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NEJM applying universal standards of care to Ebola virus disease
By Staff Reporter | Apr 13, 2019 11:04 AM EDTDr Shevin Jacob is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine calling for universal standards of care to be applied in relation to Ebola Virus Disease
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Stress in childhood and adulthood have combined impact on hormones and health
By Staff Reporter | Apr 03, 2019 10:32 AM EDTAdults who report high levels of stress and who also had stressful childhoods are most likely to show hormone patterns associated with negative health outcomes, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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Why Are Pedestrian Road Deaths Surging In The US?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 01, 2019 10:16 PM EDTHere’s why pedestrians are dying in greater numbers, and how authorities are responding to the crisis.
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Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may play opposite roles in childhood asthma
By Staff Reporter | Apr 01, 2019 09:24 PM EDTDietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children
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Sleep problems, Alzheimer's disease are linked, but which comes first?
By Staff Reporter | Mar 22, 2019 10:05 AM EDTResearchers explore the pathophysiological relationship between poor sleep and dementia
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Stopping aspirin three months after stenting does not increase risk of death
By Staff Reporter | Mar 19, 2019 10:12 AM EDTStudy suggests doctors can balance clotting, bleeding risks with P2Y12 inhibitor drugs alone
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Urban African-Americans more likely to live in trauma deserts
By Staff Reporter | Mar 09, 2019 08:41 AM ESTNew level 1 trauma center at UChicago Medicine lowers Chicago's disparity 7-fold
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Social anxiety disorder may increase risk of alcoholism
By Staff Reporter | Mar 06, 2019 01:37 PM ESTNew research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism.
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Relationship counseling encourages couples HIV testing
By Staff Reporter | Feb 26, 2019 09:38 AM ESTIt's long been known that couples HIV testing and counseling is an effective way to mutually disclose HIV status and link to health care--unfortunately, couples don't use it even though it's widely available.
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Women with more social support are less likely to die, new study finds
By Staff Reporter | Feb 22, 2019 11:26 AM ESTWomen aged 50-79 who believed they had more social support were less likely to die during the course of the study, according to a new study led by Dr. Nancy Freeborne, adjunct professor in George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.
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Tools to help seriously ill patients near death make decisions about their care aren't commonly used in routine practice
By Staff Reporter | Feb 21, 2019 10:44 AM ESTMany seriously ill people in the United States--and around the world--are not dying as they would like.
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PTSD alone didn't increase heart disease risk in veterans with PTSD
By Staff Reporter | Feb 13, 2019 09:05 AM ESTPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by itself does not explain the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in veterans with this condition. A combination of physical disorders, psychiatric disorders and smoking, that are more common in patients with PTSD, may explain the association, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
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Facebook memes during 2016 presidential election differ from gender stereotypes
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 07:23 PM ESTFacebook political memes of Donald Trump in the 2016 election were more likely to focus on his hairstyle and facial expressions, while those of Hillary Clinton were more likely to center on the email scandal and her relationships -- a contrast to historical gender stereotypes in politics, a Baylor University study has found.
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Computer program aids food safety experts with pathogen testing
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 07:16 PM ESTAn innovative computer program could be a big help for food safety professionals working to keep production facilities free of food-borne pathogens.
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Low-protein diet during pregnancy increases prostate cancer risk in offspring
By Staff Reporter | Aug 07, 2018 08:30 PM EDTExperiments with rats show that intrauterine protein restriction induces sex hormone imbalance, which appears to favor development of cancer in old age
