A study from Vanderbilt’s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society is bringing renewed focus on the concept of comprehension of informed consent for research purposes. […]
Study: Bad diets making for bad memories
A poor diet might be damaging more than your waistline—it might be leading to cognitive decline and poor memory, according to Western-led research released this […]
Female cannabis users underrepresented in health research, study reveals
Research at the University of York has shown that women are underrepresented in research into links between cannabis and psychosis, which could limit understanding of […]
Stressed pregnant moms may mean lower sperm counts: study
Men whose mothers suffered stressful events such as divorce or job loss in early pregnancy are more likely to have fewer and less active sperm, […]
Study finds how prostate cancer cells mimic bone when they metastasize
Prostate cancer often becomes lethal as it spreads to the bones, and the process behind this deadly feature could potentially be turned against it as […]
Study identifies enzymes that prevent diabetic kidney disease
A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center has proven that certain biological protective factors play a large role in preventing diabetic kidney disease in certain […]
Do family members belong in ICU during procedures? Study finds clinicians mixed on practice
Do family members of loved ones who are critically ill and being treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital belong there when clinicians […]
Industry self-regulation of food advertising doesn’t work, worldwide study shows
Children in countries with industry self-regulation are exposed to more unhealthy food and drink advertising on television than children in countries with no regulation at […]
Novel study discovers ‘metabolic fingerprint’ to help treat, diagnosis and prevent cervical cancer
Researchers at the University of Arizona have completed the first-of-its-kind study that could aid in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer by identifying […]
Researchers publish study on the flexibility of sensory perception
Hearing, sight, touch – our brain captures a wide range of distinct sensory stimuli and links them together. The brain has a kind of built-in […]
Study shows a quarter of patients have never had their BMI recorded by their GP
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, Scotland (28 April—1 May) reveals that a quarter of patients have never […]
Study: Intense exercise may reduce entrepreneurs’ stress, increase job satisfaction
Entrepreneurs live emotionally taxing lifestyles, but a Ball State University researcher believes rigorous exercise can reduce stress while increasing job satisfaction. An analysis of 472 […]
First major study of proteins in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
The most common form of childhood cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, in cooperation with Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and […]
Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
In a small study of patients referred to the Johns Hopkins Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that about half the […]