Forensic researchers have for the first time established science-based standards for identifying human remains based…
Month: March 2016
Blending therapies improves treatment of severe anxiety
During a randomized clinical trial, 85 participants underwent treatment for severe generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive…
Many targeted cancer therapies suppress T cell immune responses
New research has demonstrated that dozens of these targeted therapies suppressed the activity of T…
Antibiotics before age 2 increases risk for childhood obesity, study suggests
A new study found that administration of three or more courses of antibiotics before children…
Printing nanomaterials with plasma
Printing has come a long way since the days of Johannes Gutenberg. Now, researchers have…
Drug combination reduces polyps for patients with high risk for colorectal cancer
In a recent study, researchers randomly assigned 92 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis to the…
Use of open access platforms for clinical trial data
Researchers examined how shared clinical trial data are being used. The researchers evaluated how many…
Antibiotic exposure in infancy not associated with weight gain in childhood, study suggests
Exposure to antibiotics within the first 6 months of life compared with no exposure among…
Use of mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic low back pain
Among adults with chronic low back pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy…
Some light dinner reading: Can publishing calorie counts on restaurant menus help reduce obesity?
An economist is studying how obesity rates are affected in communities where restaurants publish the…