Hot flashes, depression, and most of all, anxiety, affect the thinking skills of midlife women…
Month: February 2014
Huntington disease prevention trial shows creatine safe, slows progression
The first clinical trial of a drug intended to delay the onset of symptoms of…
Medics speak of time assisting in the typhoon-hit Philippines
Medics have spoken about their role treating the injured following the typhoon that hit the…
Diaphragm pacing in spinal cord injury successful in weaning patients from ventilators
Laparoscopic diaphragm mapping – an electronic reading of the diaphragm nerves – is safe and…
Women fare worse than men following stroke
The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved…
Stroke trigger more deadly for African-Americans
In a new study, results show that African-Americans were 39 times more likely to die…
Social or stinky? New study reveals how animal defenses evolve
Some animals are “eww” while others are “aww.” Why do some animals use stinking secretions…
Europe’s oldest footprints uncovered on English coast
The earliest human footprints outside of Africa have been uncovered, on the English coast, by…
New application of physics tools used in biology
A physicist and his colleagues have found a new application for the tools and mathematics…
Delist gray wolf from threatened and endangered list? Panel issues report on science
As the Endangered Species Act celebrated its 40th anniversary at the end of 2013, its…