Archive: 25/01/2016

Helmet wearing increases risk taking and sensation seeking

Wearing a helmet in an effort to stay safe is likely to increase sensation seeking and could conversely make us less safe and more inclined to take risks, according to a significant new study from our researchers.

Jan 25, 2016

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Are we ready for a blood test for cancer?

What if screening for cancer was as easy as checking your cholesterol? That's the promise of techniques currently in development that may one day make it possible to detect the earliest stages of cancer with an annual blood ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Trial suggests changes to improve stroke related rehabilitation research

A new University trial suggests that recruitment of stroke patients for specific rehabilitation studies could be increased by improved training of trial staff in the research processes involved as well as using outcomes from ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Take a chill pill if you want to avoid the flu this year

Along with snow and frigid temperatures, the winter months also bring coughs, colds and the flu. Lower respiratory tract infections, the ones that cause feelings of chest congestion despite the deepest coughs, are one of ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Lab keeps cancer treatment radiation machines honest

As radiation sources used to map disease and attack cancer grow in number and complexity, a University of Wisconsin—Madison center continues to offer the last word on accurate radiation doses.

Jan 25, 2016

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Looking to lose weight in 2016? Step on the weighing scales

Using the latest connected-health technology, research from The University of Manchester indicates that the more often people engage with digital weighing scales, the more weight they lose.

Jan 25, 2016

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Scientists find way to predict who is likely to wake up during surgery

Measuring certain kinds of brain activity may help doctors track and predict how patients will react to anaesthesia before going under for surgery, our research has found.

Jan 25, 2016

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Secondhand smoke hazardous to hookah bar workers

Workers at New York City hookah bars are inhaling hazardous levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine while at work, signaling yet another breach by their employers of New York City's anti-smoking bylaws.

Jan 25, 2016

Case seeking cancer screenings for smokers heads to trial

A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury.

Jan 25, 2016

One in seven colorectal cancer patients diagnosed before recommended screening age

Nearly 15 percent of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer were younger than 50, the age at which screening recommendations begin.

Jan 25, 2016

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Archive: 25/01/2016

Helmet wearing increases risk taking and sensation seeking

Are we ready for a blood test for cancer?

Trial suggests changes to improve stroke related rehabilitation research

Take a chill pill if you want to avoid the flu this year

Lab keeps cancer treatment radiation machines honest

Looking to lose weight in 2016? Step on the weighing scales

Scientists find way to predict who is likely to wake up during surgery

Secondhand smoke hazardous to hookah bar workers

Case seeking cancer screenings for smokers heads to trial

One in seven colorectal cancer patients diagnosed before recommended screening age

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