A team of physicians from Germany, Canada, and France reports on the successful treatment of…
Month: May 2011
HbA1C test for glucose monitoring poorly predictive in dialysis patients
The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of…
Early cellular cause of dry eye disease ‘seen’ for the first time
If you are one of the millions who struggle with dry eye disease, good news…
Link between childhood ADHD and substance abuse risk supported by long-term study data
Analysis of data from two long-term studies of the impact of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder on…
Extra weight equals better health-related quality of life for blacks, not so for women
A survey of nearly 4,000 Americans finds that obese women reported significantly worse health than…
Dangerous bacteria found on cell phones of hospital patients
Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially…
Researchers create nanoscale waveguide for future photonics
The creation of a new quasiparticle called the “hybrid plasmon polariton” may throw open the…
Link between environment and genetics in triggering multiple sclerosis: Discovery points to personalized treatments
Environmental and inherited risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis — previously poorly understood and not…
Online advertising waters down impact of offline ad bans
Research shows online advertising works especially well in places with government ad bans. “If you…
Searching the Web for dengue: Early detection and monitoring of outbreaks of an emerging mosquito-borne virus
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Google.org have found Web-based search data to be a…