Apr 23, 2013
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