Physicians in training are twice as likely to order a costly brand-name statin (used to…
Month: July 2015
Chemotherapy and quality of life at the end of life
Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death…
Body fat can send signals to brain, affecting stress response
The brain’s effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a…
Study identifies challenges of delirium detection in older adults in emergency department
Researchers have conducted what is believed to be the first study to interview providers to…
Expert panel sets nutrition guidelines to manage GI symptoms in autism
A new guideline for the nutrition of management gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum…
Benefits of strip-till surface after five-year study
After just five years, soil organic matter content was 8.6 percent greater in the strip-till…
‘Bad’ genes lead teens to binge-eating
Binge-eating in teenagers may be linked to a gene variation, according to new research.
Drinking beet juice regularly may lengthen your workouts
Regular consumption of beet juice had positive cardiovascular effects on subjects during exercise and led…
Mediterranean lifestyle may decrease cardiovascular disease by lowering blood triglycerides
A new review article explores the effects of the “ingredients” of Mediterranean lifestyle as a…
Using low-dose irradiation, researchers can now edit human genes
For the first time, researchers have employed a gene-editing technique involving low-dose irradiation to repair…