Discontinuing antihypertensive therapy for patients 75 or older with mild cognitive deficits did not improve…
Month: August 2015
Primary prevention use of statins increases among the oldest old
The use of statins for primary prevention in patients without vascular disease older than 79…
Diversity in graduate medical education; women majority in 7 specialties in 2012
Women accounted for the majority of graduate medical education trainees in seven specialties in 2012…
Genetic overlapping in multiple autoimmune diseases may suggest common therapies
Scientists who analyzed the genes involved in 10 autoimmune diseases that begin in childhood have…
Research may solve ancient lunar fire fountain mystery
Scientists have found traces of carbon in volcanic glass collected from the Apollo missions to…
New light shed on end of Snowball Earth period
The second ice age during the Cryogenian period was not followed by the sudden and…
Climate profound impact on marine biodiversity
New research into the impact of climate change has found that warming oceans will cause…
Trace heavy metals in plastics pose no immediate food safety threat but may lead to long-term environmental problems
The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don’t contaminate the food or…
Major advance toward more effective, long-lasting flu vaccine
Medical researchers have found a way to induce antibodies to fight a wide range of…
Flu vaccinations make sense for elderly, study suggests
Amid debate about whether flu vaccination really helps the elderly, a new study provides fresh…