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1. VIDEO: NHS ‘falling into chaos and crisis’ Saturday, 18 May 2013, 10:34 am Members of Britain’s largest trade union, Unite, are holding a rally outside Parliament in protest over changes to the NHS.
2. Brain Stimulation Can Boost Math Skills Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am Administering high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can actually boost math skills up to six months later, according to a small study at the University of Oxford. The finding was published in t. […]
3. Comprehensive Survey Can Help Health Workers Identify Potentially Risky Behavior Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic and individual mores in conjunction with how. […]
4. The Brain Rewires Itself After Damage Or Injury Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am When the brain’s primary “learning center” is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and Australia who have pinpointed the region. […]
5. Most Americans Have Smoke-Free Rules For Home And Car Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am A national survey finds that a large majority of adults in the US voluntarily apply smoke-free rules in their homes or vehicles. Yet despite this, millions of Americans, many of them children, continu. […]
6. Men Suffer More Severe Psoriasis, Which Explains The Higher Costs Of Care For Men Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am Men often suffer from more severe cases of psoriasis than women, which may explain why the cost of care for men is higher. This is the conclusion of researchers at Sweden’s Umea University in a new st. […]
7. Better Than Expected Long-Term Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and im. […]
8. Among Patients Carrying BRCA Mutations, PARP Inhibitor Shows Activity In Pancreatic, Prostate Cancers Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer, the oral drug olaparib was found to be. […]
9. Faulty Energy Production In Brain Cells Leads To Learning Disabilities Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am Dysfunctional mitochondria in brain cells can result in learning disabilities, according to a new study in Molecular Cell. The association between dysfunctional mitochondria and Parkinson’s disease ha. […]
10. Plasmin Delivered Through A Bubble Is More Effective Than TPA In Busting Clots Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am A new study from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has found that, when delivered via ultrasound, the natural enzyme plasmin is more effective at dissolving stroke-causing clots th. […]
11. Statins May Reduce Exercise Benefits For Obese Adults Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combina. […]
12. Website Eases Switch To New Healthcare Codes Saturday, 18 May 2013, 7:00 am University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have developed a website that walks healthcare providers through the challenging transition from the current International Classification of Diseases — I. […]