Press releases and news stories reporting the results of randomized controlled trials often contain “spin”…
Month: September 2012
Gene linking cataracts and Alzheimer’s disease identified
In a recent study, researchers identified a gene linking age-related cataracts and Alzheimer’s disease. The…
Fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy
A new study is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of…
Millions of mild asthma patients may not need daily inhaled steroid therapy, benefiting instead from taking only when symptoms occur
New research has shown that the millions of people who use corticosteroids prescribed daily to…
Scrub jays react to their dead, bird study shows: ‘Funerals’ can last for up to half an hour
Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according…
Protein linked to therapy resistance in breast cancer; possible new oncogene and future therapy target
Researchers have identified the FAM83A protein as a possible new oncogene and linked it to…
Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation not associated with lower risk of major cardiovascular disease events
In a study that included nearly 70,000 patients, supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids was…
Little difference in outcomes among strategies to adjust asthma therapy, research finds
Among adults with asthma controlled with low-dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy, the time to treatment failure…
Technique using computed tomography associated with improved detection of lymph node metastasis in patients with melanoma
Preoperative 3-dimensional visualization of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) with a technique known as single-photon emission…
Body heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery ‘micropump’
Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could…