Category: Features
Stroke drug delivers promising results
New research has provided more evidence that an innovative treatment strategy may help prevent brain swelling and death in stroke patients. J. Marc Simard, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, along with colleagues at Yale […]
Sunbathers live longer
An analysis of information on 29,518 Swedish women who were followed for 20 years revealed that longer life expectancy among women with active sun exposure habits was related to a decrease in heart disease and noncancer/non-heart disease deaths, causing the […]
Diabetes can be reversed through diet
A new study from Newcastle University has shown that people who reverse their diabetes and then keep their weight down remain free of diabetes. In addition, the team found that even patients who have had Type 2 diabetes for up […]
Stress management prevents heart attack repeat
Adding stress management treatment in their treatment could cut the risk of a repeat heart attack in half, according to research from Duke Health. The findings, published March 21 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, are the result of […]
Injectable protects against HIV transmission
In an effort to minimize obstacles to adherence and prevent vaginal HIV transmission, researchers from the division of infectious diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators from Merck demonstrated the effectiveness of a new long-acting […]
New cancer research targets ‘trunk’ of cancer
A cancer breakthrough may pave the way for personalized cancer treatments. Cancer growth can be illustrated by how a tree grows. It grows quickly and grows branches. These branches allow the cancer to adapt, and make it resist treatment. But, […]
Benefits of sit-stand desks unproven
The benefits of sit-stand desks are still unproven, according to a review of published research conducted by Cochrane Collaboration authors. Kay Dickersin, PhD, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who is also director of the […]
Google glass meets organs-on-chips
Organs-on-chips is a hardware and software system that can mimic the human body system. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) developed organs-on-chips to test drugs and accurately predict the body’s response. But monitoring the results of such experiments from […]
Fiddling with phones make it easier for pickpockets
People who are busy with their phones are less sensitive to touch, so are more likely to be victims of pickpockets. The research by Dr Sandra Murphy and Dr Polly Dalton of Royal Holloway, University of London explains why you […]
Nightmares linked to suicide
Even if nightmares aren’t real, the can cause serious damage. A new study is the first to report that the relationship between nightmares and suicidal behaviors. Results show that suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were present in 62 percent of […]
