Childhood cancer survivors with poor physical health and neurocognitive deficits are more likely to be…
Month: August 2011
MRI techniques can detect early osteoarthritis
Researchers have found that advanced MRI techniques can be used to detect subtle changes in…
Inflexibility may give pupils with autism problems in multitasking
Young people with autism may find it difficult to multitask because they stick rigidly to…
New role for protein in hearing
Scientists have discovered a new role for a protein that is mutated in Usher syndrome,…
Brand-conscious consumers take bad news to heart
Consumers with close ties to a brand respond to negative information about the beloved brand…
The nag factor: How do children convince their parents to buy unhealthy foods?
To better understand the media’s impact on children’s health, a team of researchers examined the…
Stem cells central to pathogenesis of mature lymphoid tumors
New research suggests that blood stem cells can be involved in the generation of leukemia,…
Parasite loads an underlying cause of salmon mortality, linked to land use changes
A recent study suggests that parasites in fish, including threatened species of Oregon coho salmon,…
Survival predictors of cardiac arrest in the ICU
The type of cardiac arrest suffered by patients in intensive care units may predict their…
New tool to help predict death in overweight and obese people
A new tool — the Edmonton obesity staging system — improves on current methods to…