Exposure via the media to activities such as street racing, binge drinking and unprotected sex…
Month: March 2011
Nursing, engineering professors developing device to get seniors moving
A team of researchers has invented a device to help get older adults moving to…
Aging in place preserves seniors’ independence, reduces care costs, researchers find
America’s 75 million aging adults soon will face decisions about where and how to live…
Effects of alcohol on risk factors for cardiovascular disease
A summary paper on the effects of alcohol consumption on biologic mechanisms associated with coronary…
Alcohol consumption after age 75 associated with lower risk of developing dementia
A new study investigates prospectively the relationship between current alcohol consumption (quantity and type of…
Physician’s empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes
It has been thought that the quality of the physician-patient relationship is integral to positive…
Clustering gene expression changes reveals pathways toward glaucoma prevention
Using a method that involved the clustering of samples that showed similarity in expression profiles,…
Universal screening programs can uncover abuse, study finds
Screening every woman who comes to a health care center does increase the number who…
Weak supporting evidence can undermine belief in an outcome
New research shows that people who receive weak but supportive evidence about a proposition are…
Student hacked into online grade system, police say
Police say a Nevada high school student obtained a password to the online grading system…