New test to better detect sleep 'nightmare'
"7, 8, stay up late 9, 10, never sleep again."
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Archive: 13/08/2014
Surgery to repair severe heel fractures ineffective
(Medical Xpress)—Commonly-performed surgery to mend severe heel fractures is no more effective than non-surgical treatment, according to the results of an Arthritis Research UK-funded clinical trial.
Aug 13, 2014
Nearly half of women at risk of preterm birth do not receive cheap drug that could prevent millions of newborn deaths
A major international study of more than 303 000 births in 29 low-income and middle-income countries has found that only half (52%) of women who are eligible to receive a simple, effective, low-cost treatment to prevent death ...
Aug 13, 2014
Passengers who survived Air Transat flight in 2001 help psychologists uncover new clues about PTSD vulnerability
An extraordinary opportunity to study memory and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a group of Air Transat passengers who experienced 30 minutes of unimaginable terror over the Atlantic Ocean in 2001 has resulted in ...
Aug 13, 2014
Why seniors don't eat: It's complicated
More than half of older adults who visit emergency departments are either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition, but not because of lack of access to health care, critical illness or dementia. Despite clear signs of malnutrition ...
Aug 13, 2014
Gene that controls nerve conduction velocity linked to multiple sclerosis
A new study published in The American Journal of Pathology identifies a novel gene that controls nerve conduction velocity. Investigators report that even minor reductions in conduction velocity may aggravate disease in multiple ...
Aug 13, 2014
