Archive: 13/10/2015
Listeria can grow on unrefrigerated caramel apples
Caramel apples punctured with dipping sticks and left unrefrigerated over the course of a couple of weeks may harbor a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes, according to a study published this week in mBio, an online open-access ...
Oct 13, 2015
AAOS Board of Directors approves information statement to combat growing opioid epidemic
To help address the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S., the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors is calling for a comprehensive effort to increase and improve physician, caregiver and patient ...
Oct 13, 2015
Bacterium that causes Q fever linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma
The bacterium that causes Q fever, an infectious disease that humans contract from animals, is associated with an increased risk of lymphoma, according to a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American ...
Oct 13, 2015
New computer program predicts cochlear implant success in hearing-impaired children
A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery, according to a study in ...
Oct 13, 2015
Study shows social media content may hold keys to important health information
Language used in everyday social media posts may have a strong connection to an individual's health, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In the first study of ...
Oct 13, 2015
'I am right for your child!'—The key to winning over your future in-laws
The key to dealing with future in-laws who disapprove of your relationship may involve showing them what a good influence you are on their child, rather than manipulating them with gifts. In the Springer journal Human Nature, ...
Oct 13, 2015