Medical News
The Power Of Sleep: Naps Improve Memory Performance
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 23:19
A group of researchers at Saarland University recently proved that even short bursts of sleep greatly improve memory recall.
Using Robots To Mimic Infant Learning Shows That Posture Affects Memory
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 01:00
Cognitive scientists recently discovered by using robot models, that the bodily posture of infants when learning names for objects affects that learning, as well as remembering those object names later.
Scientists Call For A Halt To Genome Editing
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 23:18
Genome engineering could be used to prevent genetic diseases, but could also be used to custom design babies, but is the practice ethical? A group of researchers is now calling for a halt to the practice until that quest...
Young People Are Getting More Near-Sighted, Going Outside May Solve The Problem
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 17:07
Spending hours with your nose in a book or peering at a smartphone screen could bring on myopia, researchers say. Spending time outside in brighter light can help, they suggest.
Hangover-Free Wine: New Type Of Yeast Could Yield Breakthrough In Wine Production
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 15:03
Researchers have discovered a new type of yeast that could reduce the horrors of waking up the morning after an all-night tipple.
Study Shows Many Teens Change Their Clothes While Driving
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 14:57
Teens lead busy lives, so it's no surprise for one study to discover that they actually change outfits behind the wheel.
CDC Credibility Threatened By 'Inconsistent' Laboratory Protocols
Tech Times - 20 Mar 2015 14:19
The credibility of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is threatened over its lab protocols. The CDC is taking steps to improve its internal operations.
New Drug May Help Keep Hodgkin Lymphoma at Bay
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: New Drug May Help Keep Hodgkin Lymphoma at BayCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
New Drug for Crohn's Disease Shows Early Promise
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: New Drug for Crohn's Disease Shows Early PromiseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Researchers Develop Screening for Early Memory Troubles
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Researchers Develop Screening for Early Memory TroublesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Slowed Growth Could Signal Crohn's Disease in Kids
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Slowed Growth Could Signal Crohn's Disease in KidsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Why Isn't There Any Cheap, Generic Insulin?
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Why Isn't There Any Cheap, Generic Insulin?Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Yoga May Help Ease Depression in Pregnant Women
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Yoga May Help Ease Depression in Pregnant WomenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Antipsychotics May Be Deadlier Than Thought for Dementia Patients
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Antipsychotics May Be Deadlier Than Thought for Dementia PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Cholbam Approved for Rare Metabolic Disorders
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Cholbam Approved for Rare Metabolic DisordersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Dad's Depression Affects Toddler's Behavior, Too
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Dad's Depression Affects Toddler's Behavior, TooCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Doctors' Racial Biases May Not Influence Patient Care, Survey Suggests
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Doctors' Racial Biases May Not Influence Patient Care, Survey SuggestsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Health Tip: Evaluating a Weight-Loss Program
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Health Tip: Evaluating a Weight-Loss ProgramCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
Health Tip: Taking Care of Your Aging Skin
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: Health Tip: Taking Care of Your Aging SkinCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
L.A. Law Curbing Fast Food Didn't Cut Obesity Rates: Study
MedicineNet - 20 Mar 2015 09:00
Title: L.A. Law Curbing Fast Food Didn't Cut Obesity Rates: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
More than 25 percent of acne patients fail to get prescribed medications
EurekAlert! - 20 Mar 2015 06:00
(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) Medicine obviously can't do much good if it sits on a pharmacy shelf. Yet more than one-quarter of the acne patients surveyed by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers didn't ...
NNI publishes workshop report assessing the status of EHS risk science
EurekAlert! - 20 Mar 2015 06:00
(National Nanotechnology Coordination Office) The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) today published the report from the workshop, 'Stakeholder Perspectives on Perception, Assessment, and Management of the Potentia...