Safe infant sleep practices suboptimal across the U.S. (HealthDay)—Safe infant sleep practices are suboptimal in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Pediatrics. Oct 21, 2019 0 3
The brain's favorite type of music People prefer songs with only a moderate amount of uncertainty and unpredictability, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Oct 21, 2019 0 4
Trainee demographics tied to passage of U.S. surgical boards (HealthDay)—Resident race, ethnicity, sex, and family status at internship are associated with surgical board passage rates in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Surgery. Oct 21, 2019 0 0
Topical wound oxygen therapy helps heal diabetic foot ulcers (HealthDay)—Adjuvant cyclical pressure topical wound oxygen (TWO2) therapy, compared with sham control therapy, in addition to optimal standard of care is superior for healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), according ... Oct 21, 2019 0 8
Recent increase in fine particulate matter associated with more premature deaths in US In the United States, annual average levels of fine particulate matter—PM2.5, a measure of solid particles and liquid droplets that are 2.5 micrometers or smaller found in the air—declined 24% from 2009 to 2016, then ... Oct 21, 2019 0 2
Researchers identify unique brain changes in people with Huntington's disease The part of the brain that selectively degenerates in people with Huntington's disease (HD), called the striatum, is almost entirely destroyed in the late stages of the disease. Brain samples from mutant HD gene positive ... Oct 21, 2019 0 4
Stem cell research leads to insights into how Huntington's disease develops Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal hereditary disease for which there is no cure. A novel study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, using pluripotent stem cells advances understanding of how the disease develops ... Oct 21, 2019 0 3
If your health care provider is nice, you'll feel less pain Having blood drawn by a courteous health care provider can really take the sting out of those procedures, suggests a study being presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting. Oct 21, 2019 0 5
People are complicated, but their spit is 'shockingly complex' Our physical and mental state influences our eating habits. But scientists are still trying to understand how one biological process affects how we eat. Warning: Learning more could kill your appetite. Oct 21, 2019 0 6
Researchers identify a new way to target treatment-resistant cancers An international team of researchers has found a different way cancer becomes resistant to chemotherapy, suggesting a new target for drugs. Oct 21, 2019 0 177
