MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 — Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased odds of overweight/obesity compared with general population
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Peer support can help curb acute care for persons with depression and diabetes
A new study published by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that community health workers and peer support can
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Researchers find low resilience puts men at risk for depression
Men who lack resilience are exponentially more vulnerable to becoming severely depressed after their spouse dies, according to a new
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USPSTF Recommends Screening Women for Partner Violence
TUESDAY, Oct. 23, 2018 — Clinicians should screen women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV) and refer women
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New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function
When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better
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Genetic flaw causes problems for many with hypothyroidism
With an estimated 120 million prescriptions filled each year, the thyroid medicine levothyroxine (marketed as Synthroid ) is one of
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Collaboration yields possible treatment for rare neurodegenerative disorder
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have developed a new class of compounds that extended the lives and eased symptoms
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Changes in Nomenclature for Perioperative Cognitive Disorders
MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 — Recommendations have been developed for nomenclature of cognitive changes associated with anesthesia and surgery; the
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Advantages of DNA immunization platform for eliciting monoclonal antibodies in multiple species
Researchers have taken advantage of the benefits of DNA immunization over traditional protein-based immunization to elicit monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against
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Functional engineered oesophagus could pave way for clinical trials
The world’s first functional oesophagus engineered from stem cells has been grown and successfully transplanted into mice, as part of
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